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F Pfab1, M Valet, V Napadow, T-R Tölle, H Behrendt, J Ring, U Darsow.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22767068 DOI: 10.1159/000336529
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Immunol Allergy ISSN: 0079-6034