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Papers: 3 Aug 2019 - 9 Aug 2019


Human Studies


2020 Jan


Arthritis Rheumatol


72


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Inflammation is associated with pro-nociceptive brain connections in rheumatoid arthritis patients with concomitant fibromyalgia.

Authors

Kaplan CM, Schrepf A, Ichesco E, Larkin T, Harte SE, Harris RE, Murray AD, Waiter GD, Clauw DJ, Basu N
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Jan; 72(1):41-46.
PMID: 31379121.

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with comorbid fibromyalgia (FM) manifest alterations in brain connectivity synonymous with central sensitization. Here we consider how peripheral inflammation, the principal nociceptive stimulus in RA, interacts with brain connectivity in RA patients with comorbid FM.