Molecular Imaging of Microglial Activation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [PDF]
, 2012 There is growing evidence of activated microglia and inflammatory processes in the cerebral cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Activated microglia is characterized by increased expression of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) in the brain
Philippe Corcia +29 more
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Treatment of multiple sclerosis in special populations: The case of refugees [PDF]
, 2020 Multiple sclerosis was long considered a relatively rare entity in the Middle East, but research over the past 10 years and the publication of the Middle East North Africa Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis guidelines for multiple
Yamout, Bassem I., Zeineddine, Maya M.
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Time and time-frequency analysis of near-infrared signals for the assessment of ozone autohemotherapy long-term effects in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2013 Ozone autohemotherapy is an emerging therapeutic technique that is gaining increasing importance in treating neurological disorders. A validated and standard methodology to assess the effect of such therapy on brain metabolism and circulation is however ...
Molinari, Filippo +11 more
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SUMMIT (Serially Unified Multicenter Multiple Sclerosis Investigation): creating a repository of deeply phenotyped contemporary multiple sclerosis cohorts. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundThere is a pressing need for robust longitudinal cohort studies in the modern treatment era of multiple sclerosis.ObjectiveBuild a multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort repository to capture the variability of disability accumulation, as well as ...
Uitdehaag, Bernard M.J. +18 more
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Evaluation of soluble junctional adhesion molecule-A as a biomarker of human brain endothelial barrier breakdown [PDF]
, 2010 Background: An inducible release of soluble junctional adhesion molecule-A (sJAM-A) under pro-inflammatory conditions was described in cultured non-CNS endothelial cells (EC) and increased sJAM-A serum levels were found to indicate inflammation in non ...
Romero, Ignacio +32 more
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Imaging Microglial/Macrophage Activation in Spinal Cords of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Rats by Positron Emission Tomography Using the Mitochondrial 18kDa Translocator Protein Radioligand [18F]DPA-714 [PDF]
, 2012 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. Activated microglia/macrophages play a key role in the immunopathogenesis of MS and its corresponding animal models, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).
Thézé, Benoit +8 more
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The development of a scale of the Guttman Type for the assessment of mobility disability in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 1999 Objective: The aim of the study was to develop a valid and reliable unidimensional scale of the Guttman type for the assessment of mobility disability in multiple sclerosis (MS).
De Souza, LH
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Fluoxetine as disease modifying treatment in multiple sclerosis : rationale, evaluation of the use of MRI to monitor treatment, and preliminary findings [PDF]
, 2009 Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) lack astrocytic β2-adrenergic receptors and this may contribute to the focal inflammatory demyelinating lesions and axonal degeneration that characterize this disease.
Mostert, Jop Pieter, +1 more
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A grounded theory analysis of the occupational impact of caring for a partner who has multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2006 Chronic progressive conditions such as multiple sclerosis impact engagement in and orchestration of daily occupations by people with the condition, and their family members.
Molineaux, M +7 more
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Coexistence of diabetes mellitus type 1 with diffuse systemic sclerosis – case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2017 Diabetic sclerodactyly is a frequently recognized skin finding that may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus but coexistence of diabetes and systemic sclerosis is rare.
Maria Kurowska +3 more
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