What is the meaning of "small fiber neuropathy" in fibromyalgia?

Pain

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2115-2116

  Clauw, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTRAEPIDERMAL NERVE FIBER DENSITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; SKIN;

EID: 84962301485     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000311     Document Type: Review

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