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Post-concussion symptoms and chronic pain after mild traumatic brain injury are modulated by multiple locus effect in the BDNF gene through the expression of antisense: A pilot prospective control study

Samar KhouryCentre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada;Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada;The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia SegalThe Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Marc ParisienThe Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Anne NoreauMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Patrick DionMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Rodrigo BenavidesThe Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Jean-François GiguèreDepartment of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Ronald DenisDepartment of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Inna BelferThe Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Luda DiatchenkoThe Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Guy A. RouleauMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Gilles J. LavigneCentre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada;Department of Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur and Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Pages 112-126 | Received 05 Jun 2017, Accepted 31 Jul 2017, Published online: 13 Sep 2017

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