Reversible cortical lesions in primary Sjögren's syndrome presenting with meningoencephalitis as an initial manifestation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 111-113

  Hirohata, Mie ^a   Yasukawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Ishida, Chiho ^a   Komai, Kiyonobu ^a   Yamada, Masahito ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forgetfulness (memory disturbance); Initial manifestation; Meningoencephalitis; MRI; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

LA ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIP BIOPSY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 17844400543     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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