Cortical mechanisms of visual hypersensitivity in women at risk for chronic pelvic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Abstract

Increased sensory sensitivity across non-nociceptive modalities is a common symptom of chronic pain conditions and is associated with chronic pain development. Providing a better understanding of the brain-behavior relationships that underlie multimodal hypersensitivity (MMH) may clarify the role of MMH in the development of chronic pain. We studied sensory hypersensitivity in a cohort of women (n = 147) who had diary confirmation of menstrual status and were enriched with risk factors for chronic pelvic pain, such as dysmenorrhea and increased bladder sensitivity. We administered 2 experimental tasks to evaluate the cross-modal relationship between visual and visceral sensitivity. Visual sensitivity was probed by presenting participants with a periodic pattern-reversal ch

SUBMITTER: Kmiecik MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature