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[18F]Fluorodeprenyl‐D2 PET as a Tool to Monitor Disease Activity in GAD65‐Ab Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate [18F]fluorodeprenyl‐D2 ([18F]F‐DED) positron‐emission tomography (PET) imaging as a biomarker of disease activity in autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibodies. Methods [18F]F‐DED PET was performed in 25 GAD65‐AIE patients and 8 controls using dynamic (0–60 min) and ...
Julia S. Dorneich, Jonathan A. Gernert, Hanna Zimmermann, Lisa Tagnin, Marianthi Zeinaki, Laura Sanzo, Letizia Vogler, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Justina Dargvainiene, Frank Leypoldt, Gérard N. Bischof, Robert Perneczky, Boris‐Stephan Rauchmann, Simon Lindner, Günter U. Höglinger, Rudolf A. Werner, Martin Kerschensteiner, Tania Kümpfel, Matthias Brendel, Franziska S. Thaler   +19 more
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High‐Resolution MRI Revealed Different Etiology‐Specific Associations With Cerebral Infarction in Adult Moyamoya Vasculopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective High‐resolution MRI enables detailed assessment of intracranial vessel wall pathology in moyamoya vasculopathy. We aimed to classify adult moyamoya vasculopathy etiologies using high‐resolution MRI and to examine subtype‐specific associations between high‐resolution MRI features and ischemic infarction.
Guangsong Han, Jiachun Pan, Yuehui Hong, Xiaoyuan Fan, Ming Yao, Lixin Zhou, Yicheng Zhu, Feng Feng, Jun Ni   +8 more
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The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2011
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although primary open-angle glaucoma is more common, primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more likely to result in irreversible blindness.
Burr, JM, Vale L., Azuara-Blanco, Augusto; id_orcid, Gla, EIA-C, Friedman, D, Jimmy Lai, Cochran C., Ramsay C., Nolan, W, Cochran, C, Ramsay, C, Quayyum Zahidul, Azuara-Blanco A., Aung T., McDonald, A, Cochran, Claire, AzuaraBlanco, A, Zahidul Quayyum, McPherson, Gladys, Ramsay, Craig, Foster P., Friedman David, Lai Jimmy, Norrie, John David Taylor, Cochran Claire, McPherson Gladys, McDonald, Alison, Vale, L, Ramsay Craig, Winnie Nolan, Alison McDonald, Burr J.M., Burr, Jennifer M., Aung Tin, Paul Chew, null null, Azuara-Blanco, A, Quayyum, Z, McPherson, G, Azuara-Blanco, Augusto, Burr, Jennifer M, Quayyum, Zahidul, Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGL, Lai, Jimmy, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Tin Aung, Foster, P, Norrie, John, Chew Paul, Burr Jennifer M, Foster, Paul, Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) Study Group, Claire Cochran, David Friedman, Chew, Paul, Nolan, Winnie, Vale, Luke, Friedman D., Lai, J, Friedman, David, Chew P., McPherson G., Foster Paul, Norrie John, Norrie J., John Norrie, Lai J., Aung, T, Aung, Tin, Vale Luke, Craig Ramsay, Gladys McPherson, Paul Foster, McDonald A., McDonald Alison, Jennifer M Burr, Norrie, J, Chew, P, Nolan Winnie, Luke Vale, Quayyum Z., Nolan W., Azuara-Blanco Augusto   +82 more
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Choroid Plexus Enlargement and USPIO‐Based Inflammatory Feature in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The choroid plexus (CP) is a key component of the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB), but its mechanism of action in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) remains unclear. This study investigated CP volume (CPV) alterations and their association with conventional imaging markers in CSVD and explored the underlying role of ...
Yongqiang Qu, Xiaoning Ren, Cuihua Fan, Chun Li, Lijie Zhang, Zaiqiang Zhang, Shaowu Li, Zhongmeng Lai, Bin Cai, Ying Fu, Yi Lin, Zhibao Zhu   +11 more
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Prevent Blindness America : working to advance public health, vision and eye care in the U.S. [PDF]

A Summary Report of a Five-Year Cooperative Agreement with The Vision Health Initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003\u20132008)pba_complete_508_final ...

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Affective Possibilities of Everyday Encounters with Blindness

, 2022
In this chapter, I reflect upon the different ways that blindness is encountered within the context of everyday life. Everyday encounters provide an interesting site of analysis as they shape, and are shaped by, individuals moving together within ...
Burch, Leah
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Vision rehabilitation workforce in Italy: a country-level analysis

BMC Health Services Research
Background Research and monitoring of human resources available for vision rehabilitation services has been a neglected area of work in the past. This study aims to offer an overview of the vision rehabilitation workforce available in Italy, in order to ...
Filippo Amore, Valeria Silvestri, Simona Turco, Stefania Fortini, Andrea Giudiceandrea, Filippo Cruciani, Silvio Paolo Mariotti, Debora Antonini, Stanislao Rizzo   +8 more
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Changing trends in the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in a rural district of India: Systematic observations over a decade

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Context : Globally, limited data are available on changing trends of blindness from a single region. Aims : To report the changing trends in the prevalence of blindness, visual impairment (VI), and visual outcomes of cataract surgery in a rural district ...
Rohit C Khanna, Srinivas Marmamula, Sannapaneni Krishnaiah, Pyda Giridhar, Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Gullapalli N Rao   +5 more
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Prognostic Value of Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in ALD‐Related Myelopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X‐ALD) is a neurometabolic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in ABCD1, leading to slowly progressive spinal cord disease in nearly all affected men. Sensitive biomarkers to quantify disease severity and predict progression are needed for clinical care and trial design.
Eda G. Kabak, Marije M. C. Voermans, Hans Heijst, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Marc Engelen   +4 more
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Changing patterns in global blindness: 1988-2008. [PDF]

, 2008
When the Community Eye Health Journal was launched in 1988, the world population was approximately 5.1 billion. Over the last 20 years, it has increased by approximately 30%, reaching 6.7 billion in 2008.
Gilbert, Clare, Johnson, Gordon, Foster, Allen, Gordon Johnson, Allen Foster, Clare Gilbert   +5 more
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