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I was just dx'd with sjogren's today. positive ssa and over 15 years of symptoms! my neuro is ordering a brain mri to look for lesions. why?

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See below: It is rare but sjogren's on occasion can have neurological involvement. Hope that helps.

Answered 4/13/2015

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Possible association: People with sjogren's syndrome rarely have neurologic complications.

Answered 11/28/2013

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