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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



                                       

 

 

 

 

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