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Neurologic Clinics, 2013 Transverse myelitis (TM) includes a pathobiologically heterogeneous syndrome characterized by acute or subacute spinal cord dysfunction resulting in paresis, a sensory level, and autonomic (bladder, bowel, and sexual) impairment below the level of the lesion.
Shin C Beh +2 more
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Severe Immune-Related Neurological Adverse Events Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. [PDF]
Eur J NeurolIn a cohort of 2043 patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), severe neurological immune‐related adverse events (n‐irAEs) occurred in 0.5% of cases. These events predominantly involved the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and showed variable onset.
Grisold A +10 more
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012 The diagnosis of myelitis relies on MRI. The purpose of this review is to describe the imaging findings in patients with myelitis through clinical cases. MR findings in Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica and others Transverse Myelitis are highlighted.
Hodel, J +5 more
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 From January to November 2018, there were 90 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis in the United States and 48 suspected cases in Canada.1,2 Injury to the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord causes abrupt-onset limb weakness, pain, paresthesias and areflexia.3 About 25% of patients ...
Gill, P, Bitnun, A, Yeh, E
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Mumps Myelitis—A Rare Cause of Myelitis
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneABSTRACT. This report presents a rare case of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) after mumps infection in a 33-year-old male. Symptoms included fever, parotid and scrotal swelling, and subsequent sensory-motor paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed long-segment spinal cord hyperintensity, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed pleocytosis and ...
Bansal, Kshitij +3 more
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Etanercept-associated myelitis [PDF]
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2015 Etanercept is an inhibitor of the pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα). It has been proved highly effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis, although several potentially severe side effects have been reported, including infections and allergic reactions.
Finke, Carsten +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji +13 more
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Low Incidence of Relapses After Vaccination in Anti‐Aquaporin‐4 Antibody‐Positive NMOSD
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may experience increased signs and symptoms of their underlying disease when vaccinated against meningococcal disease before receiving complement component 5 inhibitor therapies. This retrospective analysis indicated an overall low relapse incidence (mean [range], 3.3% [0.7%–10.6 ...
Sean J. Pittock +4 more
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