Somatotopy of the sensory thalamus: inputs from directional deep brain stimulation in pain patients

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2024 Jun 11.doi: 10.1002/acn3.52067.  Aurelie Leplus, Petru Isan, Anne Balossier, Sarah Mouffok, Anne Donnet, Theodore Papadopoulo, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Jean Regis, Denys Fontaine Abstract Objective: The sensory ventroposterior (VP) thalamic nuclei display a mediolateral somatotopic organization (respectively head, arm, and leg). We studied

“Status trigeminal neuralgia”: Analysis of 39 cases and proposal for diagnostic criteria

Revue Neurologique (Paris) 2024 May 23:S0035-3787(24)00523-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2024.03.014. Online ahead of print. Z Poullet, S Redon, R Gravier-Dumonceau, A Donnet Abstract Objective: The aim of this descriptive study was to propose diagnostic criteria for acute exacerbation of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) based on the

Triptan use in elderly over 65 years and the risk of hospitalization for serious vascular events

The Journal of Headache and Pain 2024 Apr 26;25(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01770-x. Phuong Thao Tran, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Baricault Berangere, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Aurore Palmaro, Anne Donnet, Joëlle Micallef  Abstract Background: Several studies have focused on the use of triptan and the risk of acute vascular events but the

Discordance between pain specialists and patients on the perception of dependence on pain medication: A multi-center cross-sectional study

Therapie 2024 Apr 12:S0040-5957(24)00043-X doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2024.01.008. Online ahead of print. Anne Roussin, Zénab Cissé, Vanessa Rousseau, Guillaume Roche, Cécile Lestrade, Alexandre Cauchie, Noémie Delage, Anne Donnet, Elise Van Obberghen, Chantal Wood, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Nathalie Cantagrel Abstract Aim: Patients with chronic non-cancer pain are referred to pain centres to improve their pain

Real-life study of the use of oto-acoustic emissions in the diagnosis of intracranial hypotension

Revue Neurologique 2023 Oct 10:S0035-3787(23)01046-9.doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2023.07.014. Online ahead of print. J Pascaud, S Redon, M Elzière, A Donnet Abstract Background: The diagnosis of spontaneous or post-traumatic intracranial hypotension (IH) mainly relies on clinical features and neuro-imaging. However, the results of brain and spine