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ReviewCureus2025

Neurological Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Comprehensive Review.

Maleesha Jayasinghe, Fatemeh Rashidi, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Masoumeh Rashidi, Christopher C Elendu, Ana Leticia Fornari Caprara, Ibrahim Khalil, Khalil I Hmedat, Mohamed Atef and 2 more

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Maleesha JayasingheMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Fatemeh RashidiMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Ahmed Farid GadelmawlaMedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin Al Kawm, EGY.
Jamir Pitton RissardoNeurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA.
Masoumeh RashidiMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Christopher C ElenduMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Ana Leticia Fornari CapraraNeurology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, BRA.
Ibrahim KhalilNeurological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGY.
Khalil I HmedatInternal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGY.
Mohamed AtefMedicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EGY.
Hania MoharamMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Omesh PrathirajaMedicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) poses significant challenges, impacting patient morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. This narrative review provides an update on the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of neurological SLE. The multifaceted pathophysiology involves immune-mediated and vascular mechanisms such as autoantibodies, neuroinflammation, complement dysregulation, and genetic factors. Neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) manifests in a variety of ways, including cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, psychosis, cerebrovascular disease, demyelinating syndromes, and neuropathies. Diagnosing neurological SLE is complicated by nonspecific and fluctuating symptoms, requiring comprehensive neurological examination, neuroimaging, autoantibody profiling, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Current management strategies include corticosteroids, immunosuppressive agents, and emerging biologics targeting specific immune pathways. Managing neuropsychiatric symptoms, seizures, and neuropathic pain remains a complex aspect of treatment. This review highlights the importance of early recognition and tailored management approaches to improve patient outcomes in neurological SLE.

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diagnosis of npslelupus erythematosusneuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (npsle)sles: slesystemic lupus erythematosus disease

Identifiers

PMID40151747
PMCPMC11947500

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