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Small fibre neuropathy, fibromyalgia and dorsal root ganglia sodium channels

Author(s) -

Manuel MartínezLavin

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

brain

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.142

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1460-2156

pISSN - 0006-8950

DOI - 10.1093/brain/awt114

Subject(s) - fibromyalgia , neuropathic pain , medicine , peripheral neuropathy , fibromyalgia syndrome , dorsal root ganglion , sensory system , nociception , dorsum , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , physical therapy , neuroscience , psychology , anatomy , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , receptor

ARTICLESir,In their elegant study, Uceyler et al. (2013) provide objective evidence of small fibre neuropathy in patients with fibromyalgia. They conclude that fibromyalgia may be a neuropathic pain syndrome (Uceyler et al. , 2013). Small fibre neuropathy is a disorder of the peripheral nerves resulting in sensory changes and sympathetic dysfunction.For years, we have proposed that fibromyalgia is a neuropathic pain syndrome based on the following three arguments: (i) fibromyalgia is a stimulus-independent pain state. There is no structural damage that could explain the pain …

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