Patients with Fibromyalgia Display Less Functional Connectivity in the Brain's Pain Inhibitory Network

Jensen, Karin; Loitoile, Rita; Kosek, Eva; Petzke, Frank; Carville, Serena; Fransson, Peter; Marcus, Hanke; Williams, Steven; Choy, Ernest; Mainguy, Yves; Vitton, Olivier; H. Gracely, Richard; L. Gollub, Randy; Ingvar, Martin; Kong, Jian

doi:10.1186/1744-8069-8-32

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Patients with Fibromyalgia Display Less Functional Connectivity in the Brain's Pain Inhibitory Network

Published in Molecular Pain • Jan 1, 2012

Authors:

Karin Jensen

Rita Loitoile

Eva Kosek

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is evidence for augmented processing of pain and impaired endogenous pain inhibition in Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM). In order to fully understand the mechanisms involved in FM pathology, there is a need for closer investigation of endogenous pain modulation. In the present study, we...

Subject

Fibromyalgia

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Thalamus

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