title: Acute cerebellar ataxia in lupus.
abstract: Acute cerebellar ataxia in patients with lupus is rare and occurs early in the course of disease. We report a case of acute cerebellar ataxia in a young adult female who recovered completely with intravenous high-dose steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. drpartha73@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dhua
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Philips
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001284:Atrophy; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone