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Editorial
. 2022 Mar 9;12(3):364.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci12030364.

A Clarion Call for Neuroinflammatory Assays in Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain

Thomas Kinfe  1   2 , Yining Zhao  1   2 , Barbara Viviani  3
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Editorial

A Clarion Call for Neuroinflammatory Assays in Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain

Thomas Kinfe et al. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Chronic pain is characterized by an impaired functional state (pain, mood, sleep, cognition, and metabolism) affecting different brain networks relevant for pain perception and neural pain processing [...].

Keywords: adipokine; brain stimulation; brain–immune communication; chronic pain disorders; cytokine; neuroinflammation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Thomas M. Kinfe works as a consultant for Abbottl Inc. (Austin, TX, USA) and Medtronic Inc (Minneapolis, MN, USA). Yining Zhao received travel support from a paid fellowship granted by Abbott Inc (Austin, TX, USA). For the remaining authors, there are no conflicts of interest to declare in the context of this work.

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