The interplay between the immune and nervous systems has been acknowledged in the
past, but only more recent studies have started to unravel the cellular and molecular players …

abstract Objectives To perform a systematic review of neurologic involvement in Systemic
sclerosis (SSc) and Localized Scleroderma (LS), describing clinical features, neuroimaging …

Gastrointestinal dysmotility in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is prevalent in 90% of
patients, increasing morbidity and in some cases mortality. The resultant gastrointestinal …

Objective To determine the frequency, clinical characteristics, associations, and outcomes of
different types of peripheral nervous system (PNS) disease in a multiethnic/multiracial …

To evaluate the autonomic nervous control of the heart in patients with systemic sclerosis
(SSc), spontaneous heart rate variability was investigated by means of time-domain and …

Cardiovascular and neurological manifestations are known to occur in patients with
autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD), often in subclinical form. The term autonomic …

Although peripheral and central nervous system involvement have been well recognized in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), autonomic …

Background: Progressive systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease
characterized by endothelial lesions and fibrosis of the skin and other organs. Patients' …

Nervous system disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is manifested by a wide
variety of clinical manifestations. Despite the development of a universal classification for …

Objective The epidemiology and treatment of peripheral neuropathy in systemic sclerosis
(SSc) is poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence …