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Posted to Co-Cure Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:33:01 -0500 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
Sleep and Periodic Limb Movement in Sleep in Juvenile Fibromyalgia
Full Title: Sleep and Periodic Limb Movement in Sleep in Juvenile Fibromyalgia.Abstract
Journal: Pediatrics 2000 Nov;106(5):E70
Authors: Tayag-Kier CE, Keenan GF, Scalzi LV, Schultz B, Elliott J, Zhao RH, Arens R
Affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NLM Citation: PMID: 11061807
Posted to Co-Cure Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:48:35 -0800 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
High nocturnal melatonin in adolescents with CFS
Full Title: High nocturnal melatonin in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome.Abstract
Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 Oct;85(10):3690-2
Authors: Knook L, Kavelaars A, Sinnema G, Kuis W, Heijnen CJ
Affiliation: Department of Pediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children Hospital of the University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11061525, UI: 20513703
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:27:26 -0400 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy in fibromyalgic muscle
Full Title: 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy in fibromyalgic muscle.Abstract
Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000 Oct;39(10):1121-1125
Authors: Sprott H, Rzanny R, Reichenbach JR, Kaiser WA, Hein G, Stein G
Affiliations: Department of Rheumatology and Institute of Physical Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Internal Medicine IV and. Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.
NLM Citation: PMID: 11035133
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:30:20 -0400 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
Pool exercise plus an education program for FMS patients
Full Title: Pool exercise combined with an education program for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. A prospective, randomized study.Abstract
Journal: J Rheumatol 2000 Oct;27(10):2473-81
Authors: Mannerkorpi K, Nyberg B, Ahlmen M, Ekdahl C
Affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11036846, UI: 20488317
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:36:53 -0400 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
Subnormal growth hormone secretion in some FMS patients
Full Title: Stringent endocrinological testing reveals subnormal growth hormone secretion in some patients with fibromyalgia syndrome but rarely severe growth hormone deficiency.Abstract
Journal: J Rheumatol 2000 Oct;27(10):2482-8
Authors: Dinser R, Halama T, Hoffmann A
Affiliation: Klinik II und Poliklinik fur Innere Medizin, University of Cologne, Germany. Robert.Dinser@uni-koeln.de
NLM Citations: PMID: 11036847, UI: 20488318
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:43:41 -0400 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
Utilizing exercise to affect the symptomology of fibromyalgia: a pilot study
Full Title: Utilizing exercise to affect the symptomology of fibromyalgia: a pilot study.Abstract
Journal: Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Oct;32(10):1691-7
Authors: Meyer BB, Lemley KJ
Affiliation: Department of Human Kinetics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, USA. bbmeyer@uwm.edu
NLM Citations: PMID: 11039639, UI: 20492783
Posted to Co-Cure Thu, 19 Oct 2000 20:46:44 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
Fatigue rating scales: an empirical comparison
Full Title: Fatigue rating scales: an empirical comparison.Abstract
Journal: Psychol Med 2000 Jul;30(4):849-56
Authors: Taylor RR, Jason LA, Torres A
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11037093, UI: 20488564
Posted to Co-Cure Thu, 19 Oct 2000 20:37:37 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
The role of personality in the development and perpetuation of CFS
Full Title: The role of personality in the development and perpetuation of chronic fatigue syndrome.Abstract
Journal: J Psychosom Res 2000 Jun 1;48(6):515-524
Authors: White C, Schweitzer R
Affiliation: Department of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
NLM Citation: PMID: 11033370
Posted to Co-Cure Sat, 14 Oct 2000 13:18:06 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of moclobemide...
Full Title: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of moclobemide in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.Abstract
Journal: J Clin Psychiatry 2000 Sep;61(9):643-8
Authors: Hickie IB, Wilson AJ, Wright JM, Bennett BK, Wakefield D, Lloyd AR
Affiliation: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
E-Mail: i.hickie@unsw.edu.au
NLM Citations: PMID: 11030484, UI: 20483401
Posted to Co-Cure Sat, 14 Oct 2000 02:14:06 -0400 by Kimberly Hare[ back to index ]
Treatment of fibromyalgia with antidepressants: A meta-analysis
Full Title: Treatment of fibromyalgia with antidepressants: A meta-analysis.Abstract
Journal: J Gen Intern Med 2000 Sep;15(9):659-66
Authors: O'Malley PG, Balden E, Tomkins G, Santoro J, Kroenke K, Jackson JL
Affiliations: Division of General Internal Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md; William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Tex; Regenstrief Institute for Health Ca.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11029681, UI: 20486105
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:52:19 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
Psychiatric correlates in CFS
Full Title: Psychiatric correlates in chronic fatigue syndrome.Abstract
Journal: Ann Epidemiol 2000 Oct 1;10(7):458
Authors: Axe E, Satz P
Affiliation: Departments of Epidemiology and Neuropsychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA,
USA NLM Citation: PMID: 11018367
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:48:43 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
Longitudinal analysis of symptoms reported by patients with CFS
Full Title: Longitudinal analysis of symptoms reported by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.Abstract
Journal: Ann Epidemiol 2000 Oct 1;10(7):458
Authors: Nisenbaum R, Jones A, Jones J, Reeves W
Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
NLM Citation: PMID: 11018368
Posted to Co-Cure Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:45:56 -0700 by Melissa O'Toole[ back to index ]
CFS, FM, and MCS ...
