Autonomic dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A neurophysiological and neurosonology study.
ALS
autonomic nervous system
cross-sectional area
sympathetic skin response
vagus nerve
Journal
Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
ISSN: 1552-6569
Titre abrégé: J Neuroimaging
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9102705
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
revised:
07
03
2022
received:
09
02
2022
accepted:
10
03
2022
pubmed:
29
3
2022
medline:
26
7
2022
entrez:
28
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper and lower motor neurons. Some ALS patients exhibit concomitant nonmotor signs, and thus ALS is considered a multisystem disorder. The aim of this study is to investigate autonomous nervous system involvement in ALS. We investigated 21 ALS patients and 28 age-matched controls. ALS patients were assessed for disease severity with the Revised-ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFSR) and for the presence of autonomic symptoms with the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score scale. Sympathetic nervous system was evaluated by sympathetic skin response (SSR) and parasympathetic nervous system by ultrasonography of vagus nerve (VN) at the level of the thyroid gland. SSR latencies were shorter and SSR amplitudes were higher in controls compared to ALS patients. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the VN was significantly smaller in ALS patients (mean CSA right/left: 1.73±0.62 mm This study confirms the presence of autonomic dysfunction in ALS patients and provides evidence of VN atrophy that correlates with disease severity and duration and is independent of bulbar involvement. Degeneration of dorsal nucleus neurons of the VN is hypothesized.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper and lower motor neurons. Some ALS patients exhibit concomitant nonmotor signs, and thus ALS is considered a multisystem disorder. The aim of this study is to investigate autonomous nervous system involvement in ALS.
METHODS
We investigated 21 ALS patients and 28 age-matched controls. ALS patients were assessed for disease severity with the Revised-ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFSR) and for the presence of autonomic symptoms with the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score scale. Sympathetic nervous system was evaluated by sympathetic skin response (SSR) and parasympathetic nervous system by ultrasonography of vagus nerve (VN) at the level of the thyroid gland.
RESULTS
SSR latencies were shorter and SSR amplitudes were higher in controls compared to ALS patients. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the VN was significantly smaller in ALS patients (mean CSA right/left: 1.73±0.62 mm
CONCLUSIONS
This study confirms the presence of autonomic dysfunction in ALS patients and provides evidence of VN atrophy that correlates with disease severity and duration and is independent of bulbar involvement. Degeneration of dorsal nucleus neurons of the VN is hypothesized.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2022 American Society of Neuroimaging.
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