Severe choreoathetosis with neuropsychiartic illness as a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus : A case report and a brief review of literature
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We report a case of severe generalised choreoathetosis associated with psychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus in a female patient who presented with involuntary movements of hand and footwithout any other manifestation of SLE. The patient was started on aspirin and hydroxychloroquine and her chorea resolved after three weeks of follow up. This is one of the extremely rare case reports of Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NSLE) where chorea is presented as manifestation of SLE.Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is the least understood and the most prevalent manifestation of lupus. This review focuses on the pathophysiology, treatment, and new potential therapies for neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with generalised choreoathetosis.
Keywords: System lupus erythematosus (SLE), Neuropsychiatric lupus, Chorea.
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