Lupus Myths: Headaches are a Manifestation of Neurologic Lupus
The old American College of Rheumatology criteria in the definition of what is considered to be brain lupus included headaches. Patients would be treated for these headaches as if they were part of lupus. Studies since have shown that headaches in lupus patients are not more common than in the general population.
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Dr. Stojan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the Johns Hopkins University Medical School and the co-Director of the Hopkins Lupus Center.