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Peripheral nerve involvement in chronic liver disease. Clinical and electrophysiological study.
Giovanni SavettieriDomenico Di RaimondoF ScoppaG MignecoBrigida FierroM G Castiglionesubject
AdultLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyNeurologyNeural ConductionSensory systemDermatologyChronic liver diseasePeripheral nervemedicineHumansNeuroradiologyAgedHepatitis Chronicbusiness.industryGeneral NeuroscienceLiver DiseasesPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasePsychiatry and Mental healthElectrophysiologyToxic neuropathyChronic DiseaseFemaleNeurology (clinical)Neurosurgerybusinessdescription
A clinical and electrophysiological study was carried out on 19 selected patients with chronic liver disease. Clinical signs of peripheral nerve involvement were found in 4 patients (21%); while electrophysiological impairment was present in 11 patients (57.8%). These abnormalities were mostly limited to the sensory and motor fibers of the tibialis posterior nerve. Our data confirm the presence of peripheral nerve involvement in chronic liver disease, and that it may be evidenced by careful electrophysiological examination.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-12-01 | Italian journal of neurological sciences |