Abstract

 

We report a case of woman with SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) woman with transient abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) associated with partial status epilepticus (SE). Her first clinical signs were complex partial seizure, with temporal maximum on ictal EEG. Intensity of the left temporal lobe was increased on MRI T2 during SE, but neuroimaging was normal two months later. Focal cerebral MRI abnormalities consistent with cerebral edema may be due to partial status epilepticus. In a patient with neuropsychiatric SLE, especially with suspicious seizures with clinical and EEG changes should be correlated with MRI.

Key words: Magnetic resonance imaging, status epilepticus, partial epilepsy, cerebral edema, systemic lupus erythematosus.