Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury

Pozeg, Polona; Palluel, Estelle; Ronchi, Roberta; Solca, Marco; Al-Khodairy, Abdul-Wahab; Jordan, Xavier; Kassouha, Ammar; Blanke, Olaf

doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000004585

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Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury

ContributorsPozeg, Polona; Palluel, Estelle; Ronchi, Roberta; Solca, Marco; Al-Khodairy, Abdul-Wahab; Jordan, Xavier; Kassouha, Ammar; Blanke, Olaf

Published inNeurology, vol. 89, no. 18, p. 1894-1903

Publication date2017

Abstract

To investigate changes in body ownership and chronic neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) using multisensory own body illusions and virtual reality (VR).

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Body Image/psychology
Depersonalization/diagnosis/etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuralgia/etiology/rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injuries/complications/psychology
Statistics
Nonparametric
Surveys and Questionnaires
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy/methods
Visual Analog Scale
Young Adult

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POZEG, Polona et al. Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury. In: Neurology, 2017, vol. 89, n° 18, p. 1894–1903. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004585

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PID : unige:100538
DOI : 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004585
PMID : 28986411

ISSN of the journal0028-3878

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Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury

To investigate changes in body ownership and chronic neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) using multisensory own body illusions and virtual reality (VR).

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