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Lupus and multiple sclerosis
I
was diagnosed with MS 3 years ago and now my doctor thinks I may have lupus.
Is there a connection between MS and lupus?
Lupus and MS are both
considered autoimmune diseases and are diagnosed and treated in different
ways. MS and Lupus are in no
connection directly, but lupus is known as the great imposter, which can
sometimes mimic or imitate the symptoms of MS.
My
MRI from 3 years ago showed plaques. Is there anything on the MRI of people
with lupus of the nervous system that is diagnostic for CNS lupus?
CNS Lupus is nervous
systemic involvement which is very hard to diagnose, MRI scans show
abnormalities that of systemic lupus. Which
could be due to a variety of things such as specialized tests like brain wave
tests another word for electroencephalogram EEG and a spinal tap considering
the findings of CNS lupus.
My
child has lupus. What is the prognosis?
Children’s and adolescents prognosis with systemic
lupus has improved a lot over the past twenty years. Involving modern therapy, children can expect to do nearly as
well as adults do.
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