Impact of Cerebellar Mass Resection on Pain Processing

Exclusion Criteria

• •Claustrophobia
• •Significant medical (e.g. asthma, renal, cardiac, gastrointestinal or immunological) or brain- related disorders (e.g. seizures, autism, psychiatric conditions such as severe depression, psychosis)
• •Metallic or magnetic implants that pose a risk to the participant or to the data quality
• •Weight \> 285 pounds (weight limit of the fMRI table)
• •History of drug abuse or positive drug screen
• •Positive pregnancy screen
• •Use of antidepressants or anticonvulsants, excepting patient usage after resection
• •Significant alcohol history (ingestion of 5 or more glasses (\> 40 oz) of alcohol per week)
• •Tattoos containing metallic ink on the neck, shoulders, upper arm and head (which could heat up in the scanner, and potentially cause blistering or burning)
• •Cardiac pacemakers
• •Aneurysm clips and other vascular stents, filters, clips or other devices
• •Prosthetic heart valves
• •Other prostheses
• •Neuro-stimulator devices
• •Implanted infusion pumps
• •Cochlear (ear) implants
• •Ocular (eye) implants or known metal fragments in eyes
• •Exposure to shrapnel or metal filings (sheet metal workers, welders, and others)
• •Participants that require anesthesia to complete an MRI scan
• •Receipt of a medication via transdermal patch