ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022
Neurophysiological and ultrasonographic comparative study of autonomous nervous system in patients suffering from fibromyalgia and generalized anxiety disorder.
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- Comparative Analysis of High-Frequency and Low-Frequency Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Right Median Nerve in the Regression of Clinical and Neurophysiological Manifestations of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Motor Dysfunctions in Fibromyalgia Patients: The Importance of Breathing.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2024Article
- The Cognitive and Emotional Aspect in Fibromyalgia: The Importance of the Orofacial Sphere.Cureus · 2023Review
- Autonomic dysfunction entwined with post-COVID but absent in non-post-COVID patients: a neurophysiological and neurosonology study.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2023Article
- Ultrasound evaluation of vagus nerve cross-sectional area in a community-dwelling elderly Japanese cohort.PloS one · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Small Fibre Impairment in Patients with Fibromyalgia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Sustained Enlargement in Vagus and Sural Nerve Cross-Sectional Areas in Fibromyalgia: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of NeuroimagingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFibromyalgia (FM) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) share common clinical features: they both affect women more than men, their diagnosis is based solely on clinical criteria, and some of the symptoms such as anxiety, aches and muscle tension, sleep disorders, and cognitive dysfunction occur in both diseases. For both conditions, an underlying dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) has been proposed.
objectiveThe aims of this study were to investigate ANS dysfunction in FM and GAD and compare them with controls.
methodsSympathetic skin response (SSR) from palm and sole and cross-sectional area (CSA) of bilateral vagus nerves (VN) were measured in 28 healthy controls, 21 FM patients, and 24 GAD patients.
resultsCSA of VN was significantly smaller in FM patients (right: 1.97 ± 0.74mm
conclusionThis study confirms similar ANS abnormalities in FM and GAD that fairly distinguish them from controls and support the hypothesis of a common pathophysiological substrate underlying both conditions.
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