The MoCA is a brief, easily applied screening test that is highly effective for detecting cognitive impairment in SLE patients. It could be useful in clinical follow-up as a tool for early detection of cognitive alterations.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial -No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.