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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Status Epilepticus: A Case Report

Volume: 27 Issue: 3, September 2012 Publish Date: September 30, 2012
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Faruk İNCECİK
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey image/svg+xml
M. Özlem HERGÜNER
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey image/svg+xml
Mustafa YILMAZ
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey image/svg+xml
Şakir ALTUNBAŞAK
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey image/svg+xml
Faruk İNCECİK, M. Özlem HERGÜNER, Mustafa YILMAZ, & Şakir ALTUNBAŞAK. (2012). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Status Epilepticus: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 27(3), 205–207. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2012.034
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Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder involving multiple organs, including the nervous system. Neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus is one of the major manifestations of the disease. Both partial and generalised seizures can occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. In this article, we report a seven-year-old girl with a case of systemic lupus erythematosus who initially presented with an episode of status epilepticus.

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Journal Archives of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue Vol. 27 No. 3 (2012): The Archives of Rheumatology
Pages 205-207
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Published Online September 30, 2012
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Faruk İNCECİK
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey
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M. Özlem HERGÜNER
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey
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Mustafa YILMAZ
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey
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Şakir ALTUNBAŞAK
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey
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Faruk İNCECİK, M. Özlem HERGÜNER, Mustafa YILMAZ, & Şakir ALTUNBAŞAK. (2012). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Status Epilepticus: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 27(3), 205–207. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2012.034
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