Peripheral neuropathy associated with the sicca syndrome.

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  • R P Kennett
  • A E Harding
چکیده

Three patients with the sicca syndrome and chronic sensory neuropathy are described; in two of them neuropathy was the presenting feature of the disease. The sicca syndrome can give rise to a characteristic neurological syndrome comprising areflexia and asymmetrical sensory loss, particularly of proprioception, in the limbs. This is often associated with tonic pupils and trigeminal anaesthesia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 49 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1986