Wouldn't brain inflamm.show on brainmri? my mri normal.i get frequent debilitating lightheadedness&headaches. prednisone 10mg/day resolves it. have lupus.neg neuro exam

Lupus CNS: Mri may miss lupus cerbritis but better testing, such a functional mri, pet or spect scanning may well demonswtrate a problem if it is there.

Not necessarily.: Headaches are generally not a component of lupus unless they are secondary to high blood pressure. A normal MRI makes brain involvement in lupus less likely but does not completely rule it out. Evaluation of the spinal fluid is a better test if your rheumatologist thinks it is necessary.