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. 2025 Jan 1;28(1):145-147.
doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_654_24. Epub 2024 Dec 4.

MRI-Negative Central Nervous System SLE: A Unique Case Report

Deepti Grover  1 , Himanshu Shakya, Ashwin Kumar Panda, Sourav Hazra, Aldrin Anthony Dung Dung, Suman Kushwaha, Rajinder K Dhamija
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MRI-Negative Central Nervous System SLE: A Unique Case Report

Deepti Grover et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. .
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Figure 1
Image of the hyperpigmented skin lesion taken at admission (left) and complete improvement of the lesion at 6 months follow-up (right)
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(a) Axial sections of MRI of the brain (T2W, FLAIR, T1 + C). (b) Normal MRI of the cervical spine sagittal view (T2W, T1 + C). FLAIR: fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, T2W: T2 weighted, T1 + C: T1-weighted Image with Contrast
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