Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK.
Muscle Nerve. 2011 Dec;44(6):981-4. doi: 10.1002/mus.22221.
In this pilot study we use T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify possible peripheral nerve inflammation in 4 patients with diffuse chronic pain. In all 4 patients, there was an increase in median and ulnar nerve T2 signal intensity at the wrist (P < 0.05 vs. controls). Positive clinical signs of peripheral nerve mechanosensitivity combined with MRI findings suggest that these patients may have an underlying peripheral nerve pathology.
在这项初步研究中，我们使用 T2 加权磁共振成像（MRI）来识别 4 名弥漫性慢性疼痛患者的可能外周神经炎症。在所有 4 名患者中，腕部正中神经和尺神经 T2 信号强度均增加（与对照组相比，P<0.05）。外周神经机械感觉敏感性的阳性临床体征与 MRI 结果相结合，提示这些患者可能存在潜在的外周神经病理学。
