Abstract
Sjögren's syndrome (SS)-associated polyradiculopathy is rarely reported. A 51-year-old woman presented with a history of gradual weakness in all four extremities for several months. Based on electrophysiological studies, spinal magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid examination, inflammatory polyradiculopathy was confirmed. During a search for the aetiol-ogy, the patient was ultimately diagnosed with SS. This study introduces SS-associated poly-radiculopathy that primarily presented with motor symptoms, thus mimicking motor neuron disease.
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![]() | Fig. 1.Cervical and thoracic spinal MRI. A T2 sagittal image (A) and T1 gadolinium-enhanced sagittal image (B) show unremarkable findings. T1 gadolini-um-enhanced axial images at the (C) C4 level and (D) C6 level show enhancement of the ventral nerve rootletsof the ventral nerve rootlets (white arrows). MRI, magnetic resonance imaging. |
Table 1.
The results of nerve conduction study
Table 2.
The findings of electromyography