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Myasthenia gravis as one of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes associated with small cell lung cancer. Case report

Neurologijos seminarai, 2018
Myasthenia gravis associated with extrathymic malignancies is a rarely diagnosed pathology in clinical practice. We report a case of myasthenia gravis-like syndrome associated with small cell lung cancer.
R. Bunevičiūtė , R. Masaitienė , A. Klimašauskienė   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurological complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors: what happens when you \u27take the brakes off\u27 the immune system. [PDF]

, 2018
Patients with advanced malignancies treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors are at increased risk for developing immune-related neurological complications.
Dalakas, Marinos
core   +1 more source

Synaptic plasticity and cognitive function are disrupted in the absence of Lrp4. [PDF]

, 2014
Lrp4, the muscle receptor for neuronal Agrin, is expressed in the hippocampus and areas involved in cognition. The function of Lrp4 in the brain, however, is unknown, as Lrp4-/- mice fail to form neuromuscular synapses and die at birth.
Burden, Steven J, Froemke, Robert C, Gomez, Andrea M   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis After Inadequate Response to One Prior Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor: Week‐24 Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of guselkumab, an interleukin‐23p19 subunit inhibitor, in participants with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and inadequate response (inadequate efficacy and/or intolerance) to one prior tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor.
Alexis Ogdie, Joseph F. Merola, Philip J. Mease, Christopher T. Ritchlin, Jose U. Scher, Kimberly Parnell Lafferty, Daphne Chan, Soumya D. Chakravarty, Wayne Langholff, Yanli Wang, Jie Shao, Yevgeniy Krol, Alice B. Gottlieb   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum fibrinogen is not elevated in patients with myasthenia gravis

Scientific Reports
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune, autoantibody-mediated disease characterized by fatigable weakness of skeletal muscles. MG is a heterogeneous disease that currently lacks a robust biomarker for diagnosing all subtypes.
Taylor A. Bauman, Sean M. Lee, Vern C. Juel, Yingkai Li, Karli Gilbert, Jiaxin Chen, Henry J. Kaminski, Linda L. Kusner, MGNet Investigators   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chest CT tomography vs. intracavitary electrocardiogram guidance in predicting the length of PICC placement

BMC Surgery, 2022
Background To evaluate chest computed tomography (CT) compared to intracavitary electrocardiogram (ECG) in predicting the length of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and analyzing the accuracy of the positioning methods.
Huimin Dong, Yuxin Zhu, Xin Zhang, Xinxin Yin, Fude Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single‐Cell Level Characterization of B Cell Depletion and Repopulation Following Rituximab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Rituximab, a CD20+ B cell depletion therapy, is frequently used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, variability in patient response highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the underlying immune cell dynamics of B cell depletion and repopulation.
Haerin Jang, Norzawani Buang, Catherine Sutherland, Wanseon Lee, Lauren Overend, Tarran S. Rupall, Katie L. Burnham, Matthew C. Pickering, Marina Botto, Emma E. Davenport   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes after major surgery in patients with myasthenia gravis: A nationwide matched cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectiveTo validate the comprehensive features of adverse outcomes after surgery for patients with myasthenia gravis.MethodsUsing reimbursement claims from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we analyzed 2290 patients who received ...
Yi-Wen Chang, Yi-Chun Chou, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Chaur-Jong Hu, Chih-Jen Hung, Chao-Shun Lin, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illness perception characteristics and influencing factors in adult patients with myasthenia gravis in China

Brain and Behavior, 2022
Objective We aimed to examine the illness perception characteristics of patients with myasthenia gravis and analyze the associated factors. Methods A general information questionnaire, Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Simplified Coping Style ...
Le Xu, Xia Wang, Yafeng Cui, Yanghua Tian, Nong Zhou, Juanjuan Zhang, Hiaxia Ji, Xiumei Cheng, Qin Zhang, Qingfeng Li, Panpan Hu, Long Zhang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Videotorakoskoopiline tümektoomia müasteenia ravis [PDF]

, 2009
Müasteenia on krooniline autoimmuunhaigus skeletilihaste progresseeruva nõrkuse ja kiire väsimisega füüsilisel koormusel. Üheks müasteenia ravivõimaluseks on videotorakoskoopiline tümektoomia, mis on minimaalinvasiivne ravimeetod.
Laisaar, Tanel, Laisaar, Vaike, Sell, Andres, Treial, Triin   +3 more
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