Imaging of the peripheral nervous system in nociplastic pain: An ultrasound study in patients with fibromyalgia

• Published in: Journal of neuroimaging Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 558 - 565
• Main Authors: Di Carlo, Marco, Bianchi, Benedetta, Cipolletta, Edoardo, Farah, Sonia, Filippucci, Emilio, Salaffi, Fausto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2023
• Subjects: cross‐sectional area; fibromyalgia; imaging; peripheral nerves; ultrasound; cross-sectional area; peripheral nerves; fibromyalgia; imaging; ultrasound
• ISSN: 1051-2284; 1552-6569
• DOI: 10.1111/jon.13104

Background and Purpose Although fibromyalgia (FM) is considered a central sensitization syndrome, studies investigating peripheral nerves in this condition are not available. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the sonographic changes (ie, increased cross‐sectional area [CSA]), of...