Article ; Online: The puzzle of fibromyalgia between central sensitization syndrome and small fiber neuropathy: a narrative review on neurophysiological and morphological evidence.
2022 Volume 43, Issue 3, Page(s) 1667–1684
Abstract: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition characterized by chronic widespread pain whose pathogenesis is still not fully defined. Evidence based on structural and functional neuroimaging methods, electrophysiological, and morphological - skin biopsy - features ... ...
Abstract | Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition characterized by chronic widespread pain whose pathogenesis is still not fully defined. Evidence based on structural and functional neuroimaging methods, electrophysiological, and morphological - skin biopsy - features demonstrated a central and peripheral nervous system involvement. A dysfunction in nociceptive inputs processing at the central level was highlighted as the primary cause of FM, but other data coming from different laboratories contributed to emphasize again the peripheral origin of FM. In fact, small fibers neuropathy (SFN) was observed in a large number of patients submitted to skin biopsy. The complex interaction between central and peripheral factors is opening a new scenario about the management of this neurological disorder. Whether proximal SFN is an initiating event leading to FM or is the consequence of stress-related insular hyper excitability remains unclear. Mild sufferance of peripheral afferents could function as a trigger for an exaggerated response of the so-called "salience matrix" in predisposed individuals. On the other side, the intriguing hypothesis rising from animal models could indicate that the cortical hyper function could cause peripheral small afferent damage. The research should go on the genetic origin of such peripheral and central abnormalities, the acquired facilitating factors, and the presence of different phenotypes in order to search for efficacious treatments, which are still lacking. |
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MeSH term(s) | Central Nervous System Sensitization ; Chronic Pain ; Fibromyalgia/complications ; Humans ; Neuroimaging ; Small Fiber Neuropathy/complications |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-01-14 |
Publishing country | Italy |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2016546-8 |
ISSN | 1590-3478 ; 1590-1874 |
ISSN (online) | 1590-3478 |
ISSN | 1590-1874 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10072-021-05806-x |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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