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The differential diagnosis of a sensory neuronopathy is short, albeit with a large number of patients falling in the idiopathic category. The commonest causes are paraneoplastic disorders and HIV. Sjögren’s syndrome is rare, difficult to diagnose and to treat. A high index of suspicion for a neoplasm is required and recurrent investigation necessary when no cause found.
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Lunn, M.P. (2017). A Lady with Ataxia – An Example of Hickam’s Dictum. In: Manji, H., Turner, C., Evans, M. (eds) Neuromuscular Disease . Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2389-7_3
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