Cerebrovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Diagnosis and Management

Stroke is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and disability in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients with SLE have a two-fold increase in the risk of stroke with younger patients (ie, less than 50 years of age) having an ever-higher risk (up to 10-fold). Although the prognosis of SLE has i...

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Main Authors: Dionysis Nikolopoulos, Antonis Fanouriakis, Dimitrios T. Boumpas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PCO Convin S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file163_767.pdf