Full Title: Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivities in a community-based sample of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome-like symptoms.Abstract
Journal: Psychosom Med 2000 Sep-Oct;62(5):655-63
Authors: Jason LA, Taylor RR, Kennedy CL
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago 60614, IL, USA. ljason@wppost.depaul.edu
NLM Citations: PMID: 11020095, UI: 20470774
Posted to Co-Cure Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:15:57 -0400
Scand J Rheumatol Supplement 2000 on Fibromyalgia
The Scandanavian Journal of Rheumatology has issued a Supplement 2000 edition, which contains many articles on fibromyalgia:
Title: Physical therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia.Abstract
Authors: Offenbacher M, Stucki G
Affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Munich, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028838, UI: 20479809
Title: The use of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in various rheumatic diseases--a clue to the mechanism of action of these agents in fibromyalgia?Abstract
Authors: Stratz T, Muller W
Affiliation: Hochrhein-Institut, Rheumaklinik, Bad Sackingen, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028836, UI: 20479807
Title: Do predictors exist for the therapeutic effect of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in fibromyalgia?Abstract
Authors: Stratz T, Muller W
Affiliation: Hochreininstitut, Rheumaklinik, Bad Sackingen, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028835, UI: 20479806
Title: Results of the intravenous administration of tropisetron in fibromyalgia patients.Abstract
Authors: Muller W, Stratz T
Affiliation: Hochrhein-Institut, Rheumaklinik, Bad Sackingen, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028834, UI: 20479805
Title: Oral treatment of fibromyalgia with tropisetron given over 28 days: influence on functional and vegetative symptoms, psychometric parameters and pain.Abstract
Authors: Haus U, Varga B, Stratz T, Spath M, Muller W
Affiliation: Novartis Pharma GmbH, Department of Clinical Research, Nurnberg, Germany. ulrike.haus@pharma.novartis.com
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028833, UI: 20479804
Title: Efficacy and tolerability of tropisetron in primary fibromyalgia--a highly selective and competitive 5-HT3 receptor antagonist. German Fibromyalgia Study Group.Abstract
Authors: Farber L, Stratz T, Bruckle W, Spath M, Pongratz D, Lautenschlager J, Kotter I, Zoller B, Peter HH, Neeck G, Alten R, Muller W
Affiliation: Institut fur Pharmakologie der Universitat Regensburg, Germany. faerber@pharma.novartis.com
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028832, UI: 20479803
Title: Effect of tropisetron on circulating catecholamines and other putative biochemical markers in serum of patients with fibromyalgia.Abstract
Authors: Hocherl K, Farber L, Ladenburger S, Vosshage D, Stratz T, Muller W, Grobecker H
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Regensburg, Germany. klaus.hoecherl@chemie.uni-regensburg.de
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028831, UI: 20479802
Title: Preclinical and clinical pharmacology of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonists.Abstract
Author: Wolf H
Affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Research, Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028830, UI: 20479801
Title: Present state of medication therapy in fibromyalgia syndrome."...amitriptyline (AMI) remains the drug of first choice in the conventional medication treatment of FMS."
Author: Lautenschlager J
Affiliation: m&i-Fachklinik Bad Pyrmont, Germany.
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028829, UI: 20479800
Title: The role of psychosocial factors in fibromyalgia syndrome."Due to the increasing knowledge about the influence of psychosocial factors for the development of fibromyalgia, the biomedical model has to be expanded to a biopsychosocial model. The biopsychosocial concept has an impact on the therapeutic approach. Strong evidence for the model is provided by the good results of interdisciplinary treatment studies."
Authors: Eich W, Hartmann M, Muller A, Fischer H
Affiliation: Medizinische Klinik der Universitat Heidelberg, Abteilung Innere Medizin II, Germany. Wolfgang_Eich@med.uni-heidelberg.de
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028828, UI: 20479799
Title: Neurobiological concepts of fibromyalgia--the possible role of descending spinal tracts."In the spinal cord, long descending pathways are known to exist which modulate pain sensations by either inhibiting or facilitating the discharges of spinal nociceptive neurones. In this article, the hypothesis is discussed that the pain of fibromyalgia may be due to a dysfunction of these pain-modulating pathways."
Author: Mense S
Affiliation: Institut fur Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Heidelberg, Germany. mense@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliation: PMID: 11028827, UI: 20479798
Title: Neuroendocrine and hormonal perturbations and relations to the serotonergic system in fibromyalgia patients.[ back to index ]
Author: Neeck G
Affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Kerckhoff Clinic and Foundation, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
NLM Citation: PMID: 11028824, UI: 20479795Quote: "All in all, the typical alterations in set points of hormonal regulation that are typical for FMS patients can be explained as a primary stress activation of hypothalamic CRH neurons caused by the chronic pain. ... activation of the HPA axis may reflect an elevated serotonergic tonus in the central nervous system of FMS patients."
Title: Fibromyalgia-symptom or diagnosis: a definition of the position."According to the American College of Rheumatology the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is based on criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia consisting entirely of clinical signs and symptoms. For diagnostic reasons autonomic disturbances and mental features have to be considered. The distinction between fibromyalgia (tender points) and myofascial pain syndrome (trigger points) is essential. Internal and neurological disorders as a primary cause of fibromyalgia have to be excluded. The etiology and pathogenesis of fibromyalgia still remain uncertain. The myopathological patterns in fibromyalgia are non-specific: type II fiber atrophy, an increase of lipid droplets, a slight proliferation of mitochondria, and a slightly elevated incidence of ragged red fibers. Initial reports on some allelic abnormalities in the serotonin system seem to highlight the important role of serotonin already presumed earlier. Significantly high levels of substance P in the cerebrospinal fluid of FM patients additionally support the impact of these neurotransmitters on both nociceptive and antinociceptive mechanisms."
Authors: Pongratz DE, Sievers M
Affiliation: Friedrich-Baur-Institut, University of Munich, Munchen, Germany. dieter.pongratz@fbs.med.uni-muenchen.de
NLM Citations: PMID: 11028823, UI: 20479794
Note: All abstract summaries, unless otherwise noted, were prepared by Margaret Bailey.