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Autoimmune Dis. 2012; 2012: 645967.
Published online 2012 March 5. doi:  10.1155/2012/645967
PMCID: PMC3303537
Neurological Disorders in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
Gabriel J. Tobón, 1 Jacques-Olivier Pers, 1, 2 * Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, 1 and Pierre Youinou 1
1EA Immunologie et Pathologie, Université de Bretagne Occidentale et Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, BP 824, F2969 Brest, France
2Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, BP 824, 2969 Brest, France
*Jacques-Olivier Pers: jacques-olivier.pers/at/univ-brest.fr
Academic Editor: Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
Received October 11, 2011; Accepted December 15, 2011.
Abstract
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by an autoimmune exocrinopathy involving mainly salivary and lacrimal glands. The histopathological hallmark is periductal lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, resulting in loss of their secretory function. Several systemic manifestations may be found in patients with Sjögren's syndrome including neurological disorders. Neurological involvement ranges from 0 to 70% among various series and may present with central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system involvement. This paper endeavors to review the main clinical neurological manifestations in Sjögren syndrome, the physiopathology, and their therapeutic response.
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