Somatic functional syndromes: what do we know about them?
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Chronic pain, Somatic syndrome, Sensitization, Functional syndromeAbstract
Somatic syndromes occur very frequently in medical consultation. They are accompanied by: (i) pain in localized or multiple locations, (ii) functional alterations in one or several body systems, (iii) continuous complaints of weakness and fatigue. For each of the problematic symptoms, a frequency of 6% to 36% has been reported in primary care. About half of patients diagnosed with “functional syndrome” will be disabled during the year following diagnosis. This review explores the most common functional syndromes.
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