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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Ann. 2012 Sep;42(9):322–328. doi: 10.3928/00485713-20120906-05

TABLE.

Diagnostic Criteria and Nomenclature for Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
Aseptic meningitis Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré)
Cerebrovascular disease Autonomic disorder
Demyelinating syndrome Mononeuropathy, single/multiplex
Headache Myasthenia gravis
Movement disorder Plexopathy
Myelopathy
Seizure disorders
Acute confusional state
Anxiety disorder
Cognitive dysfunction
Neuropathy, cranial
Mood disorder
Psychosis

Source: Adapted from American College of Rheumatology1