Cortical Thickness and Subcortical Gray Matter Reductions in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jung R, Segall J, Grazioplene R, Qualls C, Sibbitt W, Roldan C. Cortical Thickness and Subcortical Gray Matter Reductions in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9302. PMID: 20352085, PMCID: PMC2844408, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisConceptsNeuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosusNPSLE groupSLE patientsGray matter volumeCortical thicknessLupus erythematosusNeuropsychiatric symptomsMatter volumeCentral nervous system involvementSystemic lupus erythematosus patientsFreeSurfer image analysis suiteLupus erythematosus patientsNervous system involvementSubcortical gray matter volumesGray matter reductionsGroup differencesSubcortical gray matter structuresSubcortical structure volumesRegional gray matter volumeGray matter structuresSLE groupCortical atrophyCortical thinningControl subjects