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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786022
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Sjögren: unique surname, two men, four syndromes and one disease

Sjögren: sobrenome único, dois homens, quatro síndromes e uma doença
José Vitor Alécio Rodrigues 
1   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Médicas, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
,
Fábio Antônio Serra de Lima  Júnior
1   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Médicas, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
,
Daniel Pereira Maurício de Barros 
1   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Médicas, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
,
Gustavo Leite Franklin 
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Adriana Meira Tiburtino Nepomuceno 
1   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Médicas, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
,
Alessandra de Sousa Braz 
3   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Reumatologia, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
,
Hélio A. G. Teive 
4   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Alex T. Meira 
5   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
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Abstract

Henrik and Torsten Sjögren (/ˈʃoʊɡrən/ or SHOH–grən) were two Swedish physicians living in the same period, but completely unrelated, except for their notable contributions to Medicine. The first one described keratoconjunctivitis sicca, afterward called Sjögren's syndrome, and a fishing net aspect retinal pigmentation affecting visual acuity, nowadays known as Sjögren reticular dystrophy. The last one contributed to the understanding of Spielmeyer-Sjögren disease, Marinesco-Sjögren, and Sjögren-Larsson syndromes, all related to genetic disorders and neurological symptoms. In this paper, we aim to describe each disorder, in order to avoid any misunderstanding in diagnosis and for historical record.

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Henrik e Torsten Sjögren (/ˈʃoʊɡrən/ ou SHOH-grən) foram dois médicos suecos que viveram na mesma época, mas não tinham nenhuma relação entre si, exceto por suas notáveis contribuições à medicina. O primeiro descreveu a ceratoconjuntivite sicca, posteriormente chamada de síndrome de Sjögren, e uma pigmentação da retina com aspecto de rede de pesca que afeta a acuidade visual, hoje conhecida como distrofia reticular de Sjögren. O último contribuiu para a compreensão da doença de Spielmeyer-Sjögren, das síndromes de Marinesco-Sjögren e Sjögren-Larsson, todas relacionadas a distúrbios genéticos e sintomas neurológicos. Neste artigo, pretendemos descrever cada desordem, a fim de evitar qualquer mal-entendido no diagnóstico e para registro histórico.

Keywords

Sjogren's Syndrome - Retinal Pigment Epithelium - Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome - Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses - Spinocerebellar Degenerations

Palavras-chave

Síndrome de Sjogren - Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina - Síndrome de Sjogren-Larsson - Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais - Degenerações Espinocerebelares

Authors' Contributions

JVAR: conceptualization, data curation, writing – original draft, writing – review & editing; FASLJ: conceptualization, data curation, writing – original draft, writing – review & editing; DPMB: investigation, resources, methodology, writing – review & editing; GLF: supervision, validation, writing – review & editing; AMTN: methodology, project administration, writing – review & editing; ASB: data curation, resources, software; HAGT: Supervision, Validation; ATM: visualization, methodology and writing – review & editing.




Publication History

Received: 16 September 2023

Accepted: 26 January 2024

Article published online:
23 April 2024

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Bibliographical Record
José Vitor Alécio Rodrigues, Fábio Antônio Serra de Lima, Daniel Pereira Maurício de Barros, Gustavo Leite Franklin, Adriana Meira Tiburtino Nepomuceno, Alessandra de Sousa Braz, Hélio A. G. Teive, Alex T. Meira. Sjögren: unique surname, two men, four syndromes and one disease. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2024; 82: s00441786022.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786022
 

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