Clinical analysis of 4 cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis concomitant with Sj(o)gren' s syndrome / 中华神经科杂志
Chinese Journal of Neurology
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(12): 467-470, 2012.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of 4 patients with concomitant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Sj(o)gren' s syndrome.Methods The clinical features,laboratory findings,and electrophysioiogical manifestations etc.of these patients were analyzed.Results Four female patients all developed progressively aggregated weakness in their limb/limbs at the fifth to sixth decades of their lives.According to their neurologic findings,3 met the criteria of clinical probable ALS,while the other was diagnosed with probable laboratory-supported ALS.All these patients showed diffused patterns of neurogenic changes in electromyography tests.Motor symptoms of 2 patients transiently improved after immunomodulation treatments.Conclusion Careful screening of the Sj(o)gren' s syndrome symptoms in patients with ALS is necessary so as to deal with the treatable concomitant disease in time.
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Chinese Journal of Neurology
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2012
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