Intracranial hypertension with reversible cerebral edema: Atypical presentation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Salma Laassila; Ghita Aboulem; Naima Chtaou; Mohammed Faouzi Belahsen

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.018

Intracranial hypertension with reversible cerebral edema: Atypical presentation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Mar 2;17(5):1416-1420. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.018. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Salma Laassila¹, Ghita Aboulem¹, Naima Chtaou^{1

2}, Mohammed Faouzi Belahsen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Hassan II University Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, salma laassila, Morocco.
² Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Health Community, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, salma laassila, Morocco.

Abstract

We described in this article a 19-year-old girl with an intracranial hypertension as an initial presentation of neuropsychiatric lupus. The brain MRI showed diffuse, bilateral and symmetrical white and grey matter hyperintensities. These lesions completely disappeared after 3 months of treatment. Diffuse cerebral edema with or without leukoencephalopathy in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus is an extremely rare entity.

Keywords: Central nervous system; Intracranial hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports