Memory a Problem for Lupus Patients, Study Finds
The National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver has discovered that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) tend to have subtle problems with attention, memory and reasoning when compared to those without lupus. The research group studied 67 SLE patients free of psychiatric and neurologic disorders along with 29 healthy controls.
While the two groups showed no differences in overall brain function, SLE patients tests showed impairments in attention, memory, and reasoning. Specifically, those with lupus showed "significantly higher rates" of impairment on logical reasoning and verbal memory, along with greater impairment on visual attention and working memory.
The group is encouraging more study in what it is calling "subtle brain involvement" in lupus patients.
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Thanks for the post. What is the website for this study? Thanks!
all my med switches and my memoryis still at times so bad.a lupus sympton/flare makes sense. thanks for such a great site
This is also known as “Lupus Fog”. Thanks for the info.
Here’s a link to another news article about the study that gives a little bit more depth. You could contact the Denver school for more information as well.
And you might be interested in reading this article about Lupus Fog.