Tag Archives: SFPN
A groundbreaking discovery could ease symptoms for millions suffering from chronic fatigue, FM & IBS
WTVFN blog post, 17 Nov 2017: Massachusetts researchers make major discovery about IBS, fibromyalgia Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have made a groundbreaking discovery that could ease symptoms for millions of people suffering from conditions such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and irritable … Continue reading
Small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) & pain / multi-system syndromes
Original article: Background: Syndromes involving unexplained chronic widespread pain (CWP) and multi-system symptoms are common, with 1-5% prevalence for fibromyalgia alone. They more often affect females and cause disability and high costs [1-3]. Other common syndromes include chronic fatigue, seronegative … Continue reading
SFPN (small-fiber polyneuropathy) found in children with pain syndromes
Abstract OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that acquired small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN), previously uncharacterized in children, contributes to unexplained pediatric widespread pain syndromes. METHODS: Forty-one consecutive patients evaluated for unexplained widespread pain beginning before age 21 had medical records … Continue reading
