Differences in Regional Brain Activation Patterns Assessed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stratified by Disease Duration
Mackay M, Bussa MP, Aranow C, Uluğ AM, Volpe BT, Huerta PT, Argyelan M, Mandel A, Hirsch J, Diamond B, Eidelberg D. Differences in Regional Brain Activation Patterns Assessed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stratified by Disease Duration. Molecular Medicine 2011, 17: 1349-1356. PMID: 21953419, PMCID: PMC3321819, DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2011.00185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusBlood-brain barrierFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTissue damageDisease durationBrain activation patternsLupus erythematosusST groupSystemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage IndexActivation patternsFearful face paradigmRegional brain activation patternsDuration of diseaseRegional brain abnormalitiesCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonanceCorticosteroid dosesDisease activityComorbid diseasesSLE patientsImmune cellsVascular diseaseBrain injuryBrain abnormalities