Table 2

Profile of serum autoantibodies

Patient numberAge and genderDiagnosisAnti-NR2Antiribosomal PAnti-NR1/NR2
150 FACS15412− (negative)
253 FACS82438
333 FACS380
428 MACS30144
523 FACS24550
614 FACS284512
766 FACS543094
839 MACS884
951 FACS3412
1065 FACS349161:40 (positive)
1132 FACS3212
1246 FACS13200
1330 FACS+myelitis1420
1434 FACS166508
1519 FACS14428
1642 FACS+myelitis1400
1737 FACS616360
1839 FAnx306
1965 FCog786
2043 FPsy672341:80 (positive)
2137 FPsy4870
2217 FPsy126612
2371 FSeizure24058
2422 FSeizure706
2540 FSeizure4012
2633 FDemyelinating344
2742 FCVD408
2844 FSeizure9012
2960 FSeizure401728
3032FPeripheral8022
3139 FHeadache2610
  • Patients 1–22: diffuse NPSLE.

  • Patients 23–31: focal NPSLE.

  • Bold figures denote positive results for anti-NR2 and antiribosomal P by ELISA.

  • ACS, acute confusional state; anx, anxiety disorder; Cog, cognitive dysfunction; CVD, cerebrovascular disease.; F, female; M, male; psy, psychosis.