Impaired small fiber conduction in patients with Fabry disease: a neurophysiological case–control study
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- Background Fabry disease is an inborn lysosomal storage disorder which is associated with small fiber neuropathy. We set out to investigate small fiber conduction in Fabry patients using pain-related evoked potentials (PREP). Methods In this case–control study we prospectively studied 76 consecutive Fabry patients for electrical small fiber conduction in correlation with small fiber function and morphology. Data were compared with healthy controls using non-parametric statistical tests. All patients underwent neurological examinationBackground Fabry disease is an inborn lysosomal storage disorder which is associated with small fiber neuropathy. We set out to investigate small fiber conduction in Fabry patients using pain-related evoked potentials (PREP). Methods In this case–control study we prospectively studied 76 consecutive Fabry patients for electrical small fiber conduction in correlation with small fiber function and morphology. Data were compared with healthy controls using non-parametric statistical tests. All patients underwent neurological examination and were investigated with pain and depression questionnaires. Small fiber function (quantitative sensory testing, QST), morphology (skin punch biopsy), and electrical conduction (PREP) were assessed and correlated. Patients were stratified for gender and disease severity as reflected by renal function. Results All Fabry patients (31 men, 45 women) had small fiber neuropathy. Men with Fabry disease showed impaired cold (p < 0.01) and warm perception (p < 0.05), while women did not differ from controls. Intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) was reduced at the lower leg (p < 0.001) and the back (p < 0.05) mainly of men with impaired renal function. When investigating A-delta fiber conduction with PREP, men but not women with Fabry disease had lower amplitudes upon stimulation at face (p < 0.01), hands (p < 0.05), and feet (p < 0.01) compared to controls. PREP amplitudes further decreased with advance in disease severity. PREP amplitudes and warm (p < 0.05) and cold detection thresholds (p < 0.01) at the feet correlated positively in male patients. Conclusion Small fiber conduction is impaired in men with Fabry disease and worsens with advanced disease severity. PREP are well-suited to measure A-delta fiber conduction.…
Autor(en): | Nurcan Üçeyler, Ann-Kathrin Kahn, Daniela Kramer, Daniel Zeller, Jordi Casanova-Molla, Christoph Wanner, Frank Weidemann, Zaza Katsarava, Claudia Sommer |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96527 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik |
Medizinische Fakultät / Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I | |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | BMC Neurology |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | In: BMC Neurology (2013) 13: 47, doi:10.1186/1471-2377-13-47 |
URL der Erstveröffentlichung: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/13/47 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-47 |
Sonstige beteiligte Institutionen: | Wurzburg Fabry Center for Interdisciplinary Therapy (FAZIT), Wurzburg, Germany |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | A-delta fibers; Fabry disease; Pain-related evoked potentials; Small fiber neuropathy |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 29.04.2014 |
Sammlungen: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2013 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |