Abstracts tagged "Disability and fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 65 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disability in the Rheumatic Diseases
Robert S. Katz¹, Hannah Leavitt², Lauren Kwan³ and Jessica L. Polyak³, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Suite 365, Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Character count for abstract text: 1733 (1017 Characters Remaining) Background/Purpose: The number of people receiving disability payments in the United States has increased substantially. Rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1097 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can We Help Identify Learning Disabilities in Fibromyalgia Patients?
Robert S. Katz¹, Lauren Kwan² and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A previous study (ArthRheum;S10:956) has shown that Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients may have learning disabilities. Experts in the field have identified seven types of…
Abstract Number: 2642 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rate and Predictors of Work Disability in Fibromyalgia
Frederick Wolfe¹, Brian T. Walitt², Robert S. Katz³ and Winfried Häuser⁴, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a contested disorder whose diagnosis depends largely on self-report. It is reportedly also associated with a high rate of work disability, but…
Abstract Number: 1565 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How FMS Patients Become Workaholics
Robert S. Katz¹, Hannah Bond², Jessica L. Polyak², Lauren Kwan² and Susan Shott¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Many patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) bring in disability forms for the practitioner to fill out or have Social Security Disability applications requesting medical…
Abstract Number: 956 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Learning Disability in Fibromyalgia Patients: FMS Patients Report More Language and Spatial Difficulties
Robert S. Katz¹, Alexandra Small², Carlen Katz³ and Susan Shott¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois Medical School, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients are reported to have central sensitization and abnormal central processing of sensory input. Fibromyalgia patients also have more neurocognitive complaints and abnormalities on…

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