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A Tavoni

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Evidence of neuromuscular hyperexcitability features in patients with primary fibromyalgia.

The presence of clinical and electromyographic (EMG) features of neuromuscular hyperexcitability (NMHE) and of the commonly associated neurovegetative disturbances (NVD) were investigated in 49 patients with primary fibromyalgia (PF) and in a control group of 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). At least two clinical features of NMHE were present in 39%, and at least three NVD in 63% of PF patients. In contrast, only 1 RA control had two NMHE features (p greater than 0.005) and three NVD (p less than 0.001). Moreover, a significant post-ischemic spontaneous EMG hyperactivity was observed in 11 PF patients, and in only 1 control with RA (p less than 0.05). Finally, in patients with PF the number of tender points were correlated with psychological tests for depression (p less than 0.02), and the number of NVD. The present study shows that in patients with PF there is a large prevalence of NMHE complaints and NVD. The potential underlying pathogenetic mechanisms are also discussed.

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Parotid sialography and lip biopsy in the evaluation of oral component in Sjögren's syndrome.

In order to evaluate their sensitivity and specificity, parotid sialography (PS) and labial salivary gland biopsy were performed in 150 putative patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) (74 with SS alone and 76 with SS associated with other well-defined disorders). Although PS and LSGB strongly correlated to each other (Kendall's Tau 0.47, z = 7.78, p less than 0.0001), PS confirmed the diagnosis of SS in a significantly higher prevalence of patients with respect to LSGB (63% vs 37%, chi 2 = 18.25, p less than 0.001). When the sensitivity and specificity of PS and LSGB were calculated, PS showed a better sensitivity, and an only slightly lower specificity than LSGB (86% vs 70% and 78% vs 86% respectively). In conclusion, our study indicates that PS has been unduly overlooked in the past decades as a diagnostic tool for the salivary component of SS, and should be reconsidered as a potentially useful and relatively non-invasive procedure in the approach of patients with this disease.

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