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Rubin DI, Lamb CJ. The role of electrodiagnosis in focal neuropathies. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2024; 201:43-59. [PMID: 38697746 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-90108-6.00010-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing plays an important role in confirming a mononeuropathy, localizing the site of nerve injury, defining the pathophysiology, and assessing the severity and prognosis. The combination of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and needle electromyography findings provides the necessary information to fully assess a nerve. The pattern of NCS abnormalities reflects the underlying pathophysiology, with focal slowing or conduction block in neuropraxic injuries and reduced amplitudes in axonotmetic injuries. Needle electromyography findings, including spontaneous activity and voluntary motor unit potential changes, complement the NCS findings and further characterize chronicity and degree of axon loss and reinnervation. EDX is used as an objective marker to follow the progression of a mononeuropathy over time.
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- Devon I Rubin
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
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Abdelkader NF, Ibrahim SM, Moustafa PE, Elbaset MA. Inosine mitigated diabetic peripheral neuropathy via modulating GLO1/AGEs/RAGE/NF-κB/Nrf2 and TGF-β/PKC/TRPV1 signaling pathways. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 145:112395. [PMID: 34775239 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Inosine is a dietary supplement that is widely used for managing numerous central neurological disorders. Interestingly, recent experimental investigation of inosine revealed its potential to promote peripheral neuroprotection after sciatic nerve injury. Such investigation has guided the focus of the current study to expose the potential of inosine in mitigating diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in rats and to study the possible underlying signaling pathways. Adult male Wistar rats were arbitrarily distributed into four groups. In the first group, animals received saline daily for 15 days whereas rats of the remaining groups received a single injection of both nicotinamide (50 mg/Kg/i.p.) and streptozotocin (52.5 mg/Kg/i.p.) for DPN induction. Afterward, inosine (10 mg/Kg/p.o.) was administered to two groups, either alone or in combination with caffeine (3.75 mg/Kg/p.o.), an adenosine receptor antagonist. As a result, inosine showed a hypoglycemic effect, restored the sciatic nerve histological structure, enhanced myelination, modulated conduction velocities and maintained behavioral responses. Furthermore, inosine increased GLO1, reduced AGE/RAGE axis and oxidative stress which in turn, downregulated NF-κB p65 and its phosphorylated form in the sciatic nerves. Inosine enhanced Nrf2 expression and its downstream molecule HO-1, resulting in increased CAT and SOD along with lowered MDA. Moreover, pain was relieved due to suppression of PKC and TRPV1 expression, which ultimately lead to reduced SP and TGF-β. The potential effects of inosine were nearly blocked by caffeine administration; this emphasizes the role of adenosine receptors in inosine-mediated neuroprotective effects. In conclusion, inosine alleviated hyperglycemia-induced DPN via modulating GLO1/AGE/RAGE/NF-κB p65/Nrf2 and TGF-β/PKC/TRPV1/SP pathways.
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- Noha F Abdelkader
- Cairo University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Cairo University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Research center, Medical Division, Department of Pharmacology, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Research center, Medical Division, Department of Pharmacology, Cairo, Egypt
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Nerve Conduction and Neuromuscular Transmission in C57Bl/6 Mice with Genetically Determined Peripheral Neuropathy. NEUROPHYSIOLOGY+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11062-019-09817-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Stålberg E, van Dijk H, Falck B, Kimura J, Neuwirth C, Pitt M, Podnar S, Rubin DI, Rutkove S, Sanders DB, Sonoo M, Tankisi H, Zwarts M. Standards for quantification of EMG and neurography. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1688-1729. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pollari E, Prior R, Robberecht W, Van Damme P, Van Den Bosch L. In Vivo Electrophysiological Measurement of Compound Muscle Action Potential from the Forelimbs in Mouse Models of Motor Neuron Degeneration. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29985328 PMCID: PMC6101751 DOI: 10.3791/57741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Assessing the functionality of the nerve axon provides detailed information on the progression of neuromuscular disorders. Electrophysiological recordings provide a sensitive approach to measure nerve conduction in humans and rodent models. To broaden the technical possibilities for electromyography in mice, the measurement of compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) from the brachial plexus nerve in the forelimb using needle electrodes is described here. CMAP recordings after stimulating the sciatic nerve in hindlimbs have been previously described. The newly introduced method here allows for the evaluation of the nerve conductivity at an additional site, and thus provides a more profound overview of the neuromuscular functionality. The technique provides information on both the relative number of functional axons and the myelination level. Thereby, this method can be applied to assess both axonal diseases as well as demyelinating conditions. This minimally invasive method does not require extraction of the nerve and therefore it is suitable for repeated measurements for longitudinal follow-up in the same animal. Similar recordings are performed in clinical setups to emphasize the translational relevance of the method.
