Itch and the brain.

Document type:: Journal Article
Author(s):: Pfab, F; Valet, M; Napadow, V; Tölle, TR; Behrendt, H; Ring, J; Darsow, U
Title:: Itch and the brain.
Abstract:: The sensation of itch - defined as unpleasant sensation inducing the urge to scratch - is processed by a network of different brain regions contributing to the encoding of sensory, emotional, attention-dependent, cognitive-evaluative and motivational patterns. Patients with atopic eczema show different activation patterns and kinetics compared to healthy volunteers. This review summarizes current studies investigating itch in the brain.
Journal title abbreviation:: Chem Immunol Allergy
Year:: 2012
Journal volume:: 98
Pages contribution:: 253-65
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1159/000336529
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22767068
Print-ISSN:: 1660-2242
TUM Institution:: Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie; Molekulare Allergologie (Prof. Schmidt-Weber); Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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