The patient's own description of the quality and distribution of sensory symptoms is often more revealing than the sensory examination.
Sensory symptoms are often unpleasant or painful.
Pain is a common symptom in peripheral nerve disorders, and it often occurs in association with other neuropathic symptoms. If pain is the only symptom, its cause is probably related to structures other than the peripheral nerves. Autonomic symptoms are heterogeneous and are often discovered only by direct inquiry because they may not seem especially neurologic to the patient.