Autonomic nervous system involvement in Behçet's disease

In this study, R-R interval variation (RRIV) and sympathetic skin response (SSR) were used to evaluate autonomic nervous system (ANS) involvement in 25 patients with Behçet's disease. Normative values of RRIV and SSR were determined in a group of 25 healthy volunteers. R-R interval variation at...

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Published in:Rheumatology international 2002-08, Vol.22 (4), p.155-159
Main Authors: KARATAS, Gülcin Kaymak, ÖNDER, Meltem, MERAY, Jale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Confidence Intervals
Electrocardiography - methods
Electromyography - methods
Electrophysiology - methods
Female
Galvanic Skin Response
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system
Probability
Prognosis
Reaction Time
Reference Values
Risk Factors
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Sex Distribution
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Summary:In this study, R-R interval variation (RRIV) and sympathetic skin response (SSR) were used to evaluate autonomic nervous system (ANS) involvement in 25 patients with Behçet's disease. Normative values of RRIV and SSR were determined in a group of 25 healthy volunteers. R-R interval variation at rest (R%) and during deep breathing (D%), the difference between D% and R% (D-R), and the ratio of D% to R% (D/R) were determined. R-R interval variations did not show a significant difference between patients and the control group. There was a negative correlation with age for R%, D%, and D-R in the control group, but none was found in the patient group. The SSR latencies were two standard deviations above the normal mean values in three patients who described symptoms of autonomic dysfunction. In conclusion, symptoms of autonomic disturbance must be evaluated carefully for a possible involvement of ANS that might occur in Behçet's disease.
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/s00296-002-0220-0