Peripheral Neuropathy Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: ARMIN E. GOOD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 July 1965Peripheral Neuropathy Associated with Rheumatoid ArthritisA Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Study of 70 Consecutive Rheumatoid Arthritis PatientsARMIN E. GOOD, M.D., ROBERT P. CHRISTOPHER, M.D., GEORGE H. KOEPKE, M.D., LEONARD F. BENDER, M.D., MICHAEL E. TARTER, PH.D.ARMIN E. GOOD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT P. CHRISTOPHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE H. KOEPKE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONARD F. BENDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL E. TARTER, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-1-87 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAs far back as the mid-nineteenth century, authors dealing with rheumatoid arthritis have commented upon associated symptoms suggesting neurologic disease (1). Features suggestive of peripheral neuropathy, in particular, have included paresthesias, radiating pains, vasomotor dysfunction, edema, and weakness. Histopathological changes in the peripheral nervous system have been described (2, 3). Objective signs, however, of peripheral neuropathy have been rare indeed in any unselected series of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (4, 5). Thus, in neurological circles, rheumatoid neuropathy has not received recognition as an entity (6). Since the introduction of corticosteroids, there has been considerable interest in cases of rheumatoid arthritis...References1. SHORT CL: Rheumatoid arthritis: historical aspects. J. Chronic Dis. 10: 367, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FREUNDSTEINERLEICHTENTRITTPRICE HAGBAE: Peripheral nerves in chronic atrophic arthritis. Amer. J. Path. 18: 865, 1942. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MORRISONSHORTLUDWIGSCHWAB LRCLAORS: The neuromuscular system in rheumatoid arthritis: electromyographic and histologic observations. Amer. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Medical Service and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.This study was supported in part by grant T1-GM-09 from the U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.This paper was presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, August 23, 1964, Boston, Mass.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Armin E. Good, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48105. 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Clinical and electrophysiological features.The Neuropathy of Sjögren's Syndrome Trigeminal Nerve InvolvementH. BENFER KALTREIDER, M.D., NORMAN TALAL, M.D. 1 July 1965Volume 63, Issue 1Page: 87-99KeywordsArthritisElectromyographyHospital medicineMedical servicesPeripheral nervous systemPeripheral neuropathyPrevention, policy, and public healthRehabilitation medicineRheumatoid arthritisVeteran care Issue Published: 1 July 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...