We administered a battery of neuropsychological tests to 62 female patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE), 12 female patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and 35 normal …

Objective. This study was designed to assess the effects of corticosteroids on select aspects
of nervous system functioning, specifically, cognition and mood, as well as disease–related …

Objective: To examine the relationship between antiphospholipid antibody positivity (expressed
as the lupus anticoagulant) and cognitive dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus …

Eighty-six females with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were grouped according to
present or past history of neuropsychiatric (NP) symptomatology (Active, Inactive, or Never). …

MRL-lpr mice develop symptoms of autoimmune lupus-like disease early in the life and MRL-+/+
mice develop it substantially later. The present study examines our previous suggestion …

The pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric lupus (NP-SLE) is unclear, but may involve vasculopathy,
antibodies against nervous system tissue, or both. A major difficulty in determining the …

Lupus-prone MRL-lpr mice show an autoimmunity-associated behavioral syndrome that has
many features similar to the effects of chronic stress. The present study evaluated whether …

… Denburg, MD, FRCP(C): Department of Medicine, McMaster University. Address reprint
requests to Susan D. Denburg, PhD, Health Science Centre, Room 3654, Chedoke-McMaster …

Brain imaging techniques such as MRI and PET have the potential for identifying central
nervous system involvement in SLE. They may also help elucidate the mechanisms giving rise …

The main tenet of the GBG model relates to the prenatal action of testosterone. Anomalies in
cerebral dominance, immune functioning, abilities, and neural crest development are …