Lack of association between fibromyalgia and sleep apnoea syndrome.

摘要: To determine whether sleep disorders can cause a fibromyalgia syndrome, 30 patients with apnoea syndrome were studied. All presented an important reduction in deep stages (-93.1 (SD 17.9)% of stage IV and -77.2 (45.7)% III) frequent episodes wakening ('arousals'), factors which are involved fibromyalgia. One patient (3%) met the criteria for fibromyalgia; estimated prevalence attending general medical clinic is 6%. No significant correlation was found between number points tender upon pressure various parameters It concluded that alone not able to produce syndrome.