Lupus neuropsiquiátrico de inicio en la infancia en una paciente adulto : enfermedad activa vs. déficit neurológico secuelar

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs with a wide range of clinical manifestations, predominantly in women. The neurological involvement of lupus is more prevalent in childhood SLE, as opposed to adult-onset SLE. The objective is to present the case of a patient with childhood-onset lupus with cognitive alterations, ataxia, epilepsy, and chorea, interpreted as non-evolving chronic encephalopathy (NECS), and to discuss the possibility of active neuropsychiatric SLE.