Feature or clinic, pathology and electrophysiology with chronic alcoholic polyneuropathy
- VernacularTitle:慢性酒精性多发性神经病的临床、病理及电生理特征
- Author:
Xiaoyu HAN
;
Yang HE
;
Jinsheng YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alcoholism Polyneuropathy Nerve conducting velocity Myelin degeneration
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
1995;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
patients with chronic alcoholic polyneuropathy (CAPN ) were described. They were all male with age rainging from 33 to 70 years (mean age 53. 7). The cardinal symptoms are. pain and numbness in the extremities, stocking and glove decreased of pain and temperature sense in the legs and arms, the loss of vibration sense and muscule atrophy. The motion nerve conducting velocity (MCV) and sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV) all are slowed in varying degrees. Superficial peroneal nerve biopsy identified myelin degeneration of myelinated nerve fibers, axonal degeneration or disappearance, degeneration of Schwann cell and also involved perineurium. The change was due to avitaminosis for long-term drinking.
