Erschienen in:
01.10.2007 | Case Report
Orofacial dystonia related to Sjogren’s syndrome
verfasst von:
Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, Theodoros Kontaxis, Anastasios Bonakis, Nikolaos Kalfakis
Erschienen in:
Clinical Rheumatology
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Ausgabe 10/2007
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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.