High proportions of dementia among SLE patients: A big data analysis.

Omer GendelmanShmuel TiosanoYehuda ShoenfeldDoron ComaneshterHoward AmitalArnon D CohenDaniela Amital

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)

Systemic lupus erythematosus is significantly associated with dementia. This finding should give rise to search for SLE in patients with an ambiguous cause for dementia, especially those with an early onset cognitive decline.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
systemic lupus erythematosus
cognitive decline
early onset
data analysis
disease activity
cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
late onset
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
rheumatoid arthritis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes