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. 2022 Jan 11;16(1):e0010070. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010070

Table 1. Chief complaints and neurological examination at the diagnosis.

N %
Chief Complaints Positive sensitive symptoms Neuropathic pain 6 11.5
Paresthesia 19 36.5
Negative sensitive symptoms Hypoesthesia 5 9.6
Motor symptoms Weakness 12 23.1
Muscle atrophy 6 11.5
Trophic injuries 4 7.7
Neurological Examination Only impairment in thermal and pain sensation (small fibers) 6 11.5
Impairment in tactile, pain, and thermal sensations 10 19.2
Impairment in sensitive and motor examination 31 59.6
Only impairment in motor examination 5 9.6
Nerve thickening 33 63.4
Neurological Examination Extension Pattern Mononeuropathy 16 30.8
Mononeuropathy multiplex 31 59.6
Polyneuropathy 5 9.6