Clinical trial NCT06449794: Neuropsycatric Disorders Among Children With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Sohag University Hospital
Official title: Neuropsycatric Disorders Among Children With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Sohag University Hospital
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lead sponsor: Sohag University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-10
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 1
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study aims to include all children fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of SLE (The European League Against Rheumatism and The American College of Rheumatology (9)) attending to pediatric rheumatology and immunology clinic at Sohag University Hospitals during the study period

Brief summary: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs, characterized by the production of autoantibodies and the development of tissue injury. The etiology of SLE is partially known, involving multiple genetic and environmental factors. As many as 50% of patients with SLE have neurological involvement during the course of their disease. Approximately 40% of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) cases are a consequence of the disease itself; other causes of NPSLE are infections, metabolic disorders, and side effects of drugs. The American College of Rheumatology identified 19 neuropsychiatric syndromes in SLE patients that can be divided into central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Although this classification includes syndromes with no clear pathophysiological mechanism and is not specific for neuropsychiatric events caused exclusively by SLE, it helps the physician to recognize any neurological involvement . The most common clinical manifestations of juvenile neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) are headache, cognitive dysfunction, mood disturbances and seizures. The pathophysiology of juvenile NPSLE is not yet fully known, but immunological and inflammatory factors, such as autoantibodies, cytokine and prothrombotic states are widely described . The of autoantibodies in the onset of specific clinical manifestations has also been recognized. Juvenile NPSLE manifestations are often difficult to diagnose (. Nineteen neuropsychiatric syndromes have been identified associated with SLE, can be divided into central and peripheral manifestations.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The study aims to include all children fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of SLE (The European League Against Rheumatism and The American College of Rheumatology (9)) attending to pediatric rheumatology and immunology clinic at Sohag University Hospitals during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with other rheumatological disorders.; Neonates (infants \> 1 month) Children with other neuropsychiatric disorders not attributed to SLE ( e.g. infection, metabolic disorders or side effects of drugs).

Primary outcomes:
measure: detect the clinical spectrum of Neuropsycatric disorders in Children with SLE
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sohag
country: Egypt
facility: Sohag university Hospital
Study officials:
References:
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