Rivera-Zayas J, Arroyo M, Mejias E
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, San Juan Veterans Administration Medical Center, 672/151, 10 Casia Street, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921-3201.
Mil Med. 2001 May;166(5):449-51.
Persian Gulf syndrome is a set of symptoms that do not fit into well-understood diagnostic categories. Among these symptoms, there are some that could suggest a generalized neuropathic process.
Correlate neurological symptoms with objective electrodiagnostic findings.
A randomized sample of 176 Persian Gulf veterans (PGV) evaluated at the San Juan Veterans Administration Medical Center was obtained. The subjects completed a questionnaire, and those who met the inclusion criteria underwent electrodiagnostic evaluation.
Of the 176 PGV selected, 162 completed the questionnaire. The next step was to perform electrodiagnostic studies on those who described symptoms suggesting peripheral neuropathy and met the inclusion criteria. Twelve individuals met the inclusion criteria for electro-diagnostic studies. All studies were normal except that two subjects were found to have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Although this is a relatively small sample of PGV, the findings are in accordance with other studies in which no definite generalized neuropathic pattern has been described.
海湾综合征是一组不符合已充分理解的诊断类别的症状。在这些症状中，有些可能提示存在全身性神经病变过程。
将神经症状与客观的电诊断结果相关联。
选取在圣胡安退伍军人管理局医疗中心接受评估的176名海湾战争退伍军人作为随机样本。受试者完成一份问卷，符合纳入标准的人接受电诊断评估。
在所选的176名海湾战争退伍军人中，162人完成了问卷。下一步是对那些描述有提示周围神经病变症状且符合纳入标准的人进行电诊断研究。12人符合电诊断研究的纳入标准。除两名受试者被发现患有双侧腕管综合征外，所有研究结果均正常。
尽管这只是海湾战争退伍军人的一个相对较小的样本，但研究结果与其他未描述明确全身性神经病变模式的研究一致。
