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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 286-288 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Muscle and Nerve |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-02-2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physiology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Physiology (medical)
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Miyazaki, Y., Koike, H., Ito, M., Atsuta, N., Watanabe, H., Katsuno, M., Kusunoki, S., & Sobue, G. (2011). Acute superficial sensory neuropathy with generalized anhidrosis, anosmia, and ageusia. Muscle and Nerve, 43(2), 286-288. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.21865