title: Massive cerebral calcification in systemic lupus erythematosus: report of an unusual case.
abstract: A 38-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and an acute neurological event was studied with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR). Marked intracranial calcification mimicking that seen in hypoparathyroid states was found. The clinical significance of this finding is not clear and the mechanism for cerebral calcification remains unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, La Paz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García Raya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil Aguado
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Simón Merlo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavilla Uriol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vega Astudillo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García Puig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed