Cerebral Perfusion and Sensory Testing Results Differ in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Patients with and without Fibromyalgia: A Site-Specific MAPP Network Study

• Published in: Journal of pain research Vol. 14; pp. 3887 - 3895
• Main Authors: Deutsch, Georg, Deshpande, Hrishikesh, Lai, H Henry, Kutch, Jason J, Ness, Timothy J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: arterial spin labelling; Bladder; Brain; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fibromyalgia; fmri; interstitial cystitis; Irritable bowel syndrome; Labeling; Morbidity; Original Research; Pain; Patients; qst; Questionnaires; arterial spin labelling; fMRI; QST; interstitial cystitis

Fibromyalgia is a common co-morbidity in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Quantitative sensory testing measures and regional cerebral blood flow measures have been noted to differ from healthy controls in both subjects with fibromyalgia and those with interstitial cystitis...