A nested case-control study investigating short-term prognosis, clinical and imaging features in acute ischemic stroke patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Higher levels of LDL-C, CRP, and DDi, multiple infarcts and simultaneous involvement of the anterior, and posterior circulation were more prevalent in the AIS patients with SLE. Further, SLE was also found as an independent risk factor for AIS patients' poor short-term prognosis.