Neurological Involvement in Sjögren's Syndrome: Literature Review Based on Cases
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune vasculitic disease involving the lacrimal and salivary glands. The central and peripheral nervous system can be affected by the ratio of 1.5-20% and 10%, in SS, respectively. In this study, clinical-neuroradiological findings and response to treantment of five female patients with SS who were affected by different parts of the central nervous system were presented in the context of current literature. Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune vasculitic disease involving the lacrimal and salivary glands. The central and peripheral nervous system can be affected by the ratio of 1.5-20% and 10%, in SS, respectively. In this study, clinical-neuroradiological findings and response to treantment of five female patients with SS who were affected by different parts of the central nervous system were presented in the context of current literature.
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Miruna Florentina
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- DOI 10.16899/gopctd.422201
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