CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM DISEASE IN A CHILD WITH PRIMARY SJOGREN SYNDROME

Authors
OHTSUKA T SAITO Y HASEGAWA M TATSUNO M TAKITA S ARITA M OKUYAMA K
Citation
T. Ohtsuka et al., CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM DISEASE IN A CHILD WITH PRIMARY SJOGREN SYNDROME, The Journal of pediatrics, 127(6), 1995, pp. 961-963
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
127
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
961 - 963
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)127:6<961:CDIACW>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A 9-year-old girl had hemiparesis, and a diagnosis of primary Sjogren syndrome was made. The neurologic dysfunction was multifocal, involvin g both the brain and spinal cord, and was recurrent; the findings mimi cked multiple sclerosis. Corticosteroid treatment during episodes of a cute neurologic dysfunction appeared to be beneficial.