Trigeminal neuropathy as the presenting symptom of systemic sclerosis.

Trigeminal neuropathy as the presenting symptom of systemic sclerosis.

Three cases of systemic sclerosis in which trigeminal neuropathy was the presenting symptom are described. All 3 patients had progressive diseases and 2 died from its complications. In each case extensive neurological investigation was undertaken before the disease was recognized and it is suggested that earlier recognition of the systemic sclerosis might obviate the need for this. Trigeminal n...

Ischemic finger ulcer as a presenting symptom of systemic sclerosis.

• Vol 7 • August 2005 Systemic Sclerosis Following Ischemic Finger Raynaud’s phenomenon is a well-recognized feature of systemic sclerosis. It generally precedes the appearance of other manifestations of the disease, such as skin thickening and internal organ involvement. Ischemic finger ulcers are often the result of severe long-standing RP, but as a presenting symptom of scleroderma are extre...

Small medullary infarction presenting as painful trigeminal sensory neuropathy.

Correspondence to: Dr Kimihiro Nakamura, Department of Neurology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, 2-10-39 Shibata, Kitaku, Osaka 530, Japan. 1 Holtzman RNN, Zablozki V, Yang WC, Leeds NE. Lateral pontine tegmental hemorrhage presenting as isolated trigeminal sensory neuropathy. Neurology 1 987;37:704-6. 2 Kaneko K, Yuasa T, Miyatake T. Pontine infarction manifesting as isolated trigeminal sen...

Laryngeal involvement as a presenting symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Trigeminal sensory neuropathy associated with systemic sclerosis: report of three Brazilian cases.

Dr. Reinaldo Teixeira Ribeiro – Rua Borges Lagoa 71 / 93 04038-030 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease manifest by fibrotic tissue changes, microvascular disease, and autoimmune abnormalities. The prevalence of different neurological manifestations in SSc has ranged from 0.8% to 18.5% according to the adopted criteri...