Abstracts tagged "physical impairment and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 2959 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Patterns of Vascular Brain Injury in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Ischemic Stroke: Impact on Neuropsychological, Neurobehavioral and Physical Function Outcome
Jamal A. Mikdashi¹, Marcia Wozniak², Umran Ashraf³ and William Regenold⁴, ¹Div of Rheumatology, Univ of Maryland Schl of Med, Baltimore, MD, ²Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Radiology, University fo Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Psychiatry, Univeristy of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Ischemic strokes in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients contribute to increased morbidity and mortality. Little is known however, about the patterns of ischemic brain…