SPECT Study Finds Brain Abnormalities Associated With Fibromyalgia
This article is in reference to a study done in France, where with the help of SPECT imaging, they were able to "detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia."
Article excerpt:
Molecular imaging may eventually allow clinicians to view the neurological mechanism of fibromyalgia. Using SPECT, researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed. In the study, which was reported in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 20 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia and 10 healthy women studied as a control group responded to questionnaires to determine levels of pain, disability, anxiety, and depression. SPECT was then performed, and positive and negative correlations were determined. Read the full story...
Article excerpt:
Molecular imaging may eventually allow clinicians to view the neurological mechanism of fibromyalgia. Using SPECT, researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed. In the study, which was reported in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 20 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia and 10 healthy women studied as a control group responded to questionnaires to determine levels of pain, disability, anxiety, and depression. SPECT was then performed, and positive and negative correlations were determined. Read the full story...
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