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Tag: neuropsychiatric lupus

Community Lifts Up Lupus Warrior Tye Weitman

May 5, 2021 The story of Krysha Thayer and her fiancé Tye Weitman is one that clearly Lifts Up Lupus – the theme the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is focusing on during Lupus Awareness Month. We met the couple because Krysha is a Senior Stylist for Color Street, a company that supports the LRA.  Tye […] Read More

Think with Your Heart This Valentine’s Day! Leave a Priceless Legacy

NEW YORK, NY. Feb. 14. In recognition of National Organ Donor Day, the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is launching a new campaign to encourage people with lupus to think with their hearts to help scientists solve how and why lupus can impact the brain. To address brain-related issues, the LRA has partnered with the Harvard […] Read More

Epilepsy in People with Lupus

October 17, 2019 A new study published in the European Journal of Neurology showed that epilepsy is significantly more common among people with systemic erythematosus lupus (SLE) than the general population. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by unpredictable seizures. A seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in […] Read More