Asymptomatic cerebral involvement in Sjoegren's syndrome: MRI findings of 15 cases

Fifteen patients with Sjoegren's syndrome without clinical evidence of central nervous system disease were studied by MRI. Signal abnormalities were observed in 9 (60%). They were always visible on T2-weighted images as small punctale areas of high signal in the basal ganglia and the white mater of the cerebral hemispheres. Abnormalities were less frequently seen on T1-weighted images. Enlargement of cerebral sulci was observed in 6 cases. The specificity and significance of these abnormalities are discussed. (orig.)