Open AccessAutonomic and peripheral neuropathy with reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber density can be observed in patients with gastrointestinal dysmotility
Author(s) -
Ohlsson Bodil,
Dahlin Lars B.,
Englund Elisabet,
Veress Béla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2575
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , peripheral neuropathy , peripheral , peripheral nervous system , autonomic nervous system , nerve fiber , autonomic neuropathy , peripheral nerve , pathology , gastroenterology , central nervous system , anatomy , endocrinology , heart rate , genetics , neuroblastoma , biology , cell culture , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus
Neuropathy should be considered as a possible etiological factor in patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms, without signs of disease on routine investigations. Examinations of the autonomic and peripheral nervous systems may be helpful to select the patients who should be investigated with full‐thickness intestinal biopsy, and to give appropriate care.