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ArticleJournal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS2026

Autonomic Nervous System Phenotyping Across Chronic Demyelinating Peripheral Neuropathies: A Comparative Study.

Bogdan Bjelica, Teodora Todorovic, Ivo Bozovic, Aleksa Palibrk, Vladimir Jankovic, Ivana Basta, Stojan Peric

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Bogdan BjelicaDepartment of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-703X
Teodora TodorovicNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ivo BozovicNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-0779
Aleksa PalibrkNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-1444
Vladimir JankovicNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Ivana BastaNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Stojan PericNeurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-556X

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG ME 3696/3Hannover Medical School
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThis study aimed to systematically phenotype autonomic nervous system (ANS) involvement in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance-associated neuropathy (MGUS-PNP), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A (CMT1A), and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP).

methodsAutonomic symptoms were assessed using the SCales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease-Autonomic Dysfunction (SCOPA-AUT). Muscle strength and functional disability were evaluated using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, the Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability scale, and the Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale (ONLS).

resultsA total of 343 participants were included: 98 with CIDP (mean age: 59.2 ± 13.2 years), 51 with MGUS-PNP (66.0 ± 11.3 years), 51 with CMT1A (51.2 ± 13.1 years), 18 with HNPP (40.6 ± 15.1 years), and 125 healthy controls (58.2 ± 13.3 years). Compared with healthy controls, patients with CIDP, MGUS-PNP, and CMT1A showed significantly higher total SCOPA-AUT scores (p < 0.01). Distinct, disease-specific ANS symptom patterns were observed across neuropathy subtypes. Overall disability was independently associated with overall autonomic symptom burden in MGUS-PNP (β = 0.42, p < 0.05) and CMT1A (β = 0.68, p < 0.05). In CIDP, patients with active disease showed higher autonomic symptom burden than those with inactive disease (12.7 ± 11.7 vs. 8.6 ± 7.9, p = 0.042).

interpretationPatients with CIDP, MGUS-PNP, and CMT1A exhibit a substantial autonomic symptom burden with distinct disease-specific ANS patterns. These findings highlight the relevance of autonomic dysfunction in immune-mediated and hereditary neuropathies and warrant further studies to clarify their clinical and prognostic significance.

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ArthrogryposisAutonomic Nervous System DiseasesCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseHereditary Sensory and Motor NeuropathyMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificancePolyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinatingAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeautonomic dysfunctionCharcot–Marie–Tooth disease Type 1Achronic demyelinating polyneuropathychronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyhereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsiesmonoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance‐associated neuropathy

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PMCPMC13282177

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