Unmasking Sjögren’s Syndrome: Recurrent Facial Palsy as a Presenting Symptom (P11-2.008)

Lamees Alzyoud; Anas Alzyoud; Cezar Gammoh

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000217081

June 9, 2026Neurology

Unmasking Sjögren’s Syndrome: Recurrent Facial Palsy as a Presenting Symptom (P11-2.008)

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This report aims to highlight recurrent facial palsy as an unusual presenting symptom of primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Described a single case of a 53-year-old female.
Diagnosed primary Sjögren disease based on positive serum antibodies.
Evaluated treatment response to intravenous immunoglobulins.
The patient experienced notable improvement of facial symptoms with IVIG treatment.

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Case report shows recurrent facial palsy indicating primary Sjögren’s syndrome, highlighting autoimmune diagnostics.

Abstract

We describe a 53-year-old female with recurrent unilateral right-sided facial palsy as the initial manifestation. Diagnosed with primary Sjogren disease (pSS) based on positive serum antibodies and had notable improvement with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG).

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