TY - JOUR
T1 - Cranial computed tomography in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Gonzalez‐Scarano, F.
AU - Lisak, Robert P.
AU - Bilaniuk, Larissa T.
AU - Zimmerman, Robert A.
AU - Atkins, Paul C.
AU - Zweiman, Burton
PY - 1979/2
Y1 - 1979/2
N2 - The cranial computed tomograms of 29 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were reviewed. Twenty‐two patients had a clinical course consistent with central nervous system involvement. Of these, 20 had abnormal CT studies during the course of their CNS symptoms. The most common finding was sulcal enlargement, either with or without ventricular enlargement, and it was prominent in patients with either psychosis or dementia. Infarcts and intracranial hemorrhages were seen as well. Seven CT studies were obtained in SLE patients without a clear diagnosis of CNS involvement. Only one of these was abnormal.
AB - The cranial computed tomograms of 29 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were reviewed. Twenty‐two patients had a clinical course consistent with central nervous system involvement. Of these, 20 had abnormal CT studies during the course of their CNS symptoms. The most common finding was sulcal enlargement, either with or without ventricular enlargement, and it was prominent in patients with either psychosis or dementia. Infarcts and intracranial hemorrhages were seen as well. Seven CT studies were obtained in SLE patients without a clear diagnosis of CNS involvement. Only one of these was abnormal.
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U2 - 10.1002/ana.410050209
DO - 10.1002/ana.410050209
M3 - Article
C2 - 426479
AN - SCOPUS:0018428542
SN - 0364-5134
VL - 5
SP - 158
EP - 165
JO - Annals of Neurology
JF - Annals of Neurology
IS - 2
ER -