Recurrent headache and MRI findings in systemic lupus erythematosus

BIÇAKCI Ş., ÖZBEK S., Bicakci K., Aslan K., KARA B., SARICA Y.

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.100, no.3, pp.323-326, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31245-1
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.323-326
  • Keywords: head, magnetic resonance imaging, inflammation, immunity, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC LUPUS, PREVALENCE, BRAIN, MIGRAINE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Headache in patients with systemic lupus eryhtemotosus (SLE) is considered a common neurological finding, although the relationship is unclear. Another obscure point is the relationship between headache and neuroradiologic findings in these patients.