| Thermal hypoaesthesia differentiates secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy from primary restless legs syndrome. | |
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PMID: 20194142 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study aimed to assess thermal and mechanical perception and pain thresholds in primary idiopathic restless legs syndrome and secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy. Twenty-one patients (age: 53.4 + or - 8.4, n = 3, male) with primary restless legs syndrome and 13 patients (age: 63.0 + or - 8.2, n = 1, male) with secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy were compared with 20 healthy subjects (age: 58.0 + or - 7.0; n = 2, male). Differential diagnosis of secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy was based on clinical symptoms and confirmed with skin biopsies in all patients. A comprehensive quantitative sensory testing protocol encompassing thermal and mechanical detection and pain thresholds, as devised by the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain, was performed on the clinically more affected foot between 2 pm and 1 am when restless legs syndrome symptoms were present in all patients. Patients with primary restless legs syndrome showed hyperalgesia to blunt pressure (P < 0.001), pinprick (P < 0.001) and vibratory hyperaesthesia (P < 0.001). Patients with secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy showed thermal hypoaesthesia to cold (Adelta-fibre mediated) and warm (C-fibre mediated) (all P < 0.001) and hyperalgesia to pinprick (P < 0.001). Static mechanical hyperalgesia in primary and secondary restless legs syndrome is consistent with the concept of central disinhibition of nociceptive pathways, which might be induced by conditioning afferent input from damaged small fibre neurons in secondary restless legs syndrome. |
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Authors:
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Cornelius G Bachmann; Roman Rolke; Uta Scheidt; Christine Stadelmann; Martin Sommer; Goran Pavlakovic; Svenja Happe; Rolf-Detlef Treede; Walter Paulus |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-02-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Brain : a journal of neurology Volume: 133 ISSN: 1460-2156 ISO Abbreviation: Brain Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-22 Completed Date: 2010-04-13 Revised Date: 2011-05-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372537 Medline TA: Brain Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 762-70 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg August University, Robert Koch Strasse 40, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany. cbachma@gwdg.de |
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Aged Cold Temperature Female Hot Temperature Humans Male Middle Aged Pain / physiopathology* Pain Measurement Pain Threshold Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*, pathology, physiopathology* Photoperiod Physical Stimulation Pressure Restless Legs Syndrome / diagnosis*, pathology, physiopathology* Sensory Thresholds Skin / pathology Touch Perception / physiology* Vibration |
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Brain. 2011 Apr;134(Pt 4):e167; author reply e168
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