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Aseptic meningoencephalitis in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Author(s) -
Gerraty R. P.,
McKelvie P. A.,
Byrne E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb04242.x
Subject(s) - meningoencephalitis , medicine , vasculitis , plasmapheresis , autopsy , cerebral vasculitis , aseptic processing , pathology , aseptic meningitis , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , immunology , disease , antibody
It has been suggested that cerebral vasculitis is the pathogenetic mechanism of the central nervous system manifestations of primary Sjögren's syndrome. We present a fatal case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an 18‐year‐old woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome in whom there was no evidence of cerebral vasculitis at autopsy. On two occasions her condition improved markedly following plasmapheresis.