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Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety

PURPOSE: Satisfactory quantitative diagnostic approaches to pharyngeal paresthesia patients with depression or anxiety remain to be explored. This study investigated the plausibility of current perception threshold (CPT) testing in diagnosing pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with depression or anx...

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Autores principales: Chang, Wei, Xu, Wen, Hu, Rong, An, Yunsong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368064
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S248236
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author Chang, Wei
Xu, Wen
Hu, Rong
An, Yunsong
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Xu, Wen
Hu, Rong
An, Yunsong
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description PURPOSE: Satisfactory quantitative diagnostic approaches to pharyngeal paresthesia patients with depression or anxiety remain to be explored. This study investigated the plausibility of current perception threshold (CPT) testing in diagnosing pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with depression or anxiety. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 41 patients with pharyngeal paresthesia with depression or anxiety were recruited as the study group. Additionally, 60 healthy volunteers constituted the control group. The CPT values associated with 5-, 250-, and 2000-Hz electrical stimulation frequencies were measured at the palatal lingual arch and posterior third of the lingual body (two sensory nerve distribution sites in the pharynx). The normal range of CPT values of the above three frequencies was analyzed. The differences in the CPT values for sensory nerves were compared. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age and sex between the study and control groups. The CPT values of the pharynx at the two tested sites were not significantly correlated with age and gender. The CPT value of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group in the palatal lingual arch and posterior third of the lingual body at an electrical stimulation of 5 Hz (p<0.05). No significant differences in the CPT values at other frequencies were found between the two groups. CONCLUSION: CPT testing is effective in determining pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with depression and anxiety. Paresthesia of the pharyngeal sensory nerve region is caused by damaged C fibers.
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spelling pubmed-71824472020-05-04 Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety Chang, Wei Xu, Wen Hu, Rong An, Yunsong Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research PURPOSE: Satisfactory quantitative diagnostic approaches to pharyngeal paresthesia patients with depression or anxiety remain to be explored. This study investigated the plausibility of current perception threshold (CPT) testing in diagnosing pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with depression or anxiety. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 41 patients with pharyngeal paresthesia with depression or anxiety were recruited as the study group. Additionally, 60 healthy volunteers constituted the control group. The CPT values associated with 5-, 250-, and 2000-Hz electrical stimulation frequencies were measured at the palatal lingual arch and posterior third of the lingual body (two sensory nerve distribution sites in the pharynx). The normal range of CPT values of the above three frequencies was analyzed. The differences in the CPT values for sensory nerves were compared. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age and sex between the study and control groups. The CPT values of the pharynx at the two tested sites were not significantly correlated with age and gender. The CPT value of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group in the palatal lingual arch and posterior third of the lingual body at an electrical stimulation of 5 Hz (p<0.05). No significant differences in the CPT values at other frequencies were found between the two groups. CONCLUSION: CPT testing is effective in determining pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with depression and anxiety. Paresthesia of the pharyngeal sensory nerve region is caused by damaged C fibers. Dove 2020-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7182447/ /pubmed/32368064 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S248236 Text en © 2020 Chang et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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title_full Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety
title_fullStr Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety
title_full_unstemmed Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety
title_short Current Perception Threshold Testing in Pharyngeal Paresthesia Patients with Depression or Anxiety
title_sort current perception threshold testing in pharyngeal paresthesia patients with depression or anxiety
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368064
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S248236
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