Drug Lifts 'Brain Fog' From Lupus Patients: Clinical Trial
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nicole Keepers is an expert on systemic lupus erythematosus ("lupus"). For years she has endured debilitating consequences of this autoimmune disease, which attacks tissues throughout the body, including the brain. While immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs lessen some of her symptoms, including fatigue, vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels), and abnormal heart rhythms, they do not relieve the difficulty she has with memory and concentration.