RESUMEN

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.

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Fibras Nerviosas/fisiología , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/fisiopatología , Conducción Nerviosa/fisiología , Umbral del Dolor , Adulto , Electromiografía/métodos , Electromiografía/estadística & datos numéricos , Femenino , Calor , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/diagnóstico , Umbral del Dolor/fisiología , Estudios Retrospectivos