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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2021

Facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy in a pain clinic outpatient: a case report.

Hiroki Hanawa, Ryo Nagaoka, Yuya Fukuda, Kazuya Akutsu, Teppei Yamada, Shinsuke Hamaguchi

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy (FOSMN syndrome): Cases series and systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroki HanawaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
Ryo NagaokaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
Yuya FukudaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
Kazuya AkutsuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
Teppei YamadaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
Shinsuke HamaguchiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan. s-hama@dokkyomed.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5872-4421
Dokkyo Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFacial onset sensory and motor neuropathy is a very rare sensorimotor disorder characterized by facial onset and gradual progression, with approximately 100 cases reported worldwide in 2020. We report on our experience with a facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy case in our outpatient pain clinic. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old Japanese man with a previous diagnosis of trigeminal nerve palsy complained of facial paresthesia, cervical pain, and arm numbness. Cervical facet arthropathy was diagnosed initially, but neither pharmacotherapy nor nerve blocking alleviated his symptoms. We suspected bulbar palsy based on the presence of tongue fasciculation, which prompted referral to a neurologist. Based on a series of neurological examinations, facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy was ultimately diagnosed.

conclusionsPain clinicians must be mindful of rare diseases such as facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy; if they are unable to make a diagnosis, they should consult with other competent specialists.

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FacePain ClinicsAgedHumansHypesthesiaMaleNeurologic ExaminationParesthesiaCervical facet arthropathyCervical painFacial onset sensory and motor neuropathy (FOSMN)Facial paresthesia

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PMCPMC8705120
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