Abstract Number: 67 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Levels of Pro-Inflammatory and Lower Levels of Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines Are Present in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Abnormalities in the central processing of pain may play a role in fibromyalgia and cytokines could be targets for new therapies. We measured cytokine levels…Abstract Number: 68 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Stroop Word-Naming Test in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: The Stroop Word-Naming Test has demonstrated decreased word-naming speed in many patients with fibromyalgia who experience the symptoms of fibrofog. The slower processing…Abstract Number: 69 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibrofog in Mild and Severe Variants of Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: : A triad of symptoms defines cognitive dysfunction in fibromyalgia known as fibrofog. The set of primary signs are short-term memory loss, a general…Abstract Number: 70 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Data from Brazilian Fibromyalgia Patients Registry (EPIFIBRO) in 2014
Background/Purpose: –The Brazilian registry on fibromyalgia syndrome (EPIFIBRO) included 810 patients who satisfied the American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Fibromyalgia (ACR1990) at the…Abstract Number: 71 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Dysautonomia and Distress. Correlation Between the Newly Developed Composite Autonomic Symptoms (COMPASS-31) Questionnaire and the Fibromyalgia Polysymptomatic Distress Scale
Background/Purpose: A consistent line of investigation suggests that dysautonomia may explain the multisystem fibromyalgia features, and that fibromyalgia is a sympathetically maintained neuropathic pain syndrome.…Abstract Number: 72 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of the New Survey Criteria for Fibromyalgia Under Conditions of Low and High Symptom Activity
Background/Purpose: In 2010, new criteria for fibromyalgia were proposed. In 2011, the questionnaire was adjusted so that patients provided the necessary information to satisfy the…Abstract Number: 73 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti -N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Is Associated with Fibromyalgia in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The high concordance of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with fibromyalgia (FM) suggests common underlying mechanisms related to pain and distress in both patient groups.…Abstract Number: 74 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics of Fibromyalgia in a Chronic Pain Population
Background/Purpose: The study’s purpose was to advance the understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia (FM) for patients in a chronic pain management center. FM is a…Abstract Number: 75 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia and Positional Cervical Cord Compression Differ Only By Autonomic Nervous System Consequences: A Double-Blinded, Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: In 1998, C Muhle and D Resnick proposed a corollary to cervical spinal stenosis caused by intermittent abutment of the cervical spinal cord from…Abstract Number: 76 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Weather’s Effect on Fibromyalgia Patients Using the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Brief Pain Inventory
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether weather had an affect on fibromyalgia symptoms as measured by the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire…Abstract Number: 78 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploratory Analysis of Somatic Symptoms in Fibromyalgia By Multidimensional Scaling and Latent Class Analysis
Background/Purpose: Attempts to individuate subsets of fibromyalgia patients based on the aggregation of different symptoms have so far produced conflicting results. The 2010 preliminary diagnostic…Abstract Number: 79 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypervigilence: Patients with Fibromyalgia Often Appear Very Sensitive to Environmental Stresses
Background/Purpose: We inquired about hypervigilence and hypersensitivity to various environmental stresses in patients with fibromyalgia and in rheumatic disease controls. Methods: 103 fibromyalgia patients with…Abstract Number: 80 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Paresthesias in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Paresthesias are common in patients with fibromyalgia. We evaluated the symptoms of numbness and tingling in fibromyalgia patients and rheumatic disease controls without…Abstract Number: 81 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of Routine Use of Creatine Kinase and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tests in Patients with Suspected Fibromyalgia: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Creatine kinase (CK) and Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are frequently used tests in the diagnostic work-up of fibromyalgia (FMS) to exclude thyroid disease or…Abstract Number: 82 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Fibromyalgia (FM): Correlations with Baseline Clinical Measures
Background/Purpose: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology and symptoms of FM. Evaluation of the ANS may be…
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