Scientific Abstracts

The following are scientific abstracts from various sources:

	Abstracts from Medical Journals and National Medical Meetings
	Adler, Gail K , Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary and sympathoadrenal responses to hypoglycemia
	Alarcon, Graciela , Does Chiari malformation contribute to fibromyalgia syndrome?
	Arnold, Lesley M. , Duloxetine with placebo in the treatment of FM patients Gabapentin in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
	Bennett, Robert , Impaired growth hormone secretion in FM patients Impact of fibromyalgia pain with tramadol
	Bradley, Laurence A. , Abnormalities of regional cerebral blood flow Abnormal functional activity of the central nervous system in FM
	Bushnell, M. Catherine , Accelerated gray brain matter loss in fibromyalgia patients
	Buskila D. Increased Rates of Fibromyalgia Following Cervical Spine Injury A Controlled Study of 161 Cases of Traumatic Injury Joint hypermobility and fibromyalgia in schoolchildren Prevalance of firomyalgia syndrome in migraine patients
	Caro, Xavier J, A subset of FM patients have findings suggestive of CIDP A subset of FM patients with findings suggestive of CIDP treated with IVIg
	Clauw, Daniel J., Neurological examination in individuals with fibromyalgia Prevalence of Chiari malformation and cervical stenosis in fibromyalgia Efficacy of milnacipran in patients with fibromyalgia Therapy insight: fibromyalgia-a different type of pain needing a different type of treatment
	Crofford, Leslie J., Neuroendocrine abnormalities in fibromyalgia disorders Evidence for and pathophysiologic implications of HPA axis dysregulation in FM and CFS Pregabalin for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome
	Gracely, Richard H., Functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence of augmented pain Cerebrospinal fluid corticotrophin-releasing factor
	Heffez, Dan S., Clinical evidence for cervical myelopathy Is cervical myelopathy overlooked in patients with fibromyalgia Is there an association between cervical myelopathy and FM Can spinal cord compression cause the fibromyalgia syndrome? Treatment of cervical myelopathy in patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome.
	Holman, Andrew J., A randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial of pramipexole
	Hooper, Michele M., Musculoskeletal findings in obese subjects
	Jones, Kim D., Impaired growth hormone secretion in FM patients Growth hormone perturbation in fibromylagia
	Julien, Nancy , Widespread pain in fibromyalgia is related to a deficit of endogenous pain inhabitation. Endogenous pain inhibitory systems activated by spatial summation are opioid-mediated.
	Kelly, Julie, MS, RN and Rosalie Devonshire, MSW, LCSW, TIPS for Improving Sleep Quality
	Kranzler, Jay D., Development of milnaciprin, a dual reuptake inhibitor for treatment of chronic pain
	Krassioukov, Andrei, Autonomic dysfunction and pain in fibromyalgia: What can we learn from animal models?
	Larson, Alice A., Changes in the concentrations of amino acids in CSF that correlate with pain in FM Unilateral spinal nerve ligation leads to an asymmetrical distribution of mast cells
	Marchand, Serge Spatial summation for pain perception
	Martinez-Lavin, Manuel Fibromyalgia as a sympathetically maintained pain syndrome Is fibromyalgia a generalized reflex sympathetic dystrophy? Norepinephrine-evoked pain in fibromyalgia. A randomized pilot study
	Milhorat, Thomas H., Chiari I malformation redefined
	National Fibromyalgia Research Association, A Guide To Fibromyalgia Medications
	Nicolelis, Miguel A., Dopaminergic control of sleep-wake states
	Pellegrino, Mark J. , MD Prevalence of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Primary Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Investigation
	Pimentel, M. , Eradication of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Decreases Symptoms in Fibromyalgia: A Double Blind Randomized Study
	Rosner, Michael J., The neurosurgical subset of fibromyalgia Part I The neurosurgical subset of fibromyalgia Part II The neurosurgical subset of fibromyalgia Part III Fibromyalgia: Part IV: Long term outcome Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) and POTS Part I Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) and POTS Part II Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) and POTS Part III Treatment of NMH with surgical decompression: 12 month follow-up
	Rowe, Peter C., The relationship between neurally mediated hypotension and CFS
	Russell, I Jon, Increased concentrations of nerve growth factor in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with FM Advances in fibromyalgia: Possible role for central neurochemicals Neurotransmitter imbalances: Elevated CSF fluid levels of substance P in patients with FM Sodium oxybate relieves pain and improves sleep... Pregabalin for managment of fibromyalgia syndrome...
	Scharf, Martin B. , The effects of sodium oxybate on clinical symptoms and sleep patterns in fibromyalgia
	Staud, Roland, Evidence for abnormal pain processing in FM Neurobiology of fibromyalgia syndrome Fibromyalgia pain: Do we know the source? Body pain area and pain-related negative affect Spatial summation of heat pain within and across dermatomes Maintenance of windup of second pain requires less frequent stimulation Evidence of involvement of central neural mechanisms in generating FM
	Thimineur, Mark, Functional abnormalities of the cervical cord and lower medulla
	Watkins, Linda R. When pain goes bad: Might glia be the culprit causing fibromyalgia pain? Spinal gap junctions: Potential involvement in pain facilitation Activation of the spinal cord complement cascade might contribute to mechanical allodynia Controlling pathological pain by adenovirally driven spinal production Immune regulation of central nervous system functions Immune-to-brain communication dynamically modulates pain: physiological and pathological consequences. The glial modulatory drug AV411 attenuates mechanical allodynia in rat models of neuropathic pain.
	Wilson, Russell B., Antipolymer antibody reactivity in a subset of patients with FM correlates with severity
	Wood, Patrick B., Stress and dopamine: Implications for the pathophysiology of chronic widespread pain A reconsideration of the relevance of systemic low-dose ketamine to the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia. Open trial of pindolol in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Reduced presynaptic dopamine activity in fibromyalgia syndrome. Mesolimbic dopaminergic mechanisms and pain control.
	Yunus, Muhammad B., Genetic linkage analysis of multicase families with fibromyalgia syndrome