Juvenile Fibromyalgia

Journal Article Abstracts

• Reviews
  
• Prevalence
  
• Diagnosis and Evaluation
  
• Management
  
• Course and Outcome
  
• Autonomic and Vestibular Function
  
• Sleep Difficulties
  
• Psychology
  

Reviews

• Calabro JJ, Perry RF. Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 1986 Mar;29(3):452-3. No abstract available.
  
  
• Small E. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in young athletes. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2002 Jun;49(3):655-62, vii. Review.
  
  
• Cassidy JT. Progress in diagnosing and understanding chronic pain syndromes in children. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1994 Sep;6(5):544-6. Review.
  
  
• Anthony KK, Schanberg LE. Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2001 Apr;3(2):165-71. Review.
  
  
• Sherry DD. Pain syndromes in children. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2000 Aug;2(4):337-42. Review.
  
  
• Gedalia A, Garcia CO, Molina JF, Bradford NJ, Espinoza LR. Fibromyalgia syndrome: experience in a pediatric rheumatology clinic. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2000 May-Jun;18(3):415-9.
  
  
• Kujala UM, Taimela S, Viljanen T. Leisure physical activity and various pain symptoms among adolescents. Br J Sports Med. 1999 Oct;33(5):325-8.
  
  
• Southwood TR. Recent developments in the understanding of paediatric musculoskeletal pain syndromes. Ann Rheum Dis. 1993 Jul;52(7):490-2. No abstract available.
  
  
• Malleson PN, al-Matar M, Petty RE. Idiopathic musculoskeletal pain syndromes in children. J Rheumatol. 1992 Nov;19(11):1786-9.
  
  
• Balague F, Nordin M. Back pain in children and teenagers. Baillieres Clin Rheumatol. 1992 Oct;6(3):575-93. Review.
  
  

Prevalence

• Buskila D, Press J, Gedalia A, Klein M, Neumann L, Boehm R, Sukenik S. Assessment of nonarticular tenderness and prevalence of fibromyalgia in children. J Rheumatol. 1993 Feb;20(2):368-70.
  
  
• Clark P, Burgos-Vargas R, Medina-Palma C, Lavielle P, Marina FF. Prevalence of fibromyalgia in children: a clinical study of Mexican children. J Rheumatol. 1998 Oct;25(10):2009-14.
  
  
• Sardini S, Ghirardini M, Betelemme L, Arpino C, Fatti F, Zanini F. Epidemiological study of a primary fibromyalgia in pediatric age Minerva Pediatr. 1996 Dec;48(12):543-50. Italian.
  
  
• Gare BA. Epidemiology of rheumatic disease in children. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1996 Sep;8(5):449-54. Review.
  
  
• Buskila D, Neumann L, Hazanov I, Carmi R. Familial aggregation in the fibromyalgia syndrome. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1996 Dec;26(3):605-11.
  
  

Diagnosis and Evaluation

• Hashkes PJ, Friedland O, Jaber L, Cohen HA, Wolach B, Uziel Y. Decreased pain threshold in children with growing pains. J Rheumatol. 2004 Mar;31(3):610-3.
  
  
• Cassidy JT. Progress in diagnosing and understanding chronic pain syndromes in children. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1994 Sep;6(5):544-6. Review.
  
  
• Cassidy JT. Progress in diagnosis and understanding chronic pain syndromes in children and adolescents. Adolesc Med. 1998 Feb;9(1):101-14, vi. Review.
  
  
• Schikler KN. Is it juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia? Med Clin North Am. 2000 Jul;84(4):967-82. Review.
  
  
• Buskila D, Press J, Gedalia A, Klein M, Neumann L, Boehm R, Sukenik S. Assessment of nonarticular tenderness and prevalence of fibromyalgia in children. J Rheumatol. 1993 Feb;20(2):368-70.
  
  
• Bell DS, Bell KM, Cheney PR. Primary juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jan;18 Suppl 1:S21-3.
  
  
• Romano TJ. Fibromyalgia in children; diagnosis and treatment. W V Med J. 1991 Mar;87(3):112-4.
  
  
• Keenan GF, Ostrov BE, Goldsmith DP, Athreya BH. Rheumatic symptoms associated with hypothyroidism in children. J Pediatr. 1993 Oct;123(4):586-8.
  
