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Unusual neurologic manifestations (I): Parkinsonism in juvenile SLE

Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India,rajukhubchandani{at}yahoo.co.in

V. Viswanathan

Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India

J. Desai

Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India

A girl with neuropsychiatric lupus demonstrated Parkinsonian features soon after commencing risperidone. The single photon emission computed tomography scan showed hyperperfusion of the basal ganglia. Symptoms abated with the addition of dopaminergic agents to immunosuppressive therapy. The literature on juvenile Parkinsonism in lupus has been reviewed. Lupus (2007) 16, 572—575.

Key Words: depression • lupus • Parkinsonism • risperidone • SLE • SPECT

Lupus, Vol. 16, No. 8, 572-575 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0961203307081421


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