Sensory neuropathy of the trigeminal, glossopharyngeal, and vagal nerves in Sjogren's syndrome

Isolated cranial nerve involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome (primary SS) has rarely been described. We report the case of a patient with sensory neuropathy of the trigeminal and also the glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves, which has not been identified previously. The electrophysiological findings in our patient with primary SS confirmed trigeminal sensory neuropathy with abnormal blink reflexes and abnormal cutaneous masseter inhibitory reflexes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.