Avcin T et al. - Anti-beta2GPI antibodies were higher in SLE patients with neuropsychiatric disease than in SLE patients without neuropsychiatric disease
Methods
137 children with SLE were followed for a mean of 31 mos
aPL, aCL, and anti-beta2GPI antibody levels were determined
Neuropsycbiatric disorders at the time of SLE dx were recorded
Results
There was a significant association between LAC and cerebrovascular ds
Anti-beta2GPI antibodies were higher in childdren with neuropsychiatric ds than children without
There was a significant association between neuropsychiatric manifestations, LAC, and chorea
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