Chronic fatigue syndrome differs from fibromyalgia. No evidence for elevated substance P levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

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作者
Evengard, B [1 ]
Nilsson, CG
Lindh, G
Lindquist, L
Eneroth, P
Fredrikson, S
Terenius, L
Henriksson, KG
机构
[1] Karolinska Inst, Huddinge Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Inst, Huddinge Hosp, Novum, Clin Res Ctr,Unit Appl Biochem, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Karolinska Inst, Huddinge Hosp, Dept Neurol, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
[4] Karolinska Hosp, Dept Drug Dependence Res, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
[5] Linkoping Univ Hosp, Neuromuscular Unit, S-58185 Linkoping, Sweden
[6] Linkoping Univ Hosp, Pain Clin, S-58185 Linkoping, Sweden
关键词
substance P; chronic fatigue syndrome; fibromyalgia;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00134-1
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
Levels of substance P were determined in the cerebrospinal fluid (CST) in 15 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). All values were within normal range. This is in contrast to fibromyalgia (FM). The majority of patients with FM have increased substance P values in the CSF. The results support the notion that FM and CFS are different disorders in spite of overlapping symptomatology. (C) 1998 international Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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