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“Low‐Positive” MOG‐IgG Cases Among Adults With a First Event Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with “low‐positive” (LP) MOG‐IgG (titres 1:160–1:320) among adults with a first demyelinating event (FDE) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods From the Barcelona CIS inception cohort, we included adult patients with serum collected ≤ 6 months from the FDE.
Javier Villacieros‐Álvarez, Carmen Espejo, Georgina Arrambide, Mireia Castillo, Marta Rodriguez, Helena Ariño, Iker Elosua, Carmen Tur, Angela Vidal‐Jordana, Andreu Vilaseca, Joaquín Castilló, Ingrid Galán, Luciana Midaglia, Carlos Nos, Breogan Rodríguez‐Acevedo, Ana Zabalza, Luca Bollo, Agustín Pappolla, René Carvajal, Neus Mongay‐Ochoa, Jordi Rio, Jaume Sastre‐Garriga, Manuel Comabella, Gesualdina Busiello, Sofia Sceppacuercia, Àlex Rovira, Xavier Montalban, Mar Tintoré, Cristina Auger, Álvaro Cobo‐Calvo   +29 more
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Analysis of Model Fit and Test Information on Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Using Item Response Theory

JPAIR
The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) is widely used in different academic institutions for various purposes, such as admission tests, performance predictions, and intelligence tests.
Rey-Mark Basagre
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Comparative Study of Some Item Bias Detection Methods [PDF]

Journal of Islamic Studies, 1998
Several methods of item bias detection indices were introduced in the last decades. The IRT methods were said to be more elegant compared to others. However, due to some practical difficulties, the search for an alternative method is necessary.
Abdullah A. AI-Qataee
doaj  

Posterior Disconnection Syndrome in Early‐Stage Adult‐Onset Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult‐onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is potentially treatable but often difficult to recognize before advanced cerebral involvement. Herein, we describe three men with early‐stage disease who initially presented with subtle visual complaints rather than subcortical dementia. Targeted neuropsychological testing revealed higher‐order visual
Kazuto Katsuse, Takashi Matsukawa, Yumiko Nakamura, Kazuo Kakinuma, Shoko Ota, Ryo Hara, Saki Nakashima, Kaoru Ito, Yutaro Nakamori, Toshiyuki Kakumoto, Masashi Hamada, Shigenori Kanno, Kyoko Suzuki, Tatsushi Toda   +13 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

How well does the Index of Race-Related Stress-brief function in a trauma-exposed Black community sample? An item response theory examination of discrimination and difficulty parameters.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Race-related stress negatively impacts the mental health of Black Americans to a greater degree than other racialized groups. Additionally, trauma exposure is associated with more severe levels of posttraumatic stress disorder for individuals who also experience race-related stress.
Yara Mekawi, Madison W. Silverstein, Shequanna Belizaire, Maryam Ware, Abigail Powers, Sierra Carter   +5 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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Item Analysis of Physiology Multiple-Choice Questions in an Internal Assessment Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Central India: A Single-Test Post-Hoc Study

Perspectives In Medical Research
Introduction: Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) are widely used in undergraduate medical assessment as they permit broad content coverage, objectivity in scoring, and evaluation of large groups.
Mohammad Ghodke, Mohammed Salahuddin, Mohammed Yaser Askari, Syed Badar Daimi, Azhar Siddiqui   +4 more
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Changes in Immune‐Inflammation Status and Prognosis in Pregnancy‐Related Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Distinguishing pathological changes from physiological adaptations in pregnancy‐related cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is clinically challenging. This study aimed to characterize coagulation, immune‐inflammation, and dehydration status in these patients and assess their prognostic value.
Xiaoming Zhang, Zilin Xu, Ran Duan, Chunxiao Lu, Da Zhou, Chen Zhou, Ran Meng, Xunming Ji   +7 more
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Psychometric item/question analysis of multiple-choice questions in fixed prosthodontics exam

BMC Medical Education
Background Assessment plays a crucial role in medical education providing both measures of student performance and feedback for curriculum improvement. This study evaluates the quality of A-type (single-best-answer) multiple-choice questions (MCQs) used ...
Shaza Mustafa, Omer Eladil Hamid
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