Quantitative sensory testing: high sensitivity in small fiber neuropathy with normal NCS/EMG. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We evaluated the diagnostic sensitivity of quantitative sensory testing (QST), using the CASE IV system, in 14 patients with clinically diagnosed small-fiber neuropathy and normal traditional electrodiagnostic studies. All patients had at least 1 abnormal threshold, 13 patients had abnormal heat-pain thresholds, 8 had abnormal cold thresholds, and 7 had abnormal vibration thresholds. QST is therefore highly effective in documenting dysfunction in small fiber neuropathy patients.

publication date

  • December 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Nerve Fibers
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neural Conduction
  • Pain Threshold

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036900461

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02029.x

PubMed ID

  • 12477168

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 4