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How do you approach the management of autonomic neuropathy in a patient with Sjogren's?

How do you go about establishing the diagnosis and confirming that it is due to Sjogren's and then what are some effective treatment modalities for what can be a very debilitating disease manifestation?
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What best describes your approach to the management of autonomic neuropathy in a patient with Sjogren's?

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Rheumatology · University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco
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Early on in working with autoimmune patients, I had access to neurogastroenterology specialists and gained an appreciation for GI dysmotility disorders. In addition to Scleroderma, Sjogren's patients frequently had documented abnormalities on motility studies. Neuro and immune abnormalities can lead...

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