Sensory neuropathy of the trigeminal, glossopharyngeal, and vagal nerves in Sjogren's syndrome

Isolated cranial nerve involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome (primary S S) has rarely been described. We report the case of a patient with sensory neuropathy of the trigeminal and also the glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves , which has not been identified previously. The electrophysiological findin gs in our patient with primary SS confirmed trigeminal sensory neuropathy w ith abnormal blink reflexes and abnormal cutaneous masseter inhibitory refl exes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.