With the increased risk of dementia for those with lupus, is is important to know the early signs. And, if you believe you or a loved one are experiencing the symptoms, be sure to bring it up with your lupus treatment team. Symptoms of dementia include: Problems with abstract thinking; Disorientation Getting lost on familiar streets, for example

2015年12月23日 · PET scan of a 68-year-old woman with a history of lupus and a 10-year history of cognitive difficulties. The scan shows prominent hypometabolism with a pattern suggestive of Alzheimer's disease.

2021年3月17日 · A new study has found a significant association between dementia and the most common form of lupus, and that patients with the autoimmune disease are at high risk for early vascular...

2020年11月16日 · Lupus fog is often episodic, meaning that there will be periods of worsening and then a return to normal function. This cognitive dysfunction is usually not severe, and it usually does not progress to the level of severe forms of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

2017年11月9日 · People living with lupus may be at significantly greater risk of developing dementia than those without the autoimmune disease, a new study suggests.

Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is a common yet often clinically subtle manifestation that considerably impacts the health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE). Given the inconsistencies in CD assessment and ...

It is well-documented that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with dementia. However, the genetic causality of this association remains unclear. Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to investigate the potential causal relationship between SLE and dementia risk …

Patients with SLE had a higher risk of dementia than did those without SLE (crude hazard ratio [HR] 1.92; P < 0.05). Cox regression analysis revealed an adjusted HR for dementia in the SLE cohort of 2.14 (P < 0.001), after adjustment for other comorbid diseases and variables.

Many people with lupus experience signs of confusion and memory loss. This so-called "lupus fog" is almost universally known to people with lupus.

2025年1月15日 · Dementia duration is significantly associated with increased emergency department (ED) use among older adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to study results recently published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.