SJOGREN'S ADVOCATE

Citations can be extremely useful for self-advocacy, especially when addressing misconceptions about Sjogren’s. What is a citation? You have probably noticed the numbers inside parentheses that are scattered throughout the website and blog. These are citations. Citations tell you the specific references, such as articles from medical journals or books, that I use to back up the information that was written just prior to the citation. You can view the source (usually a journ

Dysautonomia, or malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, is estimated to impact more than half of Sjogren's patients.

Classification Criteria are NOT diagnostic criteria. Many patients are told that they cannot have Sjogren's because they don't meet the CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA . This is simply incorrect . While many Sjogren's patients do meet the criteria, some do not. The Sjogren's Classification Criteria are necessarily strict because they were created to standardize research populations. They do not substitute for clinical judgment in individual patients. There are NO diagnostic criter

Earlier this month, I posted an online comment regarding this New York Times Article: He Thought He Just Had the Flu at First. Then His...

Drs. McCoy and Baer made some important points in their Dec. 2017 article, Neurological Complications of Sjogren’s Syndrome: Diagnosis...