Ultrasonographic characteristics of peripheral neuropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 170; pp. 41 - 48
• Main Authors: Hu, Nan, Nie, Yuxue, Dong, Xingbei, Niu, Jingwen, Cui, Liying, Liu, Mingsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnostic imaging; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - physiopathology; Male; Median Nerve - diagnostic imaging; Median Nerve - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Nerve ultrasound; Neural Conduction - physiology; Neurology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology; Peripheral neuropathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Ulnar Nerve - diagnostic imaging; Ulnar Nerve - physiopathology; Ultrasonography - methods; Young Adult; Peripheral neuropathy; Nerve ultrasound; Systemic lupus erythematosus

•Nerve enlargement was common in SLE patients, in the forms of mild to moderate and focal thickening in upper limbs.•Nerve enlargement might be a potential indicator of high disease activity and poor functional status in SLE.•A combined examination using NCS and nerve ultrasound might be more effect...