Use of single photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance to evaluate central nervous system involvement in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
| Autor: | G. Prismich, M.O.E. Hilário, C.A. Len, M.T. Terreri, M.R. Quaresma, G. Alonso, M.M. Sevillano, H.M. Lederman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol 35, Iss 7, Pp 805-810 (2002) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0100-879X 1414-431X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000700007 |
| Popis: | The objective of the present study was to identify the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and magnetic resonance (MR) findings in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) patients with CNS involvement and to try to correlate them with neurological clinical history data and neurological clinical examination. Nineteen patients with JSLE (16 girls and 3 boys, mean age at onset 9.2 years) were submitted to neurological examination, electroencephalography, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, SPECT and MR. All the evaluations were made separately within a period of 15 days. SPECT and MR findings were analyzed independently by two radiologists. Electroencephalography and cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed no relevant alterations. Ten of 19 patients (53%) presented neurological abnormalities including present or past neurological clinical history (8/19, 42%), abnormal neurological clinical examination (5/19, 26%), and abnormal SPECT or MR (8/19, 42% and 3/19, 16%, respectively). The most common changes in SPECT were cerebral hypoperfusion and heterogeneous distribution of blood flow. The most common abnormalities in MR were leukomalacia and diffuse alterations of white matter. There was a correlation between SPECT and MR (P |
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