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- Eveliina Pollari
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB;
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Neuron-Specific Deletion of the Nf2 Tumor Suppressor Impairs Functional Nerve Regeneration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159718. [PMID: 27467574 PMCID: PMC4965074 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In contrast to axons of the central nervous system (CNS), axons of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) show better, but still incomplete and often slow regeneration following injury. The tumor suppressor protein merlin, mutated in the hereditary tumor syndrome Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), has recently been shown to have RhoA regulatory functions in PNS neurons—in addition to its well-characterized, growth-inhibitory activity in Schwann cells. Here we report that the conditional knockout of merlin in PNS neurons leads to impaired functional recovery of mice following sciatic nerve crush injury, in a gene-dosage dependent manner. Gross anatomical or electrophysiological alterations of sciatic nerves could not be detected. However, correlating with attenuated RhoA activation due to merlin deletion, ultrastructural analysis of nerve samples indicated enhanced sprouting of axons with reduced caliber size and increased myelination compared to wildtype animals. We conclude that deletion of the tumor suppressor merlin in the neuronal compartment of peripheral nerves results in compromised functional regeneration after injury. This mechanism could explain the clinical observation that NF2 patients suffer from higher incidences of slowly recovering facial nerve paralysis after vestibular schwannoma surgery.
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Mihalj M, Lušić L, Đogaš Z. Reduced evoked motor and sensory potential amplitudes in obstructive sleep apnea patients. J Sleep Res 2016; 25:287-95. [PMID: 26749257 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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It is unknown to what extent chronic intermittent hypoxaemia in obstructive sleep apnea causes damage to the motor and sensory peripheral nerves. It was hypothesized that patients with obstructive sleep apnea would have bilaterally significantly impaired amplitudes of both motor and sensory peripheral nerve-evoked potentials of both lower and upper limbs. An observational study was conducted on 43 patients with obstructive sleep apnea confirmed by the whole-night polysomnography, and 40 controls to assess the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy. All obstructive sleep apnea subjects underwent standardized electroneurographic testing, with full assessment of amplitudes of evoked compound muscle action potentials, sensory neural action potentials, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities, and distal motor and sensory latencies of the median, ulnar, peroneal and sural nerves, bilaterally. All nerve measurements were compared with reference values, as well as between the untreated patients with obstructive sleep apnea and control subjects. Averaged compound muscle action potential and sensory nerve action potential amplitudes were significantly reduced in the nerves of both upper and lower limbs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea compared with controls (P < 0.001). These results confirmed that patients with obstructive sleep apnea had significantly lower amplitudes of evoked action potentials of both motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Clinical/subclinical axonal damage exists in patients with obstructive sleep apnea to a greater extent than previously thought.
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- Mario Mihalj
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.,Sleep Medicine Center, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.,Sleep Medicine Center, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Ongun N, Oguzhanoglu A. Comparison of the Nerve Conduction Parameters in Proximally and Distally Located Muscles Innervated by the Bundles of Median and Ulnar Nerves. Med Princ Pract 2016; 25:466-71. [PMID: 27331396 PMCID: PMC5588500 DOI: 10.1159/000447742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the conduction parameters of nerve bundles of median and ulnar nerves that innervate proximal and distal muscles. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty male and 30 female healthy volunteers between 18 and 70 years of age were enrolled in the study. The conduction parameters were recorded from the proximally located flexor carpi ulnaris, pronator teres and the flexor carpi radialis muscles to the distally located abductor digiti minimi and abductor pollicis brevis muscles for the ulnar and median nerves. Each nerve was stimulated at the region above the elbow and at the axillary region separately. The Student t test was used for statistical analysis, and Levene's test was used to assess whether or not the group variances exhibited a uniform distribution. RESULTS The conduction velocities were faster (78.27 ± 6.55 vs. 67.83 ± 6.76 m/s, and 74.57 ± 5.66 and 74.23 ± 5.88 vs. 66.38 ± 6.85 m/s) and the durations of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) response were longer (15.65 ± 2.43 vs. 13.55 ± 1.78 ms, and 16.38 ± 2.39 and 16.04 ± 2.34 vs. 13.40 ± 1.79 ms) in proximally located muscles than in distally located muscles that are innervated either by ulnar or median nerves (p < 0.001). However, the CMAP amplitudes were smaller (2.52 ± 1.16 vs. 5.81 ± 3.13 mV, and 2.90 ± 1.20 and 3.59 ± 1.66 vs. 6.88 ± 2.77 mV) in proximal muscles than in distal muscles (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between males and females regarding conduction velocities and CMAP amplitudes recorded from proximal and distal muscles. CONCLUSION Proximal muscles innervated by median or ulnar nerves had lower CMAP amplitude values, longer CMAP durations and higher conduction velocities than distal muscles. These findings could reveal a temporal dispersion and phase cancellation due to desynchronized conduction during nerve stimulation.
