Sjogren's syndrome. Its contribution to neuropsychiatric syndrome in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
The neuropsychiatric status of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) was contrasted to that of patients with PBC and accompanying Sjogren's syndrome and to a matched group of normal controls. The subjects with PBC + Sjogren's syndrome had a more profound impairment on a battery of psychometric tests than did the subjects with PBC alone. In addition, they more frequently met the criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis of anxiety disorder than did those with PBC alone.
Tarter
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pennsylvania 15213.
Hays
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Carra
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Edwards
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Van Thiel
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D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*