Acute superficial sensory neuropathy with generalized anhidrosis, anosmia, and ageusia

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 286-288

  Miyazaki, Yu ^a   Koike, Haruki ^a   Ito, Mizuki ^a   Atsuta, Naoki ^a   Watanabe, Hirohisa ^a   Katsuno, Masahisa ^a   Kusunoki, Susumu ^b   Sobue, Gen ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute sensory neuropathy; Dorsal root ganglion; Ganglionopathy; IgM anti GalNAc GD1a antibody; Superficial sensation

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE SUPERFICIAL SENSORY NEUROPATHY; ADULT; AGEUSIA; ANHIDROSIS; ANOSMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGEUSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; SENSATION DISORDERS; SURAL NERVE; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 78751666800     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21865     Document Type: Article

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