Acute superficial sensory neuropathy with generalized anhidrosis, anosmia, and ageusia
- 19 January 2011
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Muscle & Nerve
- Vol. 43 (2), 286-288
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.21865
Abstract
We report a 53‐year‐old woman with an unusual presentation characterized by acute onset of generalized sensory symptoms associated with anhidrosis, anosmia, ageusia, and elevated titers of anti–GalNAc‐GD1a antibodies. After intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, a remarkable improvement in the pain and temperature sensation was noted in her face, trunk, and extremities. The impaired pain and temperature sensation remained distributed along cranial and spinal dermatomes in a non–length‐dependent manner, suggesting that the ganglionopathy affected small neurons. Muscle Nerve 43:287–289, 2011This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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