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Making Sense of Sensory Ganglionopathies and Sjogren's Syndrome
Season 1 · Episode 71

Making Sense of Sensory Ganglionopathies and Sjogren's Syndrome

Healio Rheuminations

December 15, 202237m 36s

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Show Notes

A sensational (or lack thereof) series on the signs and symptoms of the spellbinding sensory ganglionopathies.

  • Intro :12
  • Today's episode :16
  • Anatomy review 1:32
  • Large fiber vs. small fiber nerves 4:47
  • Case presentation 6:11
  • Neurologic examination of patient 8:31
  • What is pseudoathetoid posturing? 10:11
  • What does it mean to be length independent? 14:30
  • What is sensory ganglionopathy? 16:19
  • How did the differential evolve throughout history? 18:50
  • How do things get out of the synovium? 23:19
  • Why does rheumatology get involved? 26:12
  • Case series of patients with Sjogren's syndrome and sensory ganglionopathy 28:20
  • How do we treat it? 32:48
  • Summary 34:09
  • Thank you 36:59

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