Overlapping structural and functional brain changes in patients with long-term exposure to fibromyalgia pain.
Karin B JensenPriti SrinivasanRosa SpaethYing TanEva KosekFrank PetzkeSerena CarvillePeter FranssonHanke MarcusSteven C R WilliamsErnest ChoyOlivier VittonRichard GracelyMartin IngvarJian KongPublished in: Arthritis and rheumatism (2014)
The combined integration of structural and functional measures allowed for a unique characterization of the impact of FM pain on the brain. These data may lead to the identification of early structural and functional brain alterations in response to pain, which could be used to develop markers for predicting the development of FM and other pain disorders.