Abstract
To investigate the frequency of peripheral neuropathy in patients with β-thalassemia, and to assess its relation to iron overload and oxidative stress. Sixty β-thalassemia patients with mean age of 19 ± 4.9 years were recruited. Serum ferritin was quantitatively assessed by enzyme-linked immunoassay and biomarkers of oxidative stress were estimated calorimetrically. Electrophysiological studies using NEMUS 2, Galileu Software were carried out. The patients were separated into two groups: those with abnormal nerve conduction studies (NCS) {Group A; N = 38} and those with normal NCS {Group B; N = 22}. Thirty-eight (63.3%) patients had axonal motor neuropathy as evidenced by abnormal NCS (group A), they showed higher mean serum ferritin (p < 0.01), higher mean malondialdehyde (MDA) (p < 0.01), and lower mean nitrous oxide, total antioxidant capacity, paraoxonase-1 (PON1) (p < 0.01) compared to group B. Bivariate analysis of NCS data demonstrated that abnormal NCS were more frequent in splenectomized patients (p = 0.002), and poorly-chelated patients with serum ferritin ≥ 2000 ng/ml (p = 0.001). Significant variables associated with abnormal motor NCS were entered in stepwise regression analysis and only elevated serum ferritin (p ...Continue Reading
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