THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIATIC NEURITIS WITH LIVER DISEASE
Authors: S. S.  LICHTMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 May 1938THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIATIC NEURITIS WITH LIVER DISEASES. S. LICHTMAN, M.D.S. S. LICHTMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-11-1992 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPeripheral neuritis occurs commonly in metabolic disorders such as gout and diabetes. In severe anemia, renal and hepatic diseases, on the other hand, the central nervous system is more frequently involved. Lenticular degeneration has been described in association with cirrhosis of the liver.1Involvement of the peripheral nerves may also complicate liver disease. Polyneuritis has been ascribed to jaundice independently of a basic vitamin deficiency or alcohol abuse,2and also it has been thought due to the severe liver damage of biliary obstruction.3Neuritis has been noted in subjects with pigment cirrhosis, particularly in those with involvement of both the...References1. WILSON SA: Progressive lenticular degeneration: a familial nervous disease associated with cirrhosis of the liver, Lancet, 1912, i, 1115. WILSON, S. A. K., HOWARD, C. P., and ROYCE, C. E.: Progressive lenticular degeneration associated with cirrhosis of the liver (Wilson's disease), Arch. Int. Med., 1919, xxiv, 497. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HURST AF: Medical diseases of the war, Ed. Arnold, London, 1918. Google Scholar3. CORNILS E: Polyneuritis nach schwerem mechanisch bedingtem Ikterus mit Leberschädigung, Zentralbl. f. inn. Med., 1924, xlv, 1065. Google Scholar4. MANCKE R: Ueber Neuritis bei Pigmentzirrhose, Deutsch. Ztschr. f. Nervenheil., 1932, cxxv, 279. NAKANO, J.: München med. Wchnschr., 1914, lxi, 919. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HENCH PS: The analgesic effect of hepatitis and jaundice in chronic arthritis, fibrositis, and sciatic pain, ANN. INT. MED., 1934, vii, 1278. SIDEL, N., and ABRAMS, M. L.: Jaundice in arthritis: its analgesic action, New Eng. Jr. Med., 1934, ccx, 181. BORMAN, M. C.: Jaundice in arthritis, Wisconsin Med. Jr., 1936, xxxv, 890. Google Scholar6. MILLER S: Hepatic efficiency in chronic rheumatic diseases, in BUCKLEY, C. W.: Reports on chronic rheumatic diseases, No. 1, 1936, Macmillan, New York. Google Scholar7. EPPINGERARNSTEIN HA: Zur Pathogenese der Polyneuritis, Ztschr. klin. Med., 1912, lxxiv, 324. Google Scholar8. LICHTMANSOBOTKA SSH: An enzymatic method for the detection and estimation of tyrosine in urine, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1929, lxxxv, 261. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. LICHTMAN SS: Cinchophen oxidation test of liver cell function, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlviii, 98. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. LICHTMANSTERN SSEL: The influence of bile salts on the nervous system following intraspinal usage, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1935, xxxii, 1201. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication May 20, 1937.From the Medical Division, Service of Dr. George Baehr, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Advantages of Hepatic Injury and Jaundice in Certain Conditions, Notably the Rheumatic DiseasesAbstracts 1 May 1938Volume 11, Issue 11Page: 1992-1995KeywordsAlcoholismAnemiaCentral nervous systemCirrhosisGoutLiverLiver diseasesMetabolic disordersNervesRenal diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...