دورية أكاديمية
Evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of chronic polyneuropathy.
| العنوان: | Evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of chronic polyneuropathy. |
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| المؤلفون: | Johannsen L; From the Departments of *Neurology and daggerPathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark., Smith T, Havsager AM, Madsen C, Kjeldsen MJ, Dalsgaard NJ, Gaist D, Schrøder HD, Sindrup SH |
| المصدر: | Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease [J Clin Neuromuscul Dis] 2001 Dec; Vol. 3 (2), pp. 47-52. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100887391 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1537-1611 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15220443 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Neuromuscul Dis Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c1999- |
| مستخلص: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic yield and to describe the spectrum of diagnosis encountered by evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of chronic polyneuropathy. Methods: We prospectively evaluated 198 patients referred to a department of neurology with symptoms suggestive of polyneuropathy. The evaluation included nerve conduction studies with near-nerve technique, quantitative examination of temperature sensation, blood tests, chest x-rays, and skin biopsies as well as diagnostic tests for differential diagnoses. Results: Polyneuropathy was found in 147 patients, alternative diagnoses in 25, and 26 remained undiagnosed. The etiology of polyneuropathy could not be identified in 25% of the patients with polyneuropathy. In the remaining 75%, the cause of neuropathy was diabetes and/or alcohol abuse (41%), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (5%), drugs (5%), connective tissue disease (3%), and a number of less frequent conditions. A previously undiagnosed condition was found in 30% of the patients with polyneuropathy. Conclusion: Evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of polyneuropathy reveals a high fraction of patients with previously undiagnosed conditions both in patients ending up with a polyneuropathy diagnosis and those without this diagnosis. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20081217 Date Completed: 20121002 Latest Revision: 20220317 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00131402-200112000-00001 |
| PMID: | 19078654 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1537-1611 |
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| DOI: | 10.1097/00131402-200112000-00001 |