title: Neurologic manifestations of connective tissue disease.
abstract: The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, Behcet's disease, Cogan's syndrome, and relapsing polychondritis are reviewed from a neurological perspective with an emphasis on pathogenic mechanisms and their relationship to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32608-1197, USA. snadeau@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology