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FMS
Symptoms

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Symptom list
(according to the National Fibromyalgia Research Association):

OsteoArthritis
FMS and accomanying conditions: RLS, IBS
Arnold Chiari 1 Malformation
Epilepsy
Migraines
Mental Conditions



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General

Pain

Appendicular Pain

Fatigue

Headache

� Upper extremity
Sleep disturbance Suboccipital (below back of brain) Shoulder
Restless leg syndrome Migraine Burning
Impaired memory Facial Formications (sensation of� small crawling insects)
Impaired concentration Neck �� Lower extremity
Nervousness Chest Dysesthesiae (sensation impairment), burning pain
Depression Back Plantar (sole of foot)
Leg cramps Thoracolumbar (mid-back & lower back vertebrae) Buttock
� Disorientation Flank/iliac crest (side of body 00between ribs & pelvis) Thigh
� Word finding difficulty Muscle pain Calves

Cranial Nerve/Brainstem

Joint pain Ankles
�� Ocular (eye)

Spinal

Burning, aching, dysesthetic electric
Sixth nerve paresis (slight paralysis) �� Motor Interscapular (between shoulders)
Diplopia (double vision) Upper extremity weakness

Symptoms Precipitated by Trauma

� Blurred vision Lower extremity weakness Physical trauma
� Otoneurological (having to do with ears) Stiffness Whiplash
� Hearing loss �� Sensory Surgery
� Hyperacusis (abnormally acute hearing) Upper extremity numbness

Myelopathic

� Tinnitus (noise in ear) Arms only May be asymmetrical (dissimilarity in corresponding parts)
� Vertigo (sensation of spinning) Chest Often worse with exertion
� Dizziness Trunk only Usually bilateral
Dysequilibrium (imbalance) Lower extremity numbness Legs about to �collapse�
� Sleep apnea Legs only

Autonomic Changes

� Nausea and/or vomiting Paresthesiae (abnormal sensation-burning, prickling) ��� Facial
� Nystagmus (rapid eye movement) �� Bowel dysfunction Flushing
Syncope (faint, temporary loss of consciousness) Urinary Pupillary change
Neurally mediated hypotension (low blood pressure) Incontinence (inability to control excretory functions) �� Sympathetic: Frequent
Lethargy (drowsiness) Frequency Raynaud�s phenomenon� (elevated cold sensitivity in the extremities)
Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

Hesitancy

Dry eyes
Sexual dysfunction
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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