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Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies, cognitive dysfunction, and depression in systemic lupus erythematosus

  1. Larissa Lapteva1,*,
  2. Miroslawa Nowak1,
  3. Cheryl H. Yarboro1,
  4. Kazuki Takada1,
  5. Tresa Roebuck-Spencer2,
  6. Thomas Weickert1,
  7. Joseph Bleiberg2,
  8. Donald Rosenstein1,
  9. Maryland Pao1,
  10. Nicholas Patronas1,
  11. Sonya Steele1,
  12. Melissa Manzano1,
  13. Jan Willem C. van der Veen1,
  14. Peter E. Lipsky1,
  15. Stefano Marenco1,
  16. Robert Wesley1,
  17. Bruce Volpe3,
  18. Betty Diamond4,
  19. Gabor G. Illei1

Article first published online: 25 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1002/art.22031

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 54, Issue 8, pages 2505–2514, August 2006

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Lapteva, L., Nowak, M., Yarboro, C. H., Takada, K., Roebuck-Spencer, T., Weickert, T., Bleiberg, J., Rosenstein, D., Pao, M., Patronas, N., Steele, S., Manzano, M., van der Veen, J. W. C., Lipsky, P. E., Marenco, S., Wesley, R., Volpe, B., Diamond, B. and Illei, G. G. (2006), Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies, cognitive dysfunction, and depression in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54: 2505–2514. doi: 10.1002/art.22031

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  1. 1

    NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

  2. 2

    National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC

  3. 3

    Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University, New York, New York

  4. 4

    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

*Sjögren's Syndrome Clinic, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, R 1N114, MSC1190, Bethesda, MD 20892

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  1. Issue published online: 25 JUL 2006
  2. Article first published online: 25 JUL 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 MAY 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 27 JUL 2005

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