Brain MRI in Gougerot–Sjögren Syndrome: A Case Report with Diagnostic Approach and Imaging Review
M. Oussafi *
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
A. Khallaf
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
I. Chaouche
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
H. Ouazzani
Radiology Department, Mother and Child Hospital, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
N. El Bouardi
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
A. Akammar
Radiology Department, Mother and Child Hospital, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
M. Haloua
Radiology Department, Mother and Child Hospital, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
Y. Lamrani
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
M. Boubbou
Radiology Department, Mother and Child Hospital, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
M. Maaroufi
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
B. Alami
Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN II, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
We report here the case of a 35-year-old patient who was followed for Gougerot's disease and who had headaches for several weeks.
Gougerot-Sjögren's disease is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by impaired specific glands (notably the lachrymal and salivary glands), which presents various systemic symptoms that may affect multiple organs. Besides, this condition may develop neurological symptoms. An MRI of the brain is therefore useful in these instances to evaluate dual pathology.
Keywords: MRI, Sjögren's syndrome, aseptic meningitis, T2 hypersignal