TY - JOUR T1 - Drs. Tayer-Shifman and Touma reply JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 653 LP - 653 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.181290 VL - 46 IS - 6 AU - OSHRAT E. TAYER-SHIFMAN AU - ZAHI TOUMA Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/6/653.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We thank Ya-Chi Li, et al1 for their interest in our work and their comment on our paper titled “Performance of Screening Tests for Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”2. We agree that the 2 patients presented by Li, et al illustrate the unmet need for early screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of cognitive function status over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), potentially enabling early intervention/therapy to prevent the accrual of longterm damage and disability, and to provide information to patients to guide … Address correspondence to Dr. Z. Touma, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Room 1-415 East Wing, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada. E-mail: zahi.touma{at}uhn.ca ER -