Table 1.
Clinical central nervous system/peripheral nervous system manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus patients included in the study
Central nervous system manifestations | No NPSLE | NPSLE |
Acute confusional state | 0 | 2 |
Anxiety disorder | 0 | 1 |
Aseptic meningitis | 0 | 1 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 9 | 6 |
Cognitive dysfunction | 10 | 4 |
Demyelinating syndrome | 2 | 4 |
Headache | 9 | 3 |
Mood disorders | 7 | 3 |
Movement disorder | 0 | 0 |
Myelopathy | 0 | 1 |
Psychosis | 0 | 7 |
Fatigue | 3 | 0 |
Mononeuropathy | 1 | 0 |
Polyneuropathy | 1 | 0 |
Each patient may have had multiple clinical manifestations of central nervous system involvement. NPSLE, neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.