Autonomic impairment in painful neuropathy

Vera Novak; Miriam Freimer; J. T. Kissel; Zarife Sahenk; I.M. Periquet; S. M. Bengtson Nash; Michael P. Collins; Jerry R. Mendell

doi:10.1212/wnl.56.7.861

April 10, 2001Neurology

Autonomic impairment in painful neuropathy

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Population

92 patients with painful neuropathy (PN), mean age 56.9 +/- 12.4 years, 60 women and 32 men.

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Intervention

Autonomic testing including autonomic reflex testing (ART), Quantitative Sudomotor Axon Reflex Test (QSART), cardiac-vagal, head-up tilt, surface skin temperature, autonomic symptoms questionnaire, nerve conduction studies (NCS), quantitative sensory testing, skin biopsy, and Composite Autonomic Symptoms Score (CASS).

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Outcome

Degree, distribution, and severity of autonomic impairmentsurrogate

Autonomic impairment is highly prevalent in painful neuropathy and presents with a unique constellation of predominantly cholinergic symptoms.

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Autonomic testing may inform painful neuropathy evaluation; cross-sectional data leaves open prognostic value and management impact.

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