Abstracts tagged "Neuroimaging"

Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2023
Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Cerebral Microbleeds
Junna Ye¹, Yijun You², Zhuochao Zhou², Fan wang², Jingyi Wu² and Chengde Yang², ¹Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, ²Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Persistent presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are important thrombosis-related laboratory parameters, as well as an indication of anticoagulation use which usually cause higher bleeding…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frontal Lobe Activation and Gait Alterations During Single- and Dual-task Walking in People with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Study
Soyoung Lee, Meryem Yücel, Claudio Ferre, Baekdong Cha, Ehyun Kim and Deepak Kumar, Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Altered gait patterns, including high variability or muscular co-contraction, can increase fall risk and worsen disease progression in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However,…
Abstract Number: 0890 • ACR Convergence 2023
Specificity of Brain-Intrinsic and Hematopoietic-Derived Mechanisms in Mediating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hadijat Makinde, Yidan Wang, Stumpf Cecilia and Carla Cuda, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that affects multiple end organs including the brain. Despite a prevalence of over 50% in…
Abstract Number: 1478 • ACR Convergence 2023
Presentation and Outcomes of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Cohort and a Systematic Literature Review
Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez¹, Mariana Gonzalez-Treviño¹, Hannah Langenfeld², Cynthia Crowson³, Maria Valenzuela-Almada⁴, Alejandro Rabinstein⁵, Larry J. Prokop⁶, Isabel Valenzuela-Almada⁷ and Ali Duarte-Garcia³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁵Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medica Sur, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics, therapies, and outcomes of patients with SLE and Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Methods: We performed a multicenter cohort…
Abstract Number: 024 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Effects of Corticosteroids on Central Nervous System Microvascular Properties Assessed by Neuroimaging
Mark DiFrancesco, Ekemini Ogbu, Catherine Robben, Jennifer Huggins and Hermine Brunner, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Prior research suggests that microvascular (MV) changes might be a biomarker for central nervous system (CNS) involvement of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…
Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cortical Surface Area Correlates with Cognitive Efficiency and Disease Measures in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Santiago Arciniegas¹, Sarah Mossad², Tala El Tal³, Victoria Lishak⁴, Stephanie Fevrier⁵, Ibrahim Mohamed⁶, Joanna Law², Lawrence Ng², Paris Moaf², Helen Branson², Adrienne Davis², Linda Hiraki⁷, Deborah Levy⁸, ashley Danguecan², George Ibrahim⁵ and Andrea Knight³, ¹University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Neurosciences and Mental Health, Research Institute, ON, Canada 3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Brampton, ON, Canada, ⁷The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive difficulties are common in children with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE), but neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) remains challenging to diagnose and treat. To increase understanding of…
Abstract Number: 0665 • ACR Convergence 2022
Screening for Neurocognitive Demands in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Using Pediatric Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics and Association with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jaqueline De Amorim¹, Simone Kishimoto¹, Danilo Pereira¹, Letícia Rittner¹ and Simone Appenzeller², ¹University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric manifestations are frequently seen in patients with childhood-onset erythematosus (cSLE) and may include neurocognitive dysfunction. These symptoms are difficult to diagnose and classify…
Abstract Number: 1474 • ACR Convergence 2022
Quinolinic Acid, a Kynurenine/Tryptophan Pathway Metabolite, Correlates with Abnormalities in Brain Structure and Function in SLE
Erik Anderson, Chris Tang, An Vo, Cynthia Aranow, Bruce Volpe, Betty Diamond and Meggan Mackay, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: Stimulation of the kynurenine/tryptophan pathway by interferons alpha and gamma, both known contributors to SLE pathogenesis, leads to a potentially neurotoxic imbalance of pathway…
Abstract Number: 1618 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combined Orbital and Cranial Vessel Wall MRI for Diagnosis and Longitudinal Monitoring of Giant Cell Arteritis
Rennie Rhee, Shubhasree Banerjee, Vatsal Bhatt, Madhura Tamhankar, Quy Cao, Naomi Amudala, Sherry Chou, Morgan Burke, Laurie Loevner, Peter Merkel and Jae Song, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: In giant cell arteritis (GCA), there is a critical need to identify patients at risk for vision loss ("ocular GCA"). MRI evaluates neurovascular anatomy…
