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11575610

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a case of pediatric Sjögren's syndrome with progressive neurologic involvement. At age 4 years, she had been diagnosed with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. After being stable with facial diplegia and swelling for 5 years, she acutely presented with diplopia, vertigo, and ataxia. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a left dorsal midbrain lesion. Serologic and histopathologic findings confirmed primary Sjögren's syndrome. She responded well to intravenous methylprednisolone, with subsequent clinical improvement and MRI resolution. This report reviews the pediatric literature and underscores the importance of considering Sjögren's syndrome in a child with unexplained facial weakness and in the differential diagnosis of pediatric stroke.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0883-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
683-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Central nervous system Sjögren's syndrome in a child: case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania, 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports