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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2008
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by the reactivation of latent JC virus.
Rosca Elena Cecilia, Mihaela Simu, Ruxandra Dana Chirileanu, M. Bednar, Ovidiu Rosca   +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in rheumatoid arthritis and biological therapies: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by infection of the central nervous system with John Cunningham polyomavirus.
Barbara Bergmans, Gerwin Roks, Eugène van Puijenbroek, Esther de Vries, Jean-Luc Murk   +4 more
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Natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the brain resulting from infection of oligodendrocytes by JC virus (JCV) typically occurring in association with defects of cell-mediated immunity.
Trevor Glenn, Joseph R. Berger, Caleb R. S. McEntire   +2 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2020
doi：10.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2020.03 ...
Xiao⁃ling YAN
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2018
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare opportunistic infection that occurs in patients whose immune system is compromised either because of an underlying illness or an immunosuppressive medication. John Cunningham virus, prevalent in 60% or more of the adult population as a latent or persistent infection, is responsible for the ...
Melissa M, Blessing, Aditya, Raghunathan, Lori A, Erickson   +2 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with novel mutation in the RAC2 gene: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare demyelinating disease that is often secondary to lytic destruction of oligodendrocytes and, to a lesser extent, to astrocytes’ response to human neurotrophic John Cunningham polyomavirus ...
Sima Bahrami, Saba Arshi, Mohammad Nabavi, Mohammad Hassan Bemanian, Morteza Fallahpour, Afshin Rezaeifar, Sima Shokri   +6 more
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

F1000Research, 2015
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a devastating demyelinating disease with significant morbidity and mortality and no effective, targeted therapies. It is most often observed in association with abnormalities of cell-mediated immunity, in particular human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but also occurs in association with ...
Adang, Laura, Berger, Joseph
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A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a post-kidney transplant patient with improvement after discontinuation of immunosuppressive drugs and combination therapy with mefloquine and mirtazapine

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare disease, but the prognosis is very poor, especially in the immunosuppressed state with a non-HIV background, and there is no established treatment.
Neri Sone, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Mayu Shimokawa, Keishu Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi Oshiro, Reiji Takami, Natsuki Taira, Masahito Amagasa, Shinya Omiya, Tadahide Maezumi, Yoko Nabeshima, Kazuo Nakamichi, Yoshiharu Miura, Fumihiko Koiwa   +13 more
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AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by reactivation of JC virus (JCV).
Carolina de Oliveira Abrão, Lissa Rodrigues Machado da Silva, Luiz Carlos Silva Souza, Nathalia de Mello Bisso, Marília Dalva Turchi, Adriana Oliveira Guilarde   +5 more
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Clinical and Radiological Characterization of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in HIV-Infected Patients: A Retrospective Analysis and Review of the Literature

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Introduction: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by John Cunningham virus, mostly associated with immunodeficiency conditions, such as the human immunodeficiency virus infection ...
Luís Augusto, Nélia Neves, Carina Reis, Cândida Abreu, António Sarmento   +4 more
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