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The Expert Series: The Awakening: When lupus looks like mental illness

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"Groundbreaking stories like this should transform care. And I think that these particular stories will transform care." [CLOSED CAPTIONS AVAILABLE] In this special bonus episode of our podcast The Expert Series, Dr. Anca Askanase, professor of medicine, the founder and director of Lupus Center and director of Rheumatology Clinical Trials at the Division of Rheumatology of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, will be sharing about her role in the successful treatment of a catatonic woman who awakened after 20 years. Read the famous article on April and Devine's cases in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/ * What is inflamation? https://www.lupus.org/resources/what-is-inflammation * Lupus and brain fog: https://www.lupus.org/resources/lupus-and-brain-fog * How lupus affects the body: https://www.lupus.org/resources/how-lupus-affects-the-body

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