Small fibre neuropathy: Diagnostic approach and therapeutic issues, and its association with primary Sjögren's syndrome;Neuropathie des petites fibres: Approche diagnostique et traitement, et place de son association au syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren primaire

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Sene D ^a   Authier, F J ^b   Amoura, Z ^a   Cacoub, P ^a   Lefaucheur, J P ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous sympathic reflex; Intra epidermal nerve fibre density; Laser evoked potentials; Sj gren's syndrome; Small fibre neuropathies

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; IMIPRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREGABALIN; RITUXIMAB; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE;

ALLODYNIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BURNING SENSATION; DELTA NERVE FIBER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PUNCH BIOPSY; SENSORY EVALUATION; SHORT SURVEY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SKIN NERVE; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; REVIEW;

HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 77957245087     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2010.07.022     Document Type: Short Survey

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