1. Orofacial dystonia related to Sjogren's syndrome.
- Author
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Papageorgiou SG, Kontaxis T, Bonakis A, and Kalfakis N
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- Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Brain pathology, Clonazepam therapeutic use, Dystonia, Dystonic Disorders diagnosis, Female, Humans, Levetiracetam, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Middle Aged, Piracetam analogs & derivatives, Piracetam therapeutic use, Remission Induction, Sjogren's Syndrome diagnosis, Treatment Outcome, Dystonic Disorders complications, Face pathology, Sjogren's Syndrome complications
- Abstract
Sjogren's syndrome (SS), either primary or secondary, is rarely accompanied by CNS complications. We report the exceptional case of a patient with secondary SS, who presented orofacial dystonia as a consequence of her disease. Initial treatment with clonazepam and levetiracetam was unsuccessful. However, dystonia was dramatically improved by a treatment with corticosteroids. This case demonstrates that corticosteroids can be efficacious in the treatment of dystonia related to SS.
- Published
- 2007
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