sjögren's syndrome presenting with epileptic seizure: case report

Abstract

Sjögren’s syndrome is a relatively common autoimmune disorder, affecting 2–3% of the adult population. It is characterised by lymphocytic infiltration and destruction of the exocrine glands. Neurologic involvement occurs in approximately 20% of patients with primary Sjögren syndrome. Affected central nervous system may show similar clinical and radiological findings as in multiple sclerosis. In these cases, early diagnosis and treatment for the sjögren has a great importance for the prognosis of the disease. In this article we present a 25 year-old patient who visited the emergency room with epilepsia seizure. In this paper, a 25-year-old patient is discussed who was referred with the complaint of seizure, there was tumefactive multiple sclerosis like lesions in brain imaging studies and was diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome.