Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results

Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. The aim of the study was to establish whether in patients with pSS without central nervous system (CNS) involvement, the function of the central portion of the sensory pathway can be challenged. In 33 patients with pSS without clinica...

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Main Authors: Edyta Dziadkowiak, Agata Sebastian, Małgorzata Wieczorek, Elżbieta Kusińska, Marta Waliszewska-Prosół, Piotr Wiland, Maria Ejma
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8174340
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Agata Sebastian
Małgorzata Wieczorek
Elżbieta Kusińska
Marta Waliszewska-Prosół
Piotr Wiland
Maria Ejma
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Agata Sebastian
Małgorzata Wieczorek
Elżbieta Kusińska
Marta Waliszewska-Prosół
Piotr Wiland
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description Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. The aim of the study was to establish whether in patients with pSS without central nervous system (CNS) involvement, the function of the central portion of the sensory pathway can be challenged. In 33 patients with pSS without clinical features of CNS damage and normal head computed tomography scan, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) were studied. The results were compared to other clinical parameters of the disease, particularly to immunological status. The control group consisted of 20 healthy volunteers. Mean latency of all components of SEP was considerably prolonged in patients compared to the control group. Mean interpeak latency N20-N13 (duration of central conduction TT) did not differ significantly between the groups. However, in the study group, mean amplitude of N20P22 and N13P16 was significantly higher compared to healthy individuals. In patients with pSS, significant differences in SEP parameters depending on the duration of the disease and presence of SSA and SSB antibodies were noted. The authors confirmed CNS involvement often observed in patients with pSS. They also showed dysfunction of the central sensory neuron as a difference in the amplitude of cortical response, which indicates subclinical damage to the CNS.
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spelling doaj-art-5f779be579694c1c978b9505d95c39d12025-02-03T01:06:41ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562018-01-01201810.1155/2018/81743408174340Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary ResultsEdyta Dziadkowiak0Agata Sebastian1Małgorzata Wieczorek2Elżbieta Kusińska3Marta Waliszewska-Prosół4Piotr Wiland5Maria Ejma6Department of Neurology, Wroclaw Medical Hospital, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Geoinformatics and Cartography, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wroclaw, Uniwersytecki 1, 50-136 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandPrimary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. The aim of the study was to establish whether in patients with pSS without central nervous system (CNS) involvement, the function of the central portion of the sensory pathway can be challenged. In 33 patients with pSS without clinical features of CNS damage and normal head computed tomography scan, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) were studied. The results were compared to other clinical parameters of the disease, particularly to immunological status. The control group consisted of 20 healthy volunteers. Mean latency of all components of SEP was considerably prolonged in patients compared to the control group. Mean interpeak latency N20-N13 (duration of central conduction TT) did not differ significantly between the groups. However, in the study group, mean amplitude of N20P22 and N13P16 was significantly higher compared to healthy individuals. In patients with pSS, significant differences in SEP parameters depending on the duration of the disease and presence of SSA and SSB antibodies were noted. The authors confirmed CNS involvement often observed in patients with pSS. They also showed dysfunction of the central sensory neuron as a difference in the amplitude of cortical response, which indicates subclinical damage to the CNS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8174340
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Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
Journal of Immunology Research
title Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
title_full Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
title_fullStr Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
title_full_unstemmed Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
title_short Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results
title_sort parameters of somatosensory evoked potentials in patients with primary sjӧgren s syndrome preliminary results
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