Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Status Epilepticus: A Case Report

Faruk İNCECİK, M. Özlem HERGÜNER, Mustafa YILMAZ, Şakir ALTUNBAŞAK

Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey

Keywords: Pediatrics; status epilepticus; systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder involving multiple organs, including the nervous system. Neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus is one of the major manifestations of the disease. Both partial and generalised seizures can occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. In this article, we report a seven-year-old girl with a case of systemic lupus erythematosus who initially presented with an episode of status epilepticus.