Frederic Blanc, Nadine Longato, Barbara Jung, Catherine Kleitz, Laure Di Bitonto, Benjamin Cretin, Nicolas Collongues, Christelle Sordet, Marie Fleury, Vincent Poindron, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Olivier Anne, Dan Lipsker, Thierry Martin, Jean Sibilia, Jérôme de Seze
Background. Primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) is a frequent systemic autoimmune disease. In this study, we aimed to explore the cognitive impairment and the correlations with brain MRI. Methods. Twenty-five patients (mean age 55 ± 11.8 years, 21 females) with PSS were prospectively selected and tested with a French translation of the Brief Repeatable Battery for Neuropsychological Examination. The results were compared with the scores for 25 matched patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 25 controls. Brain lesions were assessed by brain MRI using the Wahlund classification...
2013: ISRN Neurology