Pain-related diseases and sleep disorders

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Date
2012-09-01Author
Roizenblatt, Marina [UNIFESP]
Rosa Neto, Nilton Salles
Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]
Roizenblatt, Suely [UNIFESP]
Type
ArtigoISSN
0100-879XIs part of
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological ResearchDOI
10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500110Metadata
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Pain and sleep share mutual relations under the influence of cognitive and neuroendocrine changes. Sleep is an important homeostatic feature and, when impaired, contributes to the development or worsening of pain-related diseases. The aim of the present review is to provide a panoramic view for the generalist physician on sleep disorders that occur in pain-related diseases within the field of Internal Medicine, such as rheumatic diseases, acute coronary syndrome, digestive diseases, cancer, and headache.
Citation
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, v. 45, n. 9, p. 792-798, 2012.Keywords
Sleep disordersRheumatic diseases
Acute coronary syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome
Cancer
Headache
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