Fibromyalgia & Bipolar Spectrum Disorder: A Shared Pathophysiology May Lead to Better Drug Targets

Thus, both patient populations have abnormalities in cortical areas involved in pain processing and emotional control. This suggests that both groups have an impairment in the prefrontal-limbic networks, making this area of the nervous system reasonable target for future therapies.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

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