polyneuropathy

Pain in Patients on Enzyme Replacement Therapy Unlikely Due to Nerve Damage

Pain is relevant but appears to be unrelated to damage to small nerve fibers in the skin of late-onset Pompe disease patients who are using enzyme replacement therapy, a study found. The study, “Small fiber involvement is independent from clinical pain in late-onset Pompe disease,” was published in…

Case Report Demonstrates Presence of Polyneuropathy In LOPD

People with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) can develop damage to the nerves that run throughout their body, a recent case report about four patients shows. Such nerve damage in LOPD patients can worsen disability and needs special attention and care, such as physiotherapy. The report with those findings, “…