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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (US);
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GB;
David A. Seminowicz, Baltimore, MD (US);
Andrew J. Furman, Towson, MD (US);
Ali Mazaheri, Birmingham, GB;
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (US);
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GB;
Abstract
Provided herein are methods to predict pain sensitivity and pain intensity to prolonged pain in a subject. Electroencephalograms are recorded in a pain-free state or, alternatively, in a pain-free state and after applying a prolonged pain stimulus in a prolonged pain state. Pain-free and prolonged pain peak alpha frequencies or ΔPAF are measured. These values correlate negatively with the likelihood of increased pain sensitivity and increased pain intensity. Also provided is a method for predicting a likelihood of chronic pain in a subject after a medical procedure and designing a plan to treat the chronic pain.