Aquaporin-4 IgG Antibodies: Predictors of Positivity and Their Relationship with Neuropsychiatric Disorders and White Matter Lesions in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Abstract:Background
This study aimed to describe the prevalence of the various clinical features and severity of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) and to assess predictors of AQP4-Ab positivity in jSLE. In addition, we assessed the relationship of AQP4-Abs with neuropsychiatric disorders and white matter lesions in jSLE.
Method
For 90 patients with jSLE, demographic data, clinical manifestations, and treatments received were recorded, and all of the patients were underwent clinical examinations, including … Show more
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