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Comorbidity with Fibromyalgia

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Frequent headache and juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) are common conditions observed in childhood and adolescents. They can present in isolation or as comorbid conditions. There is no scientific literature investigating this association in adolescents or childhood. There is evidence in adults that headache, particularly migraine, can be a potential risk factor for developing fibromyalgia (FMS) and that migraine can be also a comorbid and perpetuating factor of FMS. Comorbidity between these two conditions can lead to increased levels of sensitization of the central nervous system and limit therapeutic approaches. Additionally, the presence of comorbid FMS and migraine is associated with worse clinical presentation and higher psychological disturbances. Early identification of risk factors for development of this comorbid association seems to be a challenge for pediatric clinicians.

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  1. Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

    César Fernández-de-las-Peñas P.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dr. Scient

  2. Cátedra de Investigación y Docencia en Fisioterapia: Terapia Manual y Punción Seca, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

    César Fernández-de-las-Peñas P.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dr. Scient

  3. Headache Center, Neurology Unit, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Piazza Sant’Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Valeriani M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

    Massimiliano Valeriani M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

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  2. University of São Paulo , Neuropsychiatry, Glia Institute , Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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  3. Neurology, Algology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Adana, Turkey

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Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C., Valeriani, M. (2017). Comorbidity with Fibromyalgia. In: Guidetti, V., Arruda, M., Ozge, A. (eds) Headache and Comorbidities in Childhood and Adolescence. Headache. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54726-8_18

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