Open AccessCentral Pain Following Cord Severance for Cephalosomatic Anastomosis
Author(s) -
Canavero Sergio,
Bonicalzi Vincenzo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cns neuroscience and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.403
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1755-5949
pISSN - 1755-5930
DOI - 10.1111/cns.12527
Subject(s) - severance , medicine , chronic pain , pain management , quality of life (healthcare) , head (geology) , key (lock) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , computer science , political science , nursing , law , computer security , geomorphology , geology
Summary One of the key obstacles to a successful head transplant is the possible onset of central pain, a chronic pain condition that would impair the quality of life of the transplantee. In this review, we provide the reader with a knowledge of this neglected aspect of the head transplant initiative and outline the management should this eventuality occur.