Fibromyalgia - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Neurologic signs and symptoms in fibromyalgia.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the type and frequency of neurologic signs and symptoms in individuals with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: Persons with FM (n = 166) and pain-free controls (n = 66) underwent systematic neurologic examination by a neurologist ... Read more...

Symptom clusters in fibromyalgia: potential utility in patient assessment and treatment evaluation.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent evidence points to the likelihood of heterogeneity in the presentation and, perhaps, etiology of fibromyalgia (FM). A clearer understanding of the symptomatology and consideration of potential FM subtypes could add insights ... Read more...

Objective measures of disordered sleep in fibromyalgia.

12 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) complain of inadequate sleep, which could contribute to common symptoms including sleepiness, fatigue, or pain. However, measures that consistently and objectively distinguish FM patients remain ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibromyalgia - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Re: Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia: a frequent unrelated association complicating disease management. 30 Aug 2009
• Management of associated rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurologic signs and symptoms in fibromyalgia. 30 Aug 2009
• Symptom clusters in fibromyalgia: potential utility in patient assessment and treatment evaluation. 30 Aug 2009
• Objective measures of disordered sleep in fibromyalgia. 12 Aug 2009
• [Cognitive resources of perceived control, stress-recovery processes and affective discomfort in fibromyalgia] 30 Jul 2009
• Fibromyalgia: poorly understood; treatments are disappointing. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of the impact of fibromyalgia on patients' sleep and the content validity of two sleep scales. 8 Jul 2009
• [Letter on the article: "Study on personality and psychiatric disorder in fibromyalgia"] 6 Jul 2009
• Reliability of the box and block test of manual dexterity for use with patients with fibromyalgia. 29 Jun 2009
• Central motor control failure in fibromyalgia: a surface electromyography study. 29 Jun 2009
• Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. 29 Jun 2009
• Enhanced central pain processing of fibromyalgia patients is maintained by muscle afferent input: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. 19 Jun 2009
• Relationships between the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire, tender point count, and muscle strength in female patients with fibromyalgia: a cohort study. 13 Jun 2009
• Normalizing memory recall in fibromyalgia with rehearsal: a distraction-counteracting effect. 13 Jun 2009
• Fibromyalgianess. 13 Jun 2009
• Pain relief through expectation supersedes descending inhibitory deficits in fibromyalgia patients. 10 Jun 2009
• The prevalence and associations of sleep disturbances in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. 10 Jun 2009
• Effect of the combined use of tramadol and milnacipran on pain threshold in an animal model of fibromyalgia. 6 Jun 2009
• Traditional Chinese acupuncture and placebo (sham) acupuncture are differentiated by their effects on mu-opioid receptors (MORs). 4 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibromyalgia'

Definition: A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points). Muscle pain is typically aggravated by inactivity or exposure to cold. This condition is often associated with general symptoms, such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, HEADACHES, and occasionally DEPRESSION. There is significant overlap between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome (FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC). Fibromyalgia may arise as a primary or secondary disease process. It is most frequent in females aged 20 to 50 years. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1494-95)

Descriptor UI: D005356

Alternative terms: Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgias; Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome; Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome; Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes; Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis; Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis; Rheumatism, Muscular; Muscular Rheumatism; Fibrositis; Fibrositides; Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse; Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome; Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes; Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia; Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia, Secondary; Fibromyalgias, Secondary; Secondary Fibromyalgia; Secondary Fibromyalgias; Fibromyalgia, Primary; Fibromyalgias, Primary; Primary Fibromyalgia; Primary Fibromyalgias;

Related Mesh Headings: Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic;

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Tree Number: C05.651.324; C05.799.321; C10.668.491.425;

Online Note: use FIBROMYALGIA to search FIBROSITIS 1966-88

History Note: 89; was FIBROSITIS 1963-88