Itch and the brain

Florian Pfab, M. Valet, V. Napadow, T. R. Tölle, H. Behrendt, J. Ring, U. Darsow

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Abstract

The sensation of itch-defined as unpleasant sensation inducing the urge to scratch-is processed by a network of different brain regions contributing to the encoding of sensory, emotional, attention-dependent, cognitive-evaluative and motivational patterns. Patients with atopic eczema show different activation patterns and kinetics compared to healthy volunteers. This review summarizes current studies investigating itch in the brain.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAllergy and the Nervous System
EditorsJohn Bienenstock
Pages253-265
Number of pages13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameChemical Immunology and Allergy
Volume98
ISSN (Print)1660-2242
ISSN (Electronic)1662-2898

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