title: The cranial computed tomographic findings in patients with neurologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The clinical and computed tomographic (CT) findings in 17 patients with neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus were analyzed. Two patients presented with stroke syndromes; they did not have systemic manifestations of SLE at the time the neurological disturbances developed. Of 15 patients with prominent systemic evidence of SLE, 9 presented with stroke syndromes or seizures. CT showed a hypodense lesions representing infarction (7 cases) or hyperdense lesions representing intracerebral hematomas (2 cases). Six patients with gradual onset of neurobehavioral symptoms showed cerebral atrophy without infarction or hemorrhage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012640:Seizures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed