title: [Sensory neuronopathy: diagnostic strategy].
abstract: Sensory neuronopathy (SNN) depends on a pathophysiological process that targets the sensory neuron in the posterior root ganglia. These rare diseases are sometimes difficult to diagnose because the site of impairment is not directly assessable by conventional neurophysiological techniques. After recalling the general data concerning SNN, we propose an easy to use clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis criteria and guidelines for clinicians in their search for an etiology in a patient with NNS.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Saint-Étienne, hôpital Nord, service de neurologie, 42055 Saint-Étienne cedex 02, France; CHU de Saint-Étienne, centre référent maladies neuromusculaires rares Rhône-Alpes, 42055 Saint-Étienne, France; CHU de Saint-Étienne, centre de référence maladies neuromusculaires Paris Lyon Saint-Étienne, 42055 Saint-Étienne, France. Electronic address: j.philippe.camdessanche@chu-st-etienne.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Camdessanché
authors.affiliation: CHU de Saint-Étienne, hôpital Nord, service de neurologie, 42055 Saint-Étienne cedex 02, France; CHU de Saint-Étienne, centre référent maladies neuromusculaires rares Rhône-Alpes, 42055 Saint-Étienne, France; CHU de Saint-Étienne, centre de référence maladies neuromusculaires Paris Lyon Saint-Étienne, 42055 Saint-Étienne, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Antoine
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*