Table 2.
Details of symptoms (sensory, motor and autonomic) reported by the patients in the whole population and according to the presence (FESC <60 μS) or absence of sudomotor dysfunction (FESC ≥60 μS).
| Symptoms | Whole population (n = 50) | FESC < 60 µS (n = 13) | FESC ≥ 60 µS (n = 37) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensory symptoms | ||||
| Pins and needles | 19 (38) | 8 (61.5) | 11 (29.7) | 0.04 |
| Numbness and less ability to feel pain or changes in temperature | 17 (34) | 4 (30.7) | 13 (35.1) | 0.77 |
| Burning or sharp pain | 17 (34) | 11 (84.6) | 6 (16.2) | <0.0001 |
| Feeling pain from something that should not be painful at all, such as a very light touch | 18 (36) | 9 (69.2) | 9 (24.3) | 0.0037 |
| Loss of balance or coordination caused by less ability to tell the position of the limb | 1 (2) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 0.08 |
| Motor symptoms | ||||
| Twitching and muscle cramps | 22 (44) | 10 (76.9) | 12 (32.4) | 0.005 |
| Muscle weakness or paralysis affecting one or more muscles | 7 (14) | 6 (46.2) | 1 (2.7) | 0.0001 |
| Thinning (wasting) of muscles | 1 (2) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 0.08 |
| Foot drop, particularly noticeable when walking | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Autonomic symptoms | ||||
| Constipation or diarrhea | 5 (10) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (8.1) | 0.45 |
| Feeling sick, bloating, or belching | 14 (28) | 5 (38.5) | 9 (24.3) | 0.32 |
| Low blood pressure, which can make you feel faint or dizzy when you stand up | 11 (22) | 5 (38.5) | 6 (16.2) | 0.09 |
| Rapid heartbeat | 15 (30) | 10 (76.9) | 5 (13.5) | <0.0001 |
| Excessive sweating or a lack of sweating | 12 (24) | 2 (15.4) | 10 (27.1) | 0.39 |
| Problems with sexual function, such as erectile dysfunction in men | 4 (8) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (8.1) | 0.96 |
| Difficulty emptying your bladder of urine, or loss of bowel control | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |