Abstract:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects multiple organ systems. Many patients present with neurological and psychiatric signs and symptoms at some point in the course of the disease. Here, we present a patient with neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) who presented with longstanding and difficult-to-control epileptic seizures and post-ictal psychotic symptoms prior to the diagnosis of SLE. A 39-year-old patient with a ten-year history of uncontrolled epileptic seizures despite … Show more
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