Abstract Number: 1663 • ACR Convergence 2022
Age-Dependent Expansion and Activation of Disease-Associated Microglia in Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hadijat Makinde¹, Caroline Shah¹, Miranda Gurra¹, Yidan Wang¹, Deborah Winter² and Carla Cuda¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that affects multipe end organs, including the brain. Despite a prevalence of over 50% in…
Abstract Number: 1972 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comprehensive Investigation of Pain and Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis from a Multidisciplinary Approach
Lilla Tóth¹, Gergely Orsi², Krisztina Csókási³, Gábor Sütő⁴, Gábor Kumánovics⁵, Noémi Császár-Nagy⁶, Szabolcs Takács⁷, Eszter Szigedi⁸, Zsófia Nagy⁸, Zsolt Hodovány⁸, Lili Duzsik⁸, Zoltán Vidnyánszky⁹, József Kun¹⁰, Péter Urbán¹⁰, György Nagy¹¹ and Zsuzsanna Helyes¹², ¹Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ²MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH); Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pécs, Hungary, ³Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ⁴Second Department of Medicine and Nephrology-Diabetes Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ⁶National University of Public Services; Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinics, Budapest, Hungary, ⁷Department of Psychology, Karoly Gaspar University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁸Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinics, Budapest, Hungary, ⁹Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁰Szentágothai Research Centre, Bioinformatics Research Group, Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University; Department of Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University; Heart and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ¹²Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs; Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Despite the therapeutic advances of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), optimal disease control cannot be achieved in the difficult-to-treat (D2T) RA population, leading to the persistence…
Abstract Number: 2256 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Brain Functional Connectivity to the Insula Is Associated with Nociplastic Pain in Psoriatic Arthritis
Flavia Sunzini¹, Kristian Stefanov¹, Salim Al-Wasity¹, Steven E Harte², Richard E Harris², Daniel J Clauw², Stefan Siebert³, Carl Goodyear¹, Gordon Waiter⁴ and Neil Basu¹, ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Pain is a hallmark feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA); however, its apparent multi-factorial nature makes it difficult for rheumatologists to assess and manage. Clinically,…
Abstract Number: 0777 • ACR Convergence 2021
Potential Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in the Context of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Santiago Arciniegas¹, Sarah Mossad², Tala El Tal³, Lawrence Ng⁴, Paris Moaf⁴, Helen Branson⁴, Adrienne Davis⁴, Linda Hiraki⁴, Deborah Levy⁴, Ashley Danguecan² and Andrea Knight², ¹University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive complaints are common in children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), but neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) remains challenging to diagnose and treat. To increase…
Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2021
Blood Brain Barrier Integrity and Brain Imaging Patterns in Patients with SLE
Shiran Aharon¹, Dafna Ben-Bashat², Orna Aizenstein³, Moran Artzi⁴, Mark Berman⁵, Victoria Furer⁶, Marina Anouk⁷, Yael Lahat⁸, Jonathan Wollman⁹, Ofir Elalouf⁹, Ari Polachek¹⁰ and Daphna Paran¹¹, ¹Wohl Institute of Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ²Wohl Institute of Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Department of Neuroradiology Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁴Wohl Institute of Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁵Department of Rheumatology , Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁸Department of Rheumatology , Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Herzliya, Israel, ¹⁰Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ¹¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital, Even Yehuda, Israel
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) has not been fully elucidated. Recent evidence suggests impaired blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity as a possible mechanism…
Abstract Number: 1114 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pachymeningitis: The Mayo Clinic Experience
Emily Gilbert¹, Mina Al-Awqati², Tina Gunderson³ and Florentina Berianu¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Pachymeningitis is a rare disorder defined by localized or generalized inflammatory thickening of the dura. It can be associated with infections, malignancy, autoimmune disorders,…

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