Area postrema syndrome as the only sign of medullary infarction adjacent to area postrema [PDF]
eNeurologicalSciArea postrema syndrome (APS) is characterized by acute or subacute intractable nausea, vomiting, and/or hiccups lasting for at least 48 h. These symptoms can occur individually or in combination and are typically linked to periventricular brainstem ...
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Neurenteric Cyst of the Area Postrema [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014 Neurenteric cysts are CNS lesions most frequently occurring in the spinal cord. Intracranial neurenteric cysts are rarer, typically presenting with headache, mass effect, or location-specific symptoms.
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Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis with Area Postrema Symptoms [PDF]
Case Reports in NeurologyIntroduction: Patients presenting with encephalopathy and longitudinally extensive myelitis pose a significant diagnostic challenge. Area postrema-related symptoms, such as intractable hiccoughs, can aid in narrowing the differential diagnosis.
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Neural stem cell self-renewal stimulation by store-operated calcium entries in adult mouse area postrema: influence of leptin [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 Neural stem cells (NSCs) persist in specific brain germinative niches and sustain neurogenesis throughout life in adult mammals. In addition to the two major stem cell niches in the subventricular zone and the hippocampal dentate gyrus, the area postrema
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with AQP4‐IgG presenting as area postrema syndrome and progressing to myelitis: A rare case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders can less commonly present with area postrema syndrome progressing to myelitis. Management involves intravenous glucocorticoids, plasma exchange, and preventive immunotherapy.
Preethi Jagannath +6 more
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The distinction of area postrema syndrome between MOGAD and NMOSD [PDF]
HeliyonBackground and objectives: Both myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG associated disorders (MOGAD) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system. They present similar clinical manifestations
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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy presented as isolated area postrema symdrome: a case report [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2022 Background Area postrema syndrome (APS) as the isolated manifestation in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy has been rarely reported. Case presentation A 61-year-old male patient presented with intractable hiccup.
Jing Dang, Shengsuo Lei, Jihua Chen
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Area postrema syndrome with linear enhancement along the surface of the brainstem and fourth ventricle in autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2023 Background Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy, a novel autoimmune disease of the nervous system, was first defined in 2016. To our knowledge, area postrema syndrome (APS) with linear enhancement along the surface of the brainstem and ...
Xinming Liang, Yaoyao Shen
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Sustained microglial activation in the area postrema of collagen-induced arthritis mice [PDF]
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021 Background Central nervous system (CNS)-mediated symptoms, such as fatigue, depression, and hyperalgesia, are common complications among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Takayuki Matsushita +5 more
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Area postrema neurons mediate interleukin-6 function in cancer cachexia [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsInterleukin-6 (IL-6) has been long considered a key player in cancer cachexia. It is believed that sustained elevation of IL-6 production during cancer progression causes brain dysfunctions, which ultimately result in cachexia. However, how peripheral IL-
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