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  • Abstract Number: 1384 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Systematic Review of Therapies for Central Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren’s Disease

    Ghaith Noaiseh1, Arun Varadhachary2, Katherine Hammitt3, Julie Frantsve-Hawley3, Paula Barreras Cortes4, Shamik Bhattacharyya5, E. Sherwood Brown6, Drew Carey7, Robert Fox8, Brent Goodman9, Thomas Grader-Beck10, Janet Lewis11, Stephen Maitz12, Steven Mandel13, Jenifer McCombe14, Astrid Rasmussen15, George Sarka16, Daniel Wallace17, Frederick Vivino18, Rochelle Zak19, Nancy Carteron20, R Hal Scofield15 and Steven Carsons21, 1University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 3Sjogren's Foundation, Reston, VA, 4Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Malden, MA, 6UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 7Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 8Rheumatology Clinic, San Diego, CA, 9HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ, 10Johns Hopkins, Reisterstown, MD, 11University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 12U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Coatesville, PA, 13Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, 14University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 15Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 16Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Laguna Hills, CA, 17Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, 18University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, 20University of California, Berkeley & San Francisco, Angwin, CA, 21NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY

    Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease is recognized as a multifaceted autoimmune disease impacting almost any organ or body system. Of particular importance is the central nervous system…
  • Abstract Number: 1380 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Phenotyping Neuropathic Pain in Sjögren’s Disease: A Cluster-Based Approach

    Beatrice Dei1, Stefano Donati1, Gaetano La Rocca2, Giovanni Fulvio1, Federico Fattorini1, Antonello Sulis1, Michele Moretti1, Elena Elefante1, Francesco Ferro3, Giulia Ricci4, Marta Mosca5 and Chiara Baldini5, 1Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Toscana, Italy, 2University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 4Neurology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Toscana, Italy, 5University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Neuropathic pain (NeP) is increasingly recognized as a relevant symptom domain in primary Sjögren’s disease (SjD), contributing to the disease burden beyond glandular involvement.…
  • Abstract Number: 1378 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Prevalence of Central Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren’s Disease

    Arun Varadhachary1, Ghaith Noaiseh2, Katherine Hammitt3, Julie Frantsve-Hawley3, Paula Barreras Cortes4, Shamik Bhattacharyya5, E. Sherwood Brown6, Drew Carey7, Robert Fox8, Brent Goodman9, Thomas Grader-Beck10, Janet Lewis11, Stephen Maitz12, Steven Mandel13, Jenifer McCombe14, Astrid Rasmussen15, George Sarka16, Daniel Wallace17, Frederick Vivino18, Rochelle Zak19, Nancy Carteron20, R Hal Scofield15 and Steven Carsons21, 1Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 3Sjogren's Foundation, Reston, VA, 4Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Malden, MA, 6UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 7Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 8Rheumatology Clinic, San Diego, CA, 9HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ, 10Johns Hopkins, Reisterstown, MD, 11University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 12U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Coatesville, PA, 13Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, 14University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 15Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 16Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Laguna Hills, CA, 17Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, 18University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, 20University of California, Berkeley & San Francisco, Angwin, CA, 21NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY

    Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease is a systemic autoimmune disorder with diverse clinical manifestations affecting multiple organ systems. While dry mouth, dry eyes, fatigue and pain are…
  • Abstract Number: 1095 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Tolerance of non-TNF α treatments in patient with an inflammatory rheumatic (IRD) and autoimmune demyelinating diseases: French retrospective cases series

    dellal azeddine1, Jean-Guillaume Letarouilly2, Jacques Morel3, René-Marc Flipo4, Valerie Devauchelle5, richette pascal6, Philippe Dieude7, Hubert Marotte8, FELTEN Renaud9, LATOURTE Augustin10, CHEVET Baptiste11, HILLIQUIN Pascal12, SORDET Christelle9, DERNIS mmanuelle13, WENDLING Daniel14, Arsène Mekinian15, Nathalie BALLANDRAUD16, Christophe Richez17, TOURNADRE Anne18, salmon Jean -Hugues19, SAILLOT Carine20, kedra joanna21, nahon stephane22, LE GOFF Benoit23, Bruno Fautrel24, Francis BERENBAUM25, David SAADOUN26, PHAM Thao16 and SELLAM JEREMIE27, 1GHI LE RAINCY MONTFERMEIL, Montfermeil, France, 2Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Service de rhumatologie, Lille, France, LILLE, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, 3CHU and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 4Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Service de rhumatologie, Lille, France, Lille, France, 5UBO, Brest, France, 6Rheumatology Department, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 7Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bichat APHP, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 8INSERM 1059/University of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France, 9Service de Rhumatologie, Centre de référence des maladies auto-immunes rares (RESO), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, 10Rheumatology Department, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, France, 11CHU BREST, brest, Bretagne, France, 12CH SUD FRANCILIEN, PARIS, France, 13chu caen, CAEN, Haute-Normandie, France, 14CHU de Besançon, Besançon, Franche-Comte, France, 15Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DMU i3), Saint-Antoine University Hospital, 75012 Paris, France, Paris, France, 16CHU MARSEILLE, marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, 17Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, 18CHU CLERMONT, CLERMONT, Lorraine, France, 19CHU REIMS, REIMS, Champagne-Ardenne, France, 20CHU ORLEANS, ORLEANS, Pays de la Loire, France, 21Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Rheumatology Department, APHP, Sorbonne University,, Paris, France, 22GHI LE RAINCY MONTFERMEIL, Montfermeil, Ile-de-France, France, 23CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, 24Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS 1136-5, PARIS, France, Paris, France, 25Sorbonne University/Inserm/AP-HP/4Moving Biotech, Paris, France, 26CHU LA PITIE SALPETRIERE, PARIS, Ile-de-France, France, 27Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, F-75012 Paris, France, /Rheumatology Department, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France., Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: The use of TNFα antagonist is not recommended if the patient have a suspicion or demyelinating diseases (DD) confirmed [1]. There are a few…
  • Abstract Number: 0601 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Precipitants and Long-Term Outcomes of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review

    Ali Ardekani1, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez2, Mariana González-Treviño3, Jose Meade-Aguilar4, Maria O. Valenzuela-Almada5, Hannah Langenfeld1, Larry J. Prokop4, Isabel Valenzuela Almada6, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra7, Nicolás Sánchez Domínguez8, Alejandro A. Rabinstein4, M. Hassan Murad4, Cynthia Crowson9 and Ali Duarte-Garcia1, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2ABC Medical Center, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 5Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C, 6Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, 7Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 8Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Santiago, Chile, 9Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN

    Background/Purpose: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an underrecognized neuroradiologic complication of SLE, characterized by acute neurological symptoms and vasogenic edema on neuroimaging. Its precipitating…
  • Abstract Number: 0263 • ACR Convergence 2025

    A Multicenter Retrospective Case Series of Patients with Susac Syndrome treated with Rituximab

    Michelle Benjamin1, Mattia Wruble Clark2, Shamik Bhattacharyya3, Audra Horomanski1 and Kristin Galetta4, 1Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2Mass General Brigham, Somerville, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Malden, MA, 4Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto

    Background/Purpose: Susac Syndrome (SuS) is a rare immune-mediated vasculo-occlusive disease characterized by a triad of encephalopathy, hearing loss, and branched retinal artery occlusions. Deficits can…
  • Abstract Number: 2652 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Anti-mitochondrial antibodies in systemic sclerosis target enteric neurons and are associated with GI dysmotility

    Zsuzsanna McMahan1, Srinivas Puttapaka2, Livia Casciola-Rosen3, Timothy Kaniecki3, Laura Gutierrez3, Su Hong MIng2, Philippa Seika2 and Subhash Kulkarni4, 1UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, 2BIDMC/Harvard, Boston, MA, 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 4BIDMC, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Most patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) experience gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility. The enteric nervous system (ENS) regulates GI motility, and its dysfunction causes dysmotility. A…
  • Abstract Number: 0234 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Use of Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Assess Small Fiber Neuropathy in Patients with Sarcoidosis

    Philip Bucur1, Kelly Gwathmey2, Huzaefah Syed2, Aamer Syed2, Thomas Iden3, Neha Gupta2, Jessica McLaughlin2, Jordana Kron2, Ryan Canissario2, Shanshan Chen1, Hoda Gad4, Rayaz Malik4, Sai Patel2 and Vaishali Patel2, 1VCU Health, Richmond, VA, 2Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 3Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, 4Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

    Background/Purpose: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a common complication of sarcoidosis, affecting about one third of patients. The current gold standard for diagnosis combines patient…
  • Abstract Number: 2541 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Development of Severity Classification Criteria for Introduction of Infliximab for Chronic Pogressive Neuro-Behçet’s Disease

