Table 1 (abstract A41). Prevalence of pain, fatigue, sensory abnormalities, exercise intolerance, and fibromyalgia in 107 patients with PANS compared with 70 controls without psychiatric symptoms
Variable | Patient reported ever | Patient reported for ≥ 3 months | Control reported |
|---|---|---|---|
Any pain not due to injury, N (%) | 98 / 107 (92%) | 73 / 107 (68%) | 24 / 70 (34%) |
Location of pain, N (%) | |||
 Limb | 83 / 107 (78%) | 38 / 107 (36%) | 2 / 70 (3%) |
 Upper back | 53 / 107 (50%) | 20 / 107 (19%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Lower back | 62 / 107 (58%) | 25 / 107 (23%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Neck | 67 / 107 (63%) | 26 / 107 (24%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Jaw | 35 / 107 (33%) | 8 / 107 (7%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Chest | 47 / 107 (44%) | 12 / 107 (11%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Abdomen | 89 / 107 (83%) | 51 / 107 (48%) | 10 / 70 (14%) |
 Headaches | 91 / 107 (85%) | 59 / 107 (55%) | 18 / 70 (26%) |
Moderate or severe symptoms reported on the fibromyalgia ACR screening tool, N (%) | |||
 Daytime fatigue | 80 / 107 (75%) | 43 / 107 (40%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Waking unrefreshed | 82 / 107 (77%) | 45 / 107 (42%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Cognitive symptoms | 85 / 107 (79%) | 41 / 107 (38%) | 1 / 70 (1%) |
Exercise intolerance, N (%) | 64 / 107 (60%) | 28 / 107 (26%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
Sensory disturbances, N (%) | 69/107 (65%) | 48/107 (45%) | 2/70 (3%) |
 Cold intolerance | 36 / 107 (34%) | 10 / 107 (9%) | 2 / 70 (3%) |
 Heat intolerance | 38 / 107 (36%) | 16 / 107 (15%) | 1 / 70 (1%) |
 Noise sensitivity | 76 / 107 (71%) | 39 / 107 (36%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Light sensitivity | 71 / 107 (66%) | 35 / 107 (33%) | 1 / 70 (1%) |
 Smell/taste sensitivity | 64 / 107 (60%) | 28 / 107 (26%) | 2 / 70 (3%) |
 Touch/texture sensitivity | 66 / 107 (62%) | 28 / 107 (26%) | 1 / 70 (1%) |
 Shooting or burning pain | 33 / 107 (31%) | 8 / 107 (7%) | 1 / 70 (1%) |
 Numbness | 17 / 107 (16%) | 1 / 107 (1%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |