Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently show symptoms of central
nervous system (CNS) involvement, termed neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE). The CNS …

With the advances in neuroimmunology especially due to the discovery of new neuronal
antibodies, the recognition of treatable antibody-related movement disorders has recently …

Chorea is a movement disorder characterized by ongoing random-appearing sequences of
discrete involuntary movements or movement fragments. Chorea results from dysfunction of …

Many rheumatic diseases involve peripheral or central nervous system (PNS and CNS,
respectively), resulting in neurologic symptoms. The neurologic manifestations are …

SLE commonly presents during adolescence and may present with unusual clinical features
in potentially any organ system. SLE should therefore be considered as part of the …

Among the neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), chorea is
rare, presenting in less than 7% of the pediatric SLE patients. It can appear early in the onset …

We present a case of a 10-year-old girl diagnosed with Sydenham9s chorea. Despite
treatment with haloperidol and valproic acid for 2 weeks and antibiotics for 5 days, her …

Chorea is one of the non-thrombotic neurological complications associated with
antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and it is the most common motor disorder associated with …

DISCUSSION SLE is the prototypical multi-system autoimmune disease with neurological
involvement ranging from non-specific headache to life-threatening demyelination …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present with movement disorders, among which
chorea is closely associated with antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies. Brain imaging results …