[Recurrent multiple paralysis of cranial nerves. Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome].

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 141  (4) , 318-21
Abstract
A 53 year-old woman presented with 6 episodes of recurrent cranial nerve palsies over seven years, each episode lasting several weeks. She had three episodes of diplopia, one of difficulty with swallowing, a left facial paralysis and two episodes of trigeminal sensory neuropathy. Sjögren's syndrome was diagnosed when the patient developed dryness of the eyes and mouth, 7 years after the first episode. The diagnosis was proved by biopsy of the accessory salivary glands, the presence of a hypergammaglobulinaemia and anti-tissue antibodies.

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