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15361323

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
Abnormal activity of the sympathetic nervous system may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic pain syndromes. This article reviews the animal studies of sympathetically induced pain behavior, the controversy of sympathetically maintained pain in clinical practice, and the dysautonomic nature of fibromyalgia (FM). FM has neuropathic pain features (stimuli-independent pain state accompanied by allodynia and paresthesias). The proposal of FM as a sympathetically maintained pain syndrome is based on the controlled studies showing that patients with FM display signs of relentless sympathetic hyperactivity and that the pain is submissive to sympathetic blockade and is rekindled by norepinephrine injections. Dysautonomia also may explain the multisystem features of FM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1531-3433
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
385-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Fibromyalgia as a sympathetically maintained pain syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Rheumatology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Juan Badiano 1, 14080 Mexico DF, Mexico. mmlavin@infosel.net.mx
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review