title: [Incidence of neuropathies in so-called rheumatoid vasculitis].
abstract: 40 patients with so-called rheumatoid vasculitis, a special form of the course of rheumatoid arthritis with high rheumatoid titres and inclination to extraarticular organ manifestation were clinico-neurologically and electro-diagnostically examined. Neurologically in 10 patients a neuropathy was found, in which case polyneuropathies numerically prevailed. By means of the additional electromyographic and electroneurographic examination in altogether 75% of the patients pathological findings and thus a participation of the peripheral nervous system could by proved. The aetiology of the individual disturbance of the nerve function remains open. Questions of the pathogenesis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D012217:Rheumatoid Factor
vernacular_title: Zur Häufigkeit von Neuropathien bei der sog. rheumatoiden Vaskulitis.