Vinicius Souza Dos Santos

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

observational 2021

Mapping of predictors of the disengagement of the descending inhibitory pain modulation system in fibromyalgia: an exploratory study

British journal of pain ·doi:10.1177/2049463720920760

BACKGROUND: The main symptoms of fibromyalgia comprise diffuse pain, disability, depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, sleep disruption and fatigue, associated with dysfunction of the descending pain-modulating system (DPMS). OBJECTIVES: W…

rct 2019

The Effects of Melatonin on the Descending Pain Inhibitory System and Neural Plasticity Markers in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Frontiers in pharmacology ·doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.01382

Background: Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (ACBC) has been associated with fatigue, pain, depressive symptoms, and disturbed sleep. And, previous studies in non-cancer patients showed that melatonin could improve the descending pai…