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Neurological manifestations and neuro-invasive mechanisms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background and purpose Infections with coronaviruses are not always confined to the respiratory tract and various neurological manifestations have been reported.
Boon, Paul   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Minimally Clinically Important Difference of the Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis (CASE) tracks disease severity in autoimmune encephalitis (AE), but no threshold for significant change exists. We aimed to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for CASE.
Yihui Goh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis among household contacts: a cost-utility analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Recent pertussis outbreaks have prompted re-examination of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies, when immunization is not immediately protective.
Crowcroft, Natasha S   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Renal tubular acidosis as the initial presentation of Sjögren syndrome complicated by iatrogenic central pontine myelinolysis: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesEncephalitis
Primary Sjögren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the exocrine glands and may present with extraglandular manifestations, including renal tubular acidosis (RTA).
Hussein Algahtani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High prevalence of Sarcocystis calchasi in racing pigeon flocks in Germany [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis calchasi (Coccidia: Eimeriorina: Sarcocystidae) is the causative agent of Pigeon Protozoal Encephalitis (PPE) and infects birds of the orders Columbiformes, Piciformes and Psittaciformes.
Failing, Klaus   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteroides fragilis polysaccharide A induces IL-10 secreting B and T cells that prevent viral encephalitis

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
The gut commensal Bacteroides fragilis or its capsular polysaccharide A (PSA) can prevent various peripheral and CNS sterile inflammatory disorders. Fatal herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) results from immune pathology caused by uncontrolled invasion of ...
C. Ramakrishna   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) Nanoparticles for IL‐12 Self‐Amplifying RNA Delivery in Glioblastoma Models

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
xxxx. ABSTRACT Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most lethal brain cancers, with median survival rarely exceeding 15 months after diagnosis. Interleukin‐12 (IL‐12) is a potent immunostimulatory cytokine capable of reshaping the tumor microenvironment (TME), yet its clinical translation is hindered by systemic toxicity and short half‐life. RNA‐based
Fatima Hameedat   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting as new onset refractory status epilepticus in COVID-19

open access: yesSeizure, 2020
• Autoimmune encephalitis and status epilepticus in COVID-19 can be challenging. • Immunotherapy could be useful for anti-NMDAr encephalitis and SARS-Cov-2 infection. • Cytokines storm could play a role for NORSE presentation in NDMA-R encephalitis.
G. Monti   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wolbachia and arbovirus inhibition in mosquitoes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that can manipulate the reproduction of their insect hosts, and cytoplasmic incompatibility allows them to spread through mosquito populations.
Sinkins, Steven P.
core   +1 more source

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