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After a car accident, a patient noted hand pain so severe that she slapped the table to make it go away. Later, an epidermal nerve fiber density test confirmed the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy, which was successfully treated with immunoglobulin G.
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Perveen, M. (2023). Handslapping the Table May Be a Symptom Worth Investigating. In: Szema, A.M. (eds) Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40280-7_10
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