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Neurobiology underlying fibromyalgia symptoms.

osisposis

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Pain Res Treat. 2012;2012:585419. doi: 10.1155/2012/585419. Epub 2011 Oct 27.
Neurobiology underlying fibromyalgia symptoms.
Ceko M1, Bushnell MC, Gracely RH.
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Abstract

Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain, clinical symptoms that include cognitive and sleep disturbances, and other abnormalities such as increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, increased sensitivity to multiple sensory modalities, and altered pain modulatory mechanisms. Here we relate experimental findings of fibromyalgia symptoms to anatomical and functional brain changes. Neuroimaging studies show augmented sensory processing in pain-related areas, which, together with gray matter decreases and neurochemical abnormalities in areas related to pain modulation, supports the psychophysical evidence of altered pain perception and inhibition. Gray matter decreases in areas related to emotional decision making and working memory suggest that cognitive disturbances could be related to brain alterations. Altered levels of neurotransmitters involved in sleep regulation link disordered sleep to neurochemical abnormalities. Thus, current evidence supports the view that at least some fibromyalgia symptoms are associated with brain dysfunctions or alterations, giving the long-held "it is all in your head" view of the disorder a new meaning.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205654/

2015 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.7
Fibromyalgia

http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/M00-M99/M70-M79/M79-/M79.7