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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Cerebellar degeneration in primary Sjӧgren syndrome.

Mohammad Heidary, Samira Alesaeidi, Khashayar Afshari

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad HeidaryDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, The Islamic Republic of Iran.
Samira AlesaeidiAmir Alam Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3860-0787
Khashayar AfshariSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, The Islamic Republic of Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological manifestations are reported as a consequence of primary Sjӧgren syndrome (PSS). Any part of the brain and peripheral nervous system can be involved in PSS. However, cerebellar degeneration and atrophy associated with PSS have been rarely reported. Our report describes a 22-year-old woman who presented with cerebellar ataxia, arthritis and arthralgia. Evaluation of her symptoms, autoantibodies and salivary gland pathology was in favour of the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome. Also, her brain MRI revealed cerebellar degeneration. There are only four patients reported to be affected by cerebellar atrophy associated with PSS. Administration of high doses of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide leads to substantial improvement in the cerebellar symptoms of this case. In addition, after 2 months of follow-up, the patient's ataxia recovered significantly. It could be concluded that in addition to neurological degenerative disorders, in some cases cerebellar atrophy could also be associated with autoimmune conditions such as PSS.

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AutoantibodiesCyclophosphamideFemaleGait Disorders, NeurologicHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMethylprednisoloneNeuroprotective AgentsSjogren's SyndromeSpinocerebellar DegenerationsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAutoantibodiesCyclophosphamideImmunosuppressive AgentsMethylprednisoloneNeuroprotective Agentsbrain stem / cerebellummovement disorders (other than parkinsons)sjogren’s syndrome

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PMID29880622
PMCPMC6011450
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