  
• Gedalia A, Press J, Klein M, Buskila D. Joint hypermobility and fibromyalgia in schoolchildren. Ann Rheum Dis. 1993 Jul;52(7):494-6.
  
  
• Gedalia A, Molina JF, Garcia CO, Doggett S, Espinoza LR, Gharavi AE. Anticardiolipin antibodies in childhood rheumatic disorders. Lupus. 1998;7(8):551-3.
  
  
• Buskila D. Fibromyalgia in children--lessons from assessing nonarticular tenderness. J Rheumatol. 1996 Dec;23(12):2017-9. No abstract available.
  
  
• Sigal LH, Patella SJ. Lyme arthritis as the incorrect diagnosis in pediatric and adolescent fibromyalgia. Pediatrics. 1992 Oct;90(4):523-8.
  
  
• Bassan H, Niv D, Jourgenson U, Wientroub S, Spirer Z. Localized fibromyalgia in a child. Paediatr Anaesth. 1995;5(4):263-5.
  
  

Management

• Brown GT, Delisle R, Gagnon N, Sauve AE. Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome: proposed management using a cognitive-behavioral approach. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2001;21(1):19-36. Review.
  
  
• Russell IJ, Fletcher EM, Michalek JE, McBroom PC, Hester GG. Treatment of primary fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome with ibuprofen and alprazolam. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Arthritis Rheum. 1991 May;34(5):552-60.
  
  
• Walco GA, Ilowite NT. Cognitive-behavioral intervention for juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Rheumatol. 1992 Oct;19(10):1617-9.
  
  

Course and Outcome

• Mikkelsson M. One year outcome of preadolescents with fibromyalgia. J Rheumatol. 1999 Mar;26(3):674-82.
  
  
• Siegel DM, Janeway D, Baum J. Fibromyalgia syndrome in children and adolescents: clinical features at presentation and status at follow-up. Pediatrics. 1998 Mar;101(3 Pt 1):377-82.
  
  
• Buskila D, Neumann L, Hershman E, Gedalia A, Press J, Sukenik S. Fibromyalgia syndrome in children--an outcome study. J Rheumatol. 1995 Mar;22(3):525-8.
  
  

Autonomic and Vestibular Function

• Visuri T, Lindholm H, Lindqvist A, Dahlstrom S, Viljanen A. Cardiovascular functional disorder in primary fibromyalgia: a noninvasive study in 17 young men. Arthritis Care Res. 1992 Dec;5(4):210-5.
  
  
• Rusy LM, Harvey SA, Beste DJ. Pediatric fibromyalgia and dizziness: evaluation of vestibular function. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1999 Aug;20(4):211-5.
  
  

Sleep Difficulties

• Tayag-Kier CE, Keenan GF, Scalzi LV, Schultz B, Elliott J, Zhao RH, Arens R. Sleep and periodic limb movement in sleep in juvenile fibromyalgia. Pediatrics. 2000 Nov;106(5):E70.
  
  
• Roizenblatt S, Tufik S, Goldenberg J, Pinto LR, Hilario MO, Feldman D. Juvenile fibromyalgia: clinical and polysomnographic aspects. J Rheumatol. 1997 Mar;24(3):579-85.
  
  
• Romano TJ. Fibromyalgia in children; diagnosis and treatment. W V Med J. 1991 Mar;87(3):112-4.
  
  

Psychology

• Conte PM, Walco GA, Kimura Y. Temperament and stress response in children with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Oct;48(10):2923-30.
  
  
• Vandvik IH, Forseth KO. A bio-psychosocial evaluation of ten adolescents with fibromyalgia. Acta Paediatr. 1994 Jul;83(7):766-71.
  
  
• Schanberg LE, Keefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Kredich DW, Gil KM. Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment. Clin J Pain. 1998 Jun;14(2):107-15.
  
  
• Schanberg LE, Keefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Kredich DW, Gil KM. Pain coping strategies in children with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome: correlation with pain, physical function, and psychological distress. Arthritis Care Res. 1996 Apr;9(2):89-96.
  
  
• Reid GJ, Lang BA, McGrath PJ. Primary juvenile fibromyalgia: psychological adjustment, family functioning, coping, and functional disability. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Apr;40(4):752-60.
  
  

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