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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2014

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Cognitive functions and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Authors: Nailu Sinicato, Mariana Postal, Bruna Bellini, Paula Fernandes, Roberto Marini, Simone Appenzeller

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2014

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Excerpt

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) have a high prevalence cognitive involvement and inflammatory mechanisms and autoantibodies were hypothesized to be involved in its pathogenesis. The underlying factor for an association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cognitive decline might be a subclinical inflammation. …
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Title
Cognitive functions and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors
Nailu Sinicato
Mariana Postal
Bruna Bellini
Paula Fernandes
Roberto Marini
Simone Appenzeller
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-12-S1-P323

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