TY  - JOUR
AU  - Flossdorf, Pia
AU  - Haupt, Walter F.
AU  - Brunn, Anna
AU  - Deckert, Martina
AU  - Fink, Gereon Rudolf
AU  - Lehmann, Helmar C.
AU  - Wunderlich, Gilbert
TI  - Long-Time Course of Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy
JO  - European neurology
VL  - 79
SN  - 1421-9913
CY  - Basel
PB  - Karger
M1  - FZJ-2018-02011
SP  - 161 - 165
PY  - 2018
AB  - Background: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a challenging subtype of peripheral neuropathies. Once the diagnosis has been established, there is an uncertainty how SFN may progress, whether larger fibers will become involved over time, whether quality of life may be compromised, or whether repeated diagnostic workup in patients with unknown underlying cause may increase the yield of treatable causes of SFN. Methods: We evaluated 16 patients with documented long-time course of idiopathic SFN. Results: Clinical and electrophysiological course remained stable in 75% of the patients, while 25% SFN-patients developed large fiber neuropathies. Conclusions: Our data suggest that SFN represents a benign disease course in the majority of patients without severely limiting the quality of life.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:29518780
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000433252800008
DO  - DOI:10.1159/000487717
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/844607
ER  -