A Rare Neurological Involvement in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Abducens Nerve Palsy
Author(s) -
Yunus Ugan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.4392
Subject(s) - medicine , abducens nerve , palsy , surgery , dermatology , pathology , alternative medicine
Sjogren%u2019s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine organs. Although neurological involvement occurs in approximately one quarter of patients, involvement of cranial nerves is a relatively rare occurrence. Here a rare case of cranial neuropathy related to SS is reported
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