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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 4/2024

22-11-2023 | Fibromyalgia | Letter to the Editor

The diagnostic assessment of fibromyalgia and the role of small fiber pathology

Author: Franco Gemignani

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 4/2024

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Excerpt

Fibromyalgia is a common condition characterized by widespread pain in association with a constellation of additional symptoms affecting various systems and organs. These features have been incorporated in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria [1]. The disease is usually well recognizable, and the clinical diagnosis based on the ACR criteria is reliable, although no disease biomarkers have been identified, and the pathomechanisms remain unclear. In this regard, new perspectives have been disclosed, in recent years, by findings of functional and structural changes involving the nociceptive sensory system in fibromyalgia patients (review in [2]). …
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Metadata
Title
The diagnostic assessment of fibromyalgia and the role of small fiber pathology
Author
Franco Gemignani
Publication date
22-11-2023
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07207-8

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