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CSF Cytokine Network Organization Predicts Progression Independent of Relapse and MRI Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Progression independent of relapse activity is a major determinant of long‐term disability in multiple sclerosis, but its immunopathologic basis remains incompletely understood. We investigated whether relapse‐independent progression in radiologically stable relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis is associated with distinct ...
Antonio Bruno, Matteo Conti, Ettore Dolcetti, Federica Azzolini, Angela Borrelli, Roberta Fantozzi, Mario Stampanoni Bassi, Giovanni Galifi, Giuseppe Maccarrone, Luca Montaguti, Marco Cervigni, Maddalena Dal Pozzo, Roberto Furlan, Annamaria Finardi, Girolama Alessandra Marfia, Marco Salvetti, Antonella Conte, Fabio Buttari, Diego Centonze, Luana Gilio   +19 more
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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
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The Comprehensive Live Cell‐Based Cytotoxicity Assay for Monitoring Disease Activity and Guiding Rescue Therapy in Acute Attacks of NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a devastating neurological disease that lacks serological biomarkers that can accurately reflect disease activity. We established a live cell‐based assay (LCBA) using serum with endogenous complement to quantify the overall cytotoxicity, offering a novel functional tool for monitoring
Xiaona Xu, Jie Ding, Yupeng Du, Guibao Luo, Jinming Li, Rui Liu, Xiaoyi Xu, Xiao Li, Minshu Li, Wei Jiang, Chunsheng Yang   +10 more
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A Rethink on Measuring Health Inequalities Using the Gini Coefficient [PDF]

Objective- We show that a standardized Gini coefficient that takes into account the feasible range of health inequality for a given health attribute is a better instrument than the normal Gini coefficient for quantifying inter-individual health ...
Dennis Petrie, Kam Ki Tang
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Over Plasma Links Analytes to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify inflammatory analytes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma associated with cognitive decline in cognitively normal (CN) older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods In a longitudinal study of 118 CN older adults (65–80 years, 54% APOE ε4, 26% preclinical AD), 1331 CSF and 1501 plasma analytes were ...
Jagan A. Pillai, Audrey Zhu, Chunxuan Ma, Ming Wang, Yifan Yang, Lynn M. Bekris, Maria Khrestian, Frank P. DiFilippo, Mikhail Nasrallah, Aaron Burberry, James B. Leverenz, Yuan Hou, Feixiong Cheng, Stephen M. Rao   +13 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐based Cartilage Segmentation Predicting Knee Replacement

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective For cartilage morphology to serve as a scalable endpoint in clinical trials, analyses should be performed automatically without human interaction. To clinically validate artificial intelligence (AI)‐based analysis, we studied cartilage loss from MRI prior to knee replacement.
Felix Eckstein, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh, Wolfgang Wirth   +3 more
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Beyond Visual Scoring: Computational Computed Tomography Analysis for High‐Resolution Computed Tomography–Based Quantification of Interstitial Lung Disease in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRDs). High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely considered the gold standard for the noninvasive assessment of ILD; however, its interpretation is constrained by substantial interobserver variability and the ...
Alexander Pfeil, Tobias Hoffmann, Ulf Teichgräber, Diane Renz, Denise Beckmann, Gunter Wolf, Nicole Schadewaldt, Bianca Lassen‐Schmidt   +7 more
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Actuator Fault Estimation Based on Adaptive H-infinity Observer Technique

, 2009
In adaptive observer methods for actuator fault estimation, the system has to satisfy the condition of the Strictly Positive Realness (SPR). However, some practical systems may fail to satisfy the SPR condition.
Fang LJ(房立金), Zhang F(张飞), Liu GJ(刘光军)   +2 more
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Automated Hand Flexor Tendon–Thickness Measurement in Systemic Sclerosis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can affect flexor tendons, contributing to hand function problems and reduced quality of life. Tendon changes are currently assessed with ultrasonography and measured manually, a time‐consuming process prone to interobserver variability.
Mark Greveling, Ties van het Erve, Yvette van de Berg, Simon Mastbergen, Julia Spierings   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source