Dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy in post-COVID condition and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
N AzcueRocío Del PinoM AceraT Fernández-ValleN Ayo-MentxakatorreT Pérez-ConchaA Murueta-GoyenaJ V LafuenteA PradaA López de MunainG Ruiz IrastorzaD Martín-IglesiasL RibacobaI GabilondoJ C Gómez-EstebanB Tijero-MerinoPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2023)
Both syndromes were characterized by inappropriate tachycardia at rest, with a high percentage of patients with POTS. The prolonged latencies for heat stimuli suggested damage to unmyelinated fibers. The higher proportion of patients with pathological results for upper extremities on the Sudoscan suggested a non-length-dependent SFN.