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- Nedim Ongun
- Department of Neurology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkey
- *Dr. Nedim Ongun, Department of Neurology, Denizli State Hospital, Sehit Albay Karaoglanoglu Street, TR- 20125 Merkezefendi, Denizli (Turkey), E-Mail
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Ongun N, Erdoğan Ç, Tekin S, Oğuzhanoğlu A. An alternative nerve conduction study method to evaluate early diabetic neuropathy: Ratio of different diameter nerve fibers in peroneal nerve. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-015-0419-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Nolan MW, Marolf AJ, Ehrhart EJ, Rao S, Kraft SL, Engel S, Yoshikawa H, Golden AE, Wasserman TH, LaRue SM. Pudendal nerve and internal pudendal artery damage may contribute to radiation-induced erectile dysfunction. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015; 91:796-806. [PMID: 25752394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES Erectile dysfunction is common after radiation therapy for prostate cancer; yet, the etiopathology of radiation-induced erectile dysfunction (RI-ED) remains poorly understood. A novel animal model was developed to study RI-ED, wherein stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) was used to irradiate the prostate, neurovascular bundles (NVB), and penile bulb (PB) of dogs. The purpose was to describe vascular and neurogenic injuries after the irradiation of only the NVB or the PB, and after irradiation of all 3 sites (prostate, NVB, and PB) with varying doses of radiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS Dogs were treated with 50, 40, or 30 Gy to the prostate, NVB, and PB, or 50 Gy to either the NVB or the PB, by 5-fraction SBRT. Electrophysiologic studies of the pudendal nerve and bulbospongiosus muscles and ultrasound studies of pelvic perfusion were performed before and after SBRT. The results of these bioassays were correlated with histopathologic changes. RESULTS SBRT caused slowing of the systolic rise time, which corresponded to decreased arterial patency. Alterations in the response of the internal pudendal artery to vasoactive drugs were observed, wherein SBRT caused a paradoxical response to papaverine, slowing the systolic rise time after 40 and 50 Gy; these changes appeared to have some dose dependency. The neurofilament content of penile nerves was also decreased at high doses and was more profound when the PB was irradiated than when the NVB was irradiated. These findings are coincident with slowing of motor nerve conduction velocities in the pudendal nerve after SBRT. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report in which prostatic irradiation was shown to cause morphologic arterial damage that was coincident with altered internal pudendal arterial tone, and in which decreased motor function in the pudendal nerve was attributed to axonal degeneration and loss. Further investigation of the role played by damage to these structures in RI-ED is warranted.
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- Michael W Nolan
- Department of Clinical Sciences, and Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
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- Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Schulz A, Walther C, Morrison H, Bauer R. In vivo electrophysiological measurements on mouse sciatic nerves. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 24747166 DOI: 10.3791/51181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Electrophysiological studies allow a rational classification of various neuromuscular diseases and are of help, together with neuropathological techniques, in the understanding of the underlying pathophysiology(1). Here we describe a method to perform electrophysiological studies on mouse sciatic nerves in vivo. The animals are anesthetized with isoflurane in order to ensure analgesia for the tested mice and undisturbed working environment during the measurements that take about 30 min/animal. A constant body temperature of 37 °C is maintained by a heating plate and continuously measured by a rectal thermo probe(2). Additionally, an electrocardiogram (ECG) is routinely recorded during the measurements in order to continuously monitor the physiological state of the investigated animals. Electrophysiological recordings are performed on the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), supplying the mouse hind limb with both motoric and sensory fiber tracts. In our protocol, sciatic nerves remain in situ and therefore do not have to be extracted or exposed, allowing measurements without any adverse nerve irritations along with actual recordings. Using appropriate needle electrodes(3) we perform both proximal and distal nerve stimulations, registering the transmitted potentials with sensing electrodes at gastrocnemius muscles. After data processing, reliable and highly consistent values for the nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and the compound motor action potential (CMAP), the key parameters for quantification of gross peripheral nerve functioning, can be achieved.
