A case of Sjögren's syndrome or multiple sclerosis? A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma

Rheumatology International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 256-258

  Thong, Bernard ^a   Venketasubramanian, N ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; SS A ANTIBODIES; SS-A ANTIBODIES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; RELAPSE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; BLOOD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SINGAPORE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0036430273     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0240-9     Document Type: Article

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