Nervous system involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract

Introduction. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a pathology that leads to functional impairment with functional deficits, affects the patient's normal activity and reduces its productivity. From an economic and social point of view, it has a negative impact on both his family and society, greatly reducing the quality of life of the patient. According to the WHO data, RA prevalence in the general population is 0.6 - 1.3% and annual incidence - 0.02%. RA is an inflammatory, autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, which has a chronic and progressive evolution, affects the joints by symmetrical erosive arthritis and can be associated with extraarticular and systemic manifestations.