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Short segment myelitis as a dominant manifestation of cryptococcal infection: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases
Cryptococcal infection of central nervous system commonly involves meningitis or meningoencephalitis, but rarely mimics inflammatory myelitis. We present short segment myelitis as a dominant manifestation caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient ...
Kaikai Huo, Jing Gao, Yao Wang, Xing Qin, Xue Ma   +4 more
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Worse recovery from acute attacks and faster disability accumulation highlights the unmet need for improved treatment in patients with late-onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (COPTER-LO study)

Frontiers in Immunology
ObjectiveThis study analyzed clinical characteristics, attack recovery and long-term disability accumulation in late-onset (LO ≥ 50 years at onset) versus early-onset (EO < 50 years) NMOSD.MethodsThis multicenter cohort study included demographic and ...
Julian Reza Kretschmer, Daria