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Neuromuscular Complications of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

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Sjögren’s Syndrome

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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is complicated by a vast array of neuromuscular complications which recent evidence suggests have an immunologically mediated basis. Neuromuscular complications include involvement of the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the skeletal muscle system. Musculoskeletal complaints in Sjögren’s syndrome are common symptoms. Inflammatory myopathy (i. e. myositis) is less common, but well documented, and may be accompanied by vascular inflammation (Table 1), (see Chapter II. B. 6.).

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  1. Department of Medical, Division of Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, 78284-7874, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Norman Talal M.D.

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina Medical School, 45332, Ioannina, Greece

    Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos M.D., F.A.C.P.

  3. Rehabilitation Center, Lutheran Medical Center, 7760 West 38th Avenue 290, 80033, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA

    Stuart S. Kassan M.D., F.A.C.P.

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Alexander, E.L. (1987). Neuromuscular Complications of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. In: Talal, N., Moutsopoulos, H.M., Kassan, S.S. (eds) Sjögren’s Syndrome. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50118-0_8

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