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Structural Brain MR Imaging Alterations in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with and without Neuropsychiatric Events

Sebastiano Vacca, Michele Porcu, Matteo Piga, Lorenzo Mannelli, Elisabetta Chessa, Jasjit S. Suri, Antonella Balestrieri, Alberto Cauli and Luca Saba
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2024, 45 (6) 802-808; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8200
Sebastiano Vacca
aFrom the School of Medicine and Surgery (S.V.), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Michele Porcu
bDepartment of Radiology (M. Piga, A.B., L.S.), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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Matteo Piga
cDepartment of Medical Science and Public Health (M. Porcu, A.B., A.C.), University of Calgiari, Cagliari, Italy
dRheumatology Unit (M. Piga, E.C., A.C.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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Lorenzo Mannelli
eInstitute for Hospitalization and Healthcare (L.M.), SDN, Napoli, Italy
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Elisabetta Chessa
dRheumatology Unit (M. Piga, E.C., A.C.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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Jasjit S. Suri
fStroke Monitoring and Diagnostic Division (J.S.S.), AtheroPoint, Roseville, California
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Antonella Balestrieri
bDepartment of Radiology (M. Piga, A.B., L.S.), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
cDepartment of Medical Science and Public Health (M. Porcu, A.B., A.C.), University of Calgiari, Cagliari, Italy
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Alberto Cauli
cDepartment of Medical Science and Public Health (M. Porcu, A.B., A.C.), University of Calgiari, Cagliari, Italy
dRheumatology Unit (M. Piga, E.C., A.C.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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bDepartment of Radiology (M. Piga, A.B., L.S.), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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Sebastiano Vacca, Michele Porcu, Matteo Piga, Lorenzo Mannelli, Elisabetta Chessa, Jasjit S. Suri, Antonella Balestrieri, Alberto Cauli, Luca Saba
Structural Brain MR Imaging Alterations in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with and without Neuropsychiatric Events
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