Title
Pain complaints in patients with fibromyalgia versus chronic fatigue syndrome.
Date Issued
01 January 2000
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
University of Alabama
Abstract
Individuals with fibromyalgia (FM) and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) report arthralgias and myalgias. However, only persons with FM alone exhibit abnormal pain responses to mild levels of stimulation, or allodynia. We identify the abnormalities in the neuroendocrine axes that are common to FM and CFS as well as the abnormalities in central neuropeptide levels and functional brain activity that differentiate these disorders. These two sets of factors, respectively, may account for the similarities and differences in the pain experiences of persons with FM and CFS.
Start page
148
End page
157
Volume
4
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0034566335
PubMed ID
Source
Current review of pain
ISSN of the container
10695850
Sponsor(s)
This investigation was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (1 RO1 AR43136-01; P60 AR20164), and the National Center for Research Resources (5M0100032).
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