Peripheral neuropathy in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1375 @entity16 @entity1218 @entity3568 @entity923
Alterations in peripheral nerves are well documented in overt @entity3568 but not in @entity1375 . We performed electrophysiologic studies to investigate such abnormalities in @entity1 with normal serum total T4 and hyperresponsiveness of TSH to @entity1218 , either with normal or high levels of basal circulating TSH. Subjects were divided in three groups: (i) @entity1375 Stage I (group () (n = 17, mean age = 39 +/- 34 years), T4 = 9 +/- 0.7 micrograms/dL, TSH = 4.3 +/- 0.4 microU/mL, sTSH post- @entity1218 (peak value) = 37.6 +/- 1.6 microU/mL; (ii) @entity1375 Stage II (group II) (n = 10, mean age: 43 +/- 6 years), T4 = 7.7 +/- 0.8 microgram/dL, TSH = 20 +/- 5 microU/mL, TSH post- @entity1218 > 50 microU/mL; (iii) Control Group (n = 20, mean age 41 +/- 5 years), healthy subjects. All @entity1 and controls were @entity1 . @entity1218 test consisted in the i.v. injection of 200 micrograms @entity1218 (normal peak value up to 25 microU/mL, normal basal TSH < 5.5 microU/mL. None of the @entity1 had @entity923 or any other @entity16 . We studied the distal motor latencies, motor and sensory amplitudes, and nerve conduction velocities. The motor parameters were measured in the median and external sciatic popliteal (ESP) nerves, and the sensory parameters in the median and sural nerves. In most cases values were obtained from both right and left nerves. Motor parameters: no differences were found between all groups for conduction velocities (CV).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
