Stroke Risk in SLE Patients May Be Linked to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Study Finds

A case-control study found that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show a high prevalence of brain alterations that are clinically associated with cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) — a potential cause of strokes — although a clear link between SLE and SVD was not established. SLE is an inflammatory autoimmune disease…