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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