Reduced midbrain raphe echogenicity in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Nurcan ÜçeylerMira SchließerDimitar EvdokimovJakub RadziwonBetty FeulnerStefan UntereckerFlorian RimmeleUwe Walter

Published in: PloS one (2022)

We found reduced echogenicity of the midbrain raphe area in patients with FMS and in patients with depression and physical pain, independent of the presence or severity of pain, FMS, and depressive symptoms. Further exploration of this sonographic finding is necessary before this objective technique may enter diagnostic algorithms in FMS and depression.

Keyphrases

tyrosine kinase
depressive symptoms
chronic pain
sleep quality
pain management
neuropathic pain
social support
machine learning
physical activity
mental health
deep learning
optic nerve