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Neuropathic, autonomic, and fatigue symptoms were measured with TaskForce Monitor, the Sudoscan, heat and cold evoked potentials, In\u00a0Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy (IVCCM), and specialized questionaries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      PCC and ME\/CFS patients demonstrated significantly higher levels of autonomic symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200939.89,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), neuropathic symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200948.94,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and fatigue (\n                      <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200949.29,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) compared to HC. Quantitative sensory testing revealed significant differences in heat detection thresholds between PCC patients and HC (\n                      <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20094.82;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Regarding corneal small fiber tortuosity, there were statistically significant differences between patients and HC (\n                      <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096.80;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01), indicating pathological responses in patients. Small fiber tortuosity in IVCCM was identified as the main discriminator between patients and HC (AUC\u2009=\u20090.720;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PCC and ME\/CFS patients demonstrated sensory SFN, as evidenced by impaired heat detection and increased tortuosity of small fibers in the central corneal subbasal plexus. The findings underscore the importance of a multimodal approach to comprehensively detect and characterize SFN. 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