Peripheral neuropathies in Sjögren's syndrome: a critical update on clinical features and pathogenetic mechanisms.

Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease that, apart from exocrine glands, may affect every organ or system. Involvement of different sections of the peripheral nervous system results in a wide spectrum of neuropathic manifestations. Based on distinct clinical, electrophysiological and histological criteria, the types of neuropathies seen in Sjögren's syndrome include: a) pure sensory which presents with distal symmetric sensory loss due to axonal degeneration of sensory fibers; sensory ataxia due to loss of proprioceptive large fibers (ganglionopathy); or with painful dysethesias (small fiber sensory neuropathy) due to degeneration of cutaneous axons. The latter appears to be the most common neuropathy in Sjögren's syndrome and requires skin biopsy for diagnosis to document loss or reduction of nerve fiber density; b) sensorimotor polyneuropathy affecting sensory and motor axons, often associated with severe systemic or pro-lymhomatous manifestations, such as palpable purpura and cryoglobulinemia, and c) rare types that include autoimmune demyelinating neuropathy, mononeuropathy, mononeuropathy multiplex and autonomic neuropathy. In this review, the frequency, prevalence and diagnostic criteria for each neuropathy subset are discussed and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are outlined.

Pavlakis PP ，Alexopoulos H ，Kosmidis ML ，Mamali I ，Moutsopoulos HM ，Tzioufas AG ，Dalakas MC ... -  《-》

[Sjogren's syndrome-associated neuropathy].

Koike H ，Sobue G 《-》

[3 cases of rare peripheral neuropathies associated with primary Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome].

Pou Serradell A ，Viñas Gaya J 《REVUE NEUROLOGIQUE》

Neurological manifestations of primary Sjogren's syndrome.

Chai J ，Logigian EL 《-》

Immunological profiles determine neurological involvement in Sjögren's syndrome.

Up to 68% of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) undergo neurological complications, and evidence for distinct immunological subgroups is emerging. We sought to determine systemic and immunological profiles associated with neurological manifestations. 420 patients fulfilling the 2002 American-European pSS criteria were retrospectively analyzed. Neurological manifestations were diagnosed through clinical, biological, electrophysiological, and imaging findings. Biographical, clinical, and laboratory data were compared. Within 93 (22%) patients with neurological manifestations, peripheral and central nervous systems were involved in 66% and 44%, respectively. Raynaud's phenomenon, cutaneous vasculitis, renal involvement, and cryoglobulinemia were associated with sensorimotor neuropathy and mononeuritis multiplex (p<0.05). Conversely, pure sensory neuropathy occurred without extraglandular manifestation, and without anti-Ro/SSA antibodies (p<0.05). All neurological manifestations were associated with increased use of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs (p<0.05). In pSS, patients with sensorimotor neuropathies and pure sensory neuropathies have distinct extraglandular and immunological profiles.

Jamilloux Y ，Magy L ，Hurtevent JF ，Gondran G ，de Seze J ，Launay D ，Ly KH ，Lambert M ，Hachulla E ，Hatron PY ，Vidal E ，Fauchais AL ... -  《-》