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The role of the central nervous system in the generation and maintenance of chronic pain in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2011
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Title
The role of the central nervous system in the generation and maintenance of chronic pain in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia
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Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2011
DOI 10.1186/ar3306
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Authors

Yvonne C Lee, Nicholas J Nassikas, Daniel J Clauw

Abstract

Pain is a key component of most rheumatologic diseases. In fibromyalgia, the importance of central nervous system pain mechanisms (for example, loss of descending analgesic activity and central sensitization) is well documented. A few studies have also noted alterations in central pain processing in osteoarthritis, and some data, including the observation of widespread pain sensitivity, suggest that central pain-processing defects may alter the pain response in rheumatoid arthritis patients. When central pain is identified, different classes of analgesics (for example, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, α2δ ligands) may be more effective than drugs that treat peripheral or nociceptive pain (for example, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 4 1%
Brazil 2 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 354 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 50 14%
Student > Master 49 13%
Researcher 43 12%
Student > Bachelor 39 11%
Other 27 7%
Other 75 21%
Unknown 81 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 132 36%
Nursing and Health Professions 33 9%
Psychology 24 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21 6%
Neuroscience 20 5%
Other 43 12%
Unknown 91 25%
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#17,285,036
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