- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 36 Issue: 5
- Communicating Hydrocephalus in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Communicating Hydrocephalus in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors : Ramazan Albayrak, Sait Albayram, Hakan Selçuk, Sebahattin Saip, Halit Yilmaz, Bumin Değirmenci, Civan Işlak
Pages : 323-326
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Central nervous system (CNS) involvement has been recognized as the second leading cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), although hydrocephalus is seen very rarely. We report a case of communicating hydrocephalus in a 24-year-old woman having previously diagnosed SLE without antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or cerebral venous angiographic abnormality. We propose direct damage-thrombosis of small sized venous structures or immune complex deposition within arachnoid villi, which impair cerebrospinal fluid flow, as a possible, yet unproven, pathophysiologic mechanism for hydrocephalus in SLE.Keywords : Systemic lupus erythematosus, hydrocephalus, magnetic resonance imaging