Abstracts tagged "neuropsychiatric disorders and pediatrics"

Abstract Number: 2045 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Cross-Validation of the Pediatric Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics-Cognitive Performance Scores in the Screening of Neurocognitive Impairment in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jasmine Nguyen¹, Tricia Williams², Earl Silverman³ and Deborah M. Levy⁴, ¹Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ²Psychology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) is an important morbidity in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE); however, the gold standard formal neuropsychological assessment is difficult to access. Screening for…
Abstract Number: 1261 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
The Usefulness Of Traditional Neurocognitive Testing and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibodies In Pediatric Lupus Patients
Natasha M. Ruth¹, Mary C. Kral², Tamara K. Nowling³, Stephanie Slan⁴, Murray H. Passo⁵ and Gary S. Gilkeson⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Genetics and Developmental Pediatrics, MUSC, Charleston, SC, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: In order to identify lupus patients at risk for CNS disease, and specifically, cognitive dysfunction, the ACR recommended a standard battery of tests for…