Autonomic nervous symptoms in primary Sjogren's; syndrome.
(2008) In Rheumatology 47(6). p.914-919- Abstract
- Objectives. Objective signs of autonomic dysfunction (AD) have been reported in patients with primary SS (pSS) while the presence of associated symptoms has not been systematically studied. Therefore, the aims of this study were (i) to assess the presence and severity of various AD symptoms in pSS patients and (ii) to relate AD symptoms to other clinical features of pSS. Methods. Thirty-eight pSS patients and 200 population-based controls were studied for presence and severity of AD symptoms using the Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP), a validated self-completed questionnaire evaluating various AD symptoms. In addition, patients were investigated by three different objective autonomic nervous function tests. Results. pSS patients scored... (More)
- Objectives. Objective signs of autonomic dysfunction (AD) have been reported in patients with primary SS (pSS) while the presence of associated symptoms has not been systematically studied. Therefore, the aims of this study were (i) to assess the presence and severity of various AD symptoms in pSS patients and (ii) to relate AD symptoms to other clinical features of pSS. Methods. Thirty-eight pSS patients and 200 population-based controls were studied for presence and severity of AD symptoms using the Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP), a validated self-completed questionnaire evaluating various AD symptoms. In addition, patients were investigated by three different objective autonomic nervous function tests. Results. pSS patients scored significantly higher in the parasympathetic [secretomotor disorder, urinary disorder, gastroparesis (females only) and pupillomotor disorder] as well as sympathetic (orthostatic intolerance and vasomotor disorder) ASP domains compared with controls. Consequently, the standardized ASP total score was significantly increased in pSS patients [1.77 (0.57, 3.15) vs - 0.21 (-0.82, 0.72); P = 0.00] and 45% of pSS patients had an ASP total score >/=2 s.d. Furthermore, the autonomic nervous function tests showed signs of objective parasympathetic and sympathetic dysfunction as well. However, the ASP domain and total scores showed limited associations with the objective autonomic nervous function test parameters as well as clinical and serological factors of pSS. Conclusions. pSS patients showed subjective and objective signs of both a parasympathetic and a sympathetic dysfunction. However, AD symptoms showed limited associations with objective autonomic nervous function as well as other clinical features of the disease. (Less)
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- Mandl, Thomas LU ; Granberg, Viktoria LU ; Apelqvist, Jan LU ; Wollmer, Per LU ; Manthorpe, Rolf LU and Jacobsson, Lennart LU
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- Physiology, Cardiovascular, syndrome, Nervous, Primary Sjögren's, Autonomic symptoms
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- Rheumatology
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- 6
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- 914 - 919
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- Oxford University Press
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- 10.1093/rheumatology/ken107
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- English
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title = {{Autonomic nervous symptoms in primary Sjogren's; syndrome.}},
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