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Cryptococcal infection of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an immunocompetent patient [PDF]

, 2016
Patient: Male, 52 Final Diagnosis: Cryptococcal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection Symptoms: Confusion • fever • Lethargy Medication: Amphotericin B • Flucytosine Clinical Procedure: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt removal Specialty: Infectious disease ...
Foong, Kap Sum, Lee, Ashley, Vasquez, Gustavo   +2 more
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CSF Levels of NPTX2 Are Associated With Less Brain Atrophy Over Time in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuronal pentraxin 2 (NPTX2) is a synaptic protein involved in synaptic plasticity and regulation of neuronal excitability. Lower baseline cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NPTX2 levels have been shown to be associated with an earlier onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a pre‐dementia syndrome, even after CSF Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Juan P. Vazquez, Corinne Pettigrew, Yuxin Zhu, Claire Anderson, Guray Erus, Christos Davatzikos, Michael Miller, Abhay Moghekar, Sungtaek Oh, Chan‐Hyun Na, Marilyn Albert, Paul Worley, Anja Soldan   +12 more
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Factors affecting parental refusal of lumbar puncture in Iraqi children in COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To assess the frequency and causes of parental lumbar puncture refusal for their children. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Central Child Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, from October 1, 2021, to April 1, 2022, and ...
Nabeeha Najatee Akram, Shurooq Talib Sadoon, Matheel Mohammed Jaafar, Wassan Nori   +3 more
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The puncture methods of extrapedicular PVP (PKP): A narrative review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Backgroud: A variety of extrapedicular puncture methods have been successfully used in percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP). Currently, there are no reviews on extrapedicular puncture. Authors reviewed the puncture methods
Hong Zhang, Bin Zhao, Lei Luo, Pei Li, Chen Zhao, Dianming Jiang, Qiang Zhou, Liehua Liu   +7 more
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ING116070: a study of the pharmacokinetics and antiviral activity of dolutegravir in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1-infected, antiretroviral therapy-naive subjects. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundDolutegravir (DTG), a once-daily, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) integrase inhibitor, was evaluated for distribution and antiviral activity in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).MethodsING116070 is an ongoing, single-arm, open-label ...
Chen, Shuguang, extended ING116070 study team, Letendre, Scott L, Mills, Anthony M, Min, Sherene S, Piscitelli, Stephen C, Song, Ivy H, Tashima, Karen T, Thomas, Deborah A   +8 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Early‐Onset Versus Late‐Onset LGI1‐Antibody Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leucine‐rich glioma‐inactivated 1 antibody (LGI1‐Ab) encephalitis predominantly affected older individuals, but has also been reported in younger patients. However, the demographic, clinical, and prognostic characteristics of early‐onset LGI1‐Ab encephalitis have yet to be systematically elucidated. This study aims to systematically
Yu Kong, Shasha Yu, Jing Zhang, Yu Zu, Yujing Zhang, Jing Lv, Xuyang Cao, Xuedan Feng   +7 more
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Using a novel virtual-reality simulator to assess performance in lumbar puncture: a validation study

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background A lumbar puncture procedure’s success depends on a competent physician minimizing the risk of failing to get a sample and avoiding complications such as post-dural headache.
Sujun Xie, Søren Grimstrup, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Zheng Wang, Xing Wan, Lars Konge   +5 more
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Plasma neuronal specific enolase : a potential stage diagnostic marker in human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2014
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Mitchell, Julia A, Sternberg, Jeremy M
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The MMP‐9/TIMP‐1 Ratio and Concentrations of Osteopontin Are Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid of People With Multiple Sclerosis and Decrease After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers—matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP‐9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases‐1 (TIMP‐1), the MMP‐9/TIMP‐1 ratio, and osteopontin (OPN)—as indicators of blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity and disease activity in people with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (pwMS ...
Ivan Pavlovic, Ida Erngren, Kim Kultima, Anders Larsson, Malin Müller, Anna Wiberg, Joachim Burman   +6 more
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Evaluation of pre lumbar puncture position on post lumbar puncture headache

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2011
Background: The most common complication of lumbar puncture (LP) occurring in over thirty percent of patients is headache. The position after lumbar puncture, needle type and size, and volume of the extracted cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been evaluated
Siamak Afshin Majd, Shahryar Pourfarzam, Hassan Ghasemi, Mohammad Ebrahim Yarmohammadi, Ali Davati, Moslem Jaberian   +5 more
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