Headache by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Sjogren Syndrome (SS) in the same Family

Dimitrios Kountouris, Kon. Koutsobelis, Agg. Bougioukou, Kon. Karachristou Neurological Diagnostic Center, Greece Objectives: This study intends to investigate the coexistence of headache and common clinical features of MS and SS, as observed between two heterozygote sisters. Methods: A 40-year-old female patient, who was diagnosed with major MS, has also been suffering from severe headache of various duration. Results: The 32-year-old sister of the above patient had developed SS confirmed by gland biopsies, but she also reported non pulsating headaches of different severity and variation alike her sister. Conclusion: It is likely that cephalalgia is a common neurological complication between various autoimmune diseases, such as MS and SS Research published in Cephalalgia magazine, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2007