Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a Brazilian series of patients with multiple sclerosis

Abstract

Background The prevalence of pain in patients with multiple sclerosis is remarkable. Fibromyalgia has been considered as one of the forms of chronic pain encompassed in multiple sclerosis, but data are restricted to studies from Europe and North America.

Keywords

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Comorbidity
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Esclerose Múltipla
• Dor
• Fibromialgia;
• Comorbidade
• Depressão
• Ansiedade