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Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System Lupus Vasculitis | Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Central Nervous System Lupus | Central Nervous System Systemic Lupus Erythematosis | Lupus Meningoencephalitis | Lupus Meningoencephalitides
Disorders of the brain and spinal cord that are associated with LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC. Clinical manifestations may include neurobehavioral dysfunction; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies (see CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES); hypothalamic dysfunction; focal motor deficits; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE, and other disorders. Pathologic features include multiple microinfarctions involving the CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIENCEPHALON; and BRAIN STEM (see also BRAIN INFARCTION). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp858-9) |
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