    Shunsei Hirohata1, Hirotoshi Kikuchi2, Tetsuji Sawada3, Toshihiro Tono4, Mitsuhiro Takeno5 and Izumi Kawachi6, 1Nobuhara Clinic, Tokyo, Japan, 2Teikyo University School of Medicine, 3-12-1 ????????????1308, Japan, 3Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 4Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, 5Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan, 6Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences and Niigata University Brain Institute, Niigata, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Chronic progressive neuro-Behçet’s disease (CPNB) is characterized by progressive deterioration leading to disability and death. It has been appreciated that methotrexate (MTX) has beneficial…
  • Abstract Number: 0184 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Neurocognitive Complications of Lupus: A Multidisciplinary Program Model for Advanced Diagnostics, Management, and Clinical Research

    Douglas Wilcox1, Matthew Baum2, Sophie Lebiedz2, John Sullivan2, Margaret Naclerio2, Jonathan Zurawski2, Bonnie Glanz2, Rohit Bakshi2, Tanuja Chitnis2, Shamik Bhattacharyya3 and Karen H. Costenbader4, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Malden, MA, 4Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Neurological symptoms in lupus are common and occur in the majority of patients with SLE. Although neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) can involve the entire nervous…
  • Abstract Number: 2515 • ACR Convergence 2025

    The Association Between Neurologic Involvement and Cumulative Damage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Ruoning Ni1, Jessica L. Bloom2, Kaci Pickett-Nairne2, Lori Silveira3, Chao Zhang4, David Cuthbertson5, Thomas corbridge6, Nader Khalidi7, Curry Koening8, Carol McAlear9, Paul Monach10, Larry Moreland11, Christian Pagnoux12, Rennie Rhee9, Philip Seo13, Jared Silver6, Ulrich Specks14, Kenneth Warrington14, Michael Wechsler15, Carol Langford16, Peter Merkel9 and Rula Hajj-Ali1, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 2University of Colorado, Denver, 3University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 4Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, 5University of South Florida, Tampa, 6US Medical Affairs Respiratory GSK, Durham, 7Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada, 8University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, 9University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 10VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 11University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 12Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, and Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc), Toronto, ON, Canada, 13Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 14Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 15Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, 16Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH

    Background/Purpose: Neurologic involvement (NI) is common in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and often irreversible. It is unknown whether patients with AAV and NI accumulate more damage…
  • Abstract Number: 2449 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Patient Characteristics, Treatment and Prognosis in Patients with Neuromyelitis OpticaSpectrum Disorder Coexisting with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Sjögren’s Syndrome: An Analysis Using Japanese Inpatient Database

    Hiroshi Shiba1, Mikio Nakajima2, Kaito Nakamura3, Yusuke Sasabuchi4, Hiroyuki Ohbe5, Yuya Kimura6, Tadahiro Goto7, Hiroki Matsui8, Kiyohide Fushimi9 and Hideo Yasunaga5, 1Suwa central hospital, Chino, Japan, 2Emergency and Critical Care Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Hiroo, Tokyo, Japan, 3Department of Rheumatology, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, Japan, 4Department of Real-world Evidence, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 5Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 6Department of Health Services Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 7Department of Health Data Science, Graduate School of Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 8Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 9Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Institute of Science Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) can coexist with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Due to overlapping clinical presentations and the rarity…
  • Abstract Number: 2407 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Mapping Neurological Involvement, Regional Disparities, and Moderators of the Central Nervous System in Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Jorge Juan Fragío Gil1, Roxana González Mazario2, Pablo Martínez Calabuig3, Laura Salvador Maicas4, Mireia Sanmartin Martínez4, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos4, Amalia Rueda Cid4, Isabel Martínez Cordellat4, Juan José Lerma Garrido4 and Cristina Campos Fernández5, 1Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain, 2Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 3Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain/ Uversidad Catolica de Valencia San Vicente Martir, Valencia, Spain, Ontinyent, Spain, 4Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 5Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia

    Background/Purpose: One common and clinically important form of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to…
  • Abstract Number: 2289 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study

    Yuichiro Fujieda1, Kaoru Murakami2, Hiroki Tanaka2, Yuichi Kojima2, Yuki Kudo1, Kohei Karino1, Hiroyuki Nakamura1, Ryo Hisada1, Michihito Kono1, Masaaki Murakami2 and Tatsuya Atsumi1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2Institute for Genetic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy for inflammatory diseases by modulating inflammatory reflex pathways. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation…
  • Abstract Number: 2049 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Descriptive Analysis of a Cohort of Neurosarcoidosis Mimics

    Shivani Rangaswamy1, Andrea Lopez1, Megumi Sugita1, Ethan Eyman1, Elijah Lackey1 and Jeffrey Shen2, 1Duke University Hospital, Durham, 2Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous multi-system disease with nervous system involvement in 5-20% of patients. Diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis is challenging due to its broad spectrum…
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