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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 74(11): 863-868, Nov. 2016. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-827992

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ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic pain and comorbidities. Objective To investigate sexuality and depression in women with FM compared with controls and to correlate the findings with hematological parameters. Methods 33 women with FM and 19 healthy women were included and evaluated with the following instruments: Female Sexual Function Index, Beck Inventory, Visual Analogue Scale, medical history and laboratory exams. Results The prevalence of sexual dysfunction (P = 0.007) and depression (P < 0.001) were higher in the study group than in the control group; they were positively correlated (P = 0.023). The study group showed lower serum concentrations of testosterone, free T4, antinuclear factor, and lower blood hemoglobin and hematocrit. Conclusions FM was associated with high scores of sexual dysfunction and depression, and there were correlations with hematological parameters. We suggest the involvement of immune-inflammatory mediators and FM, which need further investigation to understand their role in FM syndrome and its comorbidities.


RESUMO Fibromialgia (FS) é caracterizada por dor e comorbidades. Objetivo investigar depressão e sexualidade em mulheres com FS comparadas a controles, e correlacionar os achados com parâmetros hematológicos. Métodos 33 mulheres com FS e 19 controles saudáveis foram incluídas e avaliadas através dos seguintes instrumentos: Índice de Função Feminina Sexual, Inventário de Beck, escala visual analógica, história médica e exames laboratoriais. Resultados A prevalência de disfunção sexual (P = 0,007) e depressão (P < 0,001) foram maiores no grupo de estudo do que nos controles; também houve correlação positiva (P = 0,023). O grupo de estudo apresentou menor concentração sérica de testosterona, T4 livre, fator antinuclear e menos concentração de hemoglobina e hematócrito. Conclusões A FS associou-se com altos índices de disfunção sexual e depressão, e houve correlação com os parâmetros hematológicos estudados. Sugere-se o envolvimento de mediadores imuno-inflamatórios na FS, que necessita de maior investigação para a compreensão dos mecanismos tanto na FS e quanto em suas comorbidades.


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Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/complications , Fibromyalgia/complications , Depression/complications , Testosterone/blood , Thyroxine/blood , Hemoglobins/analysis , Fibromyalgia/physiopathology , Fibromyalgia/blood , Antibodies, Antinuclear/blood , Surveys and Questionnaires , Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/complications , Hematocrit
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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 71(3): 174-179, mar. 2013. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-668764

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The objective of this article was to investigate, with a systematic protocol of quantitative sensory testing, patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) and others with trigeminal traumatic neuropathic pain (TTN) compared to controls. Thirty patients with PIFP, 19 with TTN, and 30 controls were evaluated on subjective numbness and dysesthesia and with a systematic protocol of quantitative sensory testing for thermal evaluation (cold and warm), mechanical detection (touch and pinpricks for mechanical pain), superficial pain thresholds, and corneal reflex. We found that PIFP and TTN had numbness and dysesthesia higher than controls (p<0.001 and p=0.003), and that in both of them mechanical pain by pinpricks detection was abnormal intra and extra orally at the mandibular branch (p<0.001). Cold, warm, and tactile detections and pain thresholds were similar among the groups. Corneal reflex was abnormal in TTN (p=0.005). This study supports neuropathic mechanisms involving pain processing in PIFP and that the criterion on absence of sensorial variations in PIFP should be revised.


O objetivo deste artigo foi investigar, com um protocolo sistemático de testes sensitivos quantitativos, pacientes com dor facial idiopática persistente (DFIP) e outros com dor neuropática trigeminal traumática (DNTT) comparado aos controles. Trinta pacientes com DFIP, 19 com DNTT e 30 controles foram avaliados quanto à dormência e à disestesia subjetiva e por meio de um protocolo sistemático de testes sensitivos quantitativos, que incluiu avaliação térmica (frio e quente), detecção mecânica (táctil e alfinetes), limites de dor superficial e reflexo córneo-palpebral. Foi observado que os pacientes apresentaram mais dormência e disestesia do que os controles (p<0,001 e p=0,003), além de mais anormalidades intra e extraorais no ramo mandibular (p<0,001). As alterações de calor, frio, dor e tato foram semelhantes entre os grupos. O reflexo córneo-palpebral foi anormal somente no grupo com DNTT (p=0,005). Este estudo suporta mecanismos de dor neuropática envolvidos no processamento da DFIP, e o critério de ausência de variações sensoriais nesta deve ser revisto.


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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Facial Pain/physiopathology , Pain Measurement/methods , Pain Threshold/physiology , Trigeminal Nerve Injuries/physiopathology , Analysis of Variance , Blinking/physiology , Case-Control Studies , Reproducibility of Results , Statistics, Nonparametric
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