Neurological features in overlap syndrome
| Autor: | J. A. Maldonado Cocco, A Nitsche, O. M. Garcia Morteo, R. Leiguarda, Maria Alicia Lazaro |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Central Nervous System Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Central nervous system Trigeminal neuropathy Diagnosis Differential Mixed connective tissue disease Rheumatology Internal medicine Demyelinating disease medicine Humans Demyelinating Disorder Mixed Connective Tissue Disease business.industry Overlap syndrome General Medicine Syndrome Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology medicine.anatomical_structure Peripheral nervous system Female Nervous System Diseases business Demyelinating Diseases |
| Zdroj: | Clinical rheumatology. 10(1) |
| ISSN: | 0770-3198 |
| Popis: | We report the frequency of neurological findings in 33 patients with overlap syndrome and describe 2 patients presenting unusual neurological involvement. Five of the 33 patients (15%) had one or more neurological findings. Unilateral trigeminal sensory neuropathy was presents, in 4 patients, in 3 of whom this was the only neurological feature. In the other patient it was associated with other manifestations of central as well as peripheral nervous system involvement, with an overall clinical pattern highly suggestive of a demyelinating disorder. The fifth patient, after an aseptic meningitis-like illness, developed a slowly progressive paraparesis, likewise pointing to a demyelinating disease. Our findings suggest that neurological manifestations, mainly trigeminal neuropathy, are frequent features in overlap syndrome; occasionally, central nervous system involvement mimicking a demyelinating disease may also be observed. |
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