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Visar resultat 36 - 40 av 64 avhandlingar innehållade ordet fibromyalgia.
36. Genetic epidemiological studies of the functional somatic syndromes : chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue
Sammanfattning : Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are two symptom-defined conditions with many physical symptoms in common, such as muscle pain, fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, and impairment in memory or concentration. These two conditions often co-occur and frequently co-exist with other symptom-defined conditions (e.g. LÄS MER
37. Osäkra 'sjukdomar' – dilemman och möjligheter : kvinnliga 'patienters' och läkares erfarenheter av kroniskt trötthetssyndrom och fibromyalgi
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on women with chronic fatigue syndrome (M) and fibromyalgia and how they depict their illness experience. Physicians' experiences of these patient groups have also been examined. This thesis is appropriated for the fields of medical sociology and illness experience research. LÄS MER
38. Identification of subgroups in experimental and chronic pain : Sensory, emotional and evaluative aspects
Sammanfattning : One hundred and two healthy subjects, 32 fibromyalgia patients and 12 chronic low back pain patients were included in the study. Quantitative sensory tests were performed to identify thermal hyperalgesia in the fibromyalgia group and to compare the results with those in healthy pain-free subjects. LÄS MER
39. Brain imaging of chronic pain : from the association with immune mechanisms to brain networks
Sammanfattning : Musculoskeletal chronic pain encompasses the two mechanistically distinct categories of nociplastic pain and nociceptive pain. The former is classically typified by fibromyalgia whereas the latter is characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis. LÄS MER
40. Studies on the level of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in cerebrospinal fluid of pregnant women and patients with chronic pain and in rat brain after spinal cord injury : Special reference to analytical aspects of neuropeptides
Sammanfattning : Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are sensory peptides known to be involved innociception and inflammatory processes. It is well demonstrated that the two peptides can be released from spinal cord neurons during inflammation and chronic pain induced by peripheral nerve injury. LÄS MER