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Kairys AE, Schmidt-Wilcke T, Puiu T, Ichesco E, Labus JS, Martucci K, Farmer MA, Ness TJ, Deutsch G, Mayer EA, Mackey S, Apkarian AV, Maravilla K, Clauw DJ, Harris RE. Increased brain gray matter in the primary somatosensory cortex is associated with increased pain and mood disturbance in patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.J Urol. 2015 Jan;193(1):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.08.042. Epub 2014 Aug 14. [PMID: 25132239] [PMC4435781] Keywords: ystitis; interstitial; pain; somatosensory cortex.
