| Literature DB >> 17063317 |
Zaza Katsarava1, Ozgüt Yaldizli, Christina Voulkoudis, Hans-Christoph Diener, Helger Kaube, Matthias Maschke.
Abstract
We compared the sensitivity of pain related evoked potentials (PREP), a novel electrophysiological technique, with standard nerve conduction (SNC) testing in the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy in 47 patients with HIV infection and 31 age matched controls. SNC testing revealed a neuropathy in only 31%, whereas PREP was abnormal in 74% of symptomatic patients. This result hints that PREP is more sensitive in the detection of HIV-associated small fiber neuropathy than standard neurography.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17063317 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0262-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol ISSN: 0340-5354 Impact factor: 4.849