Sensory neuronopathy: clinical features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Sensory neuronopathy: clinical features. The onset is subacute. It is often patchy but it may be symmetrical. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Onset features

  • The onset is subacute
  • It is often patchy but it may be symmetrical

Clinical pattern

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Clinical features

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Poor predicative features

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Pathological features

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Synonyms

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References

  1. Sheikh SI, Amato AA. The dorsal root ganglion under attack: the acquired sensory ganglionopathies. Pract Neurol 2010; 10:326-334.
  2. Gwathmey KG Sensory neuronopathies. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53:8-19.
  3. Camdessanche JP, Jousserand G, Ferraud K, et al. The pattern and diagnostic criteria of sensory neuronopathy: a case-control study. Brain 2009; 132:1723-1733.
  4. Provitera V, Gibbons CH, Wendelschafer-Crabb G, et al. The role of skin biopsy in differentiating small-fiber neuropathy from ganglionopathy. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:848-853.
  5. Sancho Saldaña A, Mahdi-Rogers M, Hadden RD. Sensory neuronopathies: a case series and literature review. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2021 (Online ahead of print).

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