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Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 1 (July 2010)


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Neuropsychiatric Screening Tool Sensitive in SLE: Questionnaire takes just 8 minutes.

M. ALEXANDER OTTO

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Major Finding: A score of 17 or higher on a 27-question survey being developed in Europe is 92.9% sensitive and 25.5% specific for NPSLE.

Data Source: To determine sensitivity and specificity, the survey was administered to 139 people with SLE, 58 previously diagnosed with neuropsychiatric complications.

Disclosures: The researchers said they have no relevant conflicts of interest. The study was funded by their institution.

 From the International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

PII: S1876-1143(10)70038-0

doi:10.1016/S1876-1143(10)70038-0


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