Change in gray matter volume and cerebral blood flow in patients with burning mouth syndrome

• Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 335 - 342
• Main Authors: Lee, Young Chan, Jahng, Geon‐Ho, Ryu, Chang‐Woo, Byun, Jae Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Atrophy; Blood flow; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - pathology; burning mouth; Burning mouth syndrome; Burning Mouth Syndrome - pathology; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral cortex; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Chronic pain; gray matter; Gray Matter - diagnostic imaging; Gray Matter - pathology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neuroimaging; neuropathic; Perfusion; Spin labeling; Substantia grisea; Temporal gyrus; Thalamus; neuropathic; burning mouth; cerebral blood flow; magnetic resonance imaging; gray matter

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate alterations in gray matter volume (GMV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) using structural MRI and arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion MRI, respectively, in burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients Methods We prospectively enrolled 12 patients with BM...