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Painful tonic/dystonic spasms in Sjogren's syndrome
Author(s) -
Jabbari Bahman,
Salardini Arash
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/1531-8257(199909)14:5<860::aid-mds1024>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - dystonia , medicine , tonic (physiology) , neurological disorder , baclofen , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , central nervous system disease , differential diagnosis , anesthesia , surgery , pathology , radiology , psychiatry , agonist , receptor
Three patients with Sjogren's syndrome are presented in whom frequent tonic/dystonic spasms of the limbs developed during the course of the illness. These patients' clinical findings suggested spinal cord involvement, a localization that was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging in two patients. In one patient the painful movements responded to treatment with phenytoin and in one other to baclofen. Sjogren's syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of conditions that produce tonic/dystonic limb spasms.