Cognitive and emotional disturbances in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Do patients with central nervous system systemic lupus erythematosus (CNS-SLE) demonstrate more cognitive and emotional disturbances than SLE patients without cerebral involvement (non-CNS-SLE) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Test results indicated that CNS-SLE patients performed less well on two concentration subtests in comparison with both non-CNS-SLE and RA patients and scored higher on three psychopathology scales (borderline personality symptoms, dysthymic symptoms and psychotic depression). The representativity and reliability of the present results will be discussed.
Wekking
E M
EM
Psychiatric Center Bavo, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.
Nossent
J C
JC
van Dam
A P
AP
Swaak
A J
AJ
D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests