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Parkinson-like symptoms as a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Y Miyoshi1, T Atsumi, H Kitagawa
1Department of Medicine II, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Lupus
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
A 42-year-old Japanese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed Parkinsonian-like movements. Steroid pulse therapy was most effective and additional anti-Parkinsonian drugs were not required. Although psychosis, seizures and meningitis are common central nervous system (CNS) manifestations in SLE patients, Parkinsonian-like symptoms are extremely rare. The putative genesis and treatment of CNS lupus are discussed.