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lipmann Institute
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology & Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena;
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Bromberg MB. An electrodiagnostic approach to the evaluation of peripheral neuropathies. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2012. [PMID: 23177037 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Electrodiagnosis, which includes nerve conduction and needle electromyographic studies, is an essential element in the evaluation of peripheral neuropathies. A systematic approach to the electrodiagnostic evaluation aids in clarifying the distribution and extent of involvement, type of nerve damage, and time course. When these data are combined with clinical information, a full characterization of the neuropathy is possible leading to a sound differential diagnosis and selection of rational tests to order. This article will discuss the relevant anatomy and physiology of peripheral nerves and the principles of nerve conduction and needle electromyographic studies, including how they help distinguish between prototypic examples of primary axonal and demyelinating neuropathies, how to plan electrodiagnostic studies, and how to interpret data from outside studies.
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- Mark B Bromberg
- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Camargos EF, Oliveira LDF, Boaventura TDDV. My legs are getting old: sinvastatin-induced polyneuropathy. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:2011/mar02_1/bcr0920103340. [PMID: 22707627 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2010.3340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Axonal degeneration is the most common type of neuropathy induced by medication. The literature describes isolated cases in which polyneuropathy of the lower limb was observed during treatment with statins. The authors present a case of polyneuropathy associated with the use of a statin. An 82-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of weakness and discomfort in her lower limbs after 7 years of therapy with simvastatin. The results of an electromyographic study were compatible with polyneuropathy (sensorimotor axonal neuropathy--moderate to severe). One month after the therapy with simvastatin was discontinued, the symptoms were reduced.
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Petratos S, Gonzales MF. Can antiglycolipid antibodies present in HIV‐infected individuals induce immune demyelination? Neuropathology 2008. [PMID: 11211050 PMCID: PMC7167963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2000.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Steven Petratos
- Development and Neurobiology Group, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and
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- Neuropathology Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Rossi P, Morano S, Serrao M, Gabriele A, Di Mario U, Morocutti C, Pozzessere G. Pre-perceptual pain sensory responses (N1 component) in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Neuroreport 2002; 13:1009-12. [PMID: 12060797 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200206120-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We investigated the integrity of the ascending pathways for pain sensitivity in the early stage of type 1 diabetes mellitus, by measuring the N1 component and the conventional N2/P2 vertex potentials of laser evoked potentials (LEPs). Brain responses to laser stimuli were obtained in 21 healthy volunteers and 21 type 1 diabetic patients, without either clinical neuropathy or electrophysiological evidence of large-fiber damage. In diabetic patients N1 and P2 latencies were prolonged and the N1 and N2/P2 amplitudes were decreased after foot stimulation. A significant reduction of the conduction velocity of Adelta fibers in the lower limbs was also observed. LEPs reveal an early, subclinical and selective damage of pain sensation in diabetic patients. N1 and P2 potentials are delayed and decreased in parallel giving evidence that LEP abnormalities are not secondary to a cognitive dysfunction and mostly reflect a small-fiber dysfunction.
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- Paolo Rossi
- Institute of Neurology, La Sapienza, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Petratos S, Gonzales ME. Can antiglycolipid antibodies present in HIV-infected individuals induce immune demyelination? Neuropathology 2000; 20:257-72. [PMID: 11211050 PMCID: PMC7167963 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2000.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Of the eight clinically defined neuropathies associated with HIV infection, there is compelling evidence that acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (IDPN) have an autoimmune pathogenesis. Many non-HIV infected individuals who suffer from sensory-motor nerve dysfunction have autoimmune indicators. The immunopathogenesis of demyelination must involve neuritogenic components in myelin. The various antigens suspected to play a role in HIV-seronegative IDPN include (i) P2 protein; (ii) sulfatide (GalS); (iii) various gangliosides (especially GM1); (iv) galactocerebroside (GalC); and (v) glycoproteins or glycolipids with the carbohydrate epitope glucuronyl-3-sulfate. These glycoproteins or glycolipids may be individually targeted, or an immune attack may be raised against a combination of any of these epitopes. The glycolipids, however, especially GalS, have recently evoked much interest as mediators of immune events underlying both non-HIV and HIV-associated demyelinating neuropathies. The present review outlines the recent research findings of antiglycolipid antibodies present in HIV-infected patients with and without peripheral nerve dysfunction, in an attempt to arrive at some consensus as to whether these antibodies may play a role in the immunopathogenesis of HIV-associated inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
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- S Petratos
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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