Bilateral tonic pupils and polyneuropathy in Sjögren's syndrome: a common pathophysiological mechanism?

One case associating tonic pupils and Sjögren's syndrome is reported. Neurophysiological examination also demonstrated a purely sensory neuropathy. This rare association raises the issue of a common process destroying the ciliary and spinal root ganglia in these patients.

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Veröffentlicht in:	European neurology Jg. 31; H. 2; S. 114
Hauptverfasser:	Waterschoot, M P, Guerit, J M, Lambert, M, de Barsy, T
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Switzerland 1991
Schlagworte:	Brain Diseases - complications Brain Diseases - physiopathology Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory - physiology Female Ganglia, Spinal - physiopathology Humans Middle Aged Sjogren's Syndrome - etiology Sjogren's Syndrome - physiopathology Tonic Pupil - physiopathology
ISSN:	0014-3022
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Zusammenfassung:	One case associating tonic pupils and Sjögren's syndrome is reported. Neurophysiological examination also demonstrated a purely sensory neuropathy. This rare association raises the issue of a common process destroying the ciliary and spinal root ganglia in these patients.
Bibliographie:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Review-5 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0014-3022
DOI:	10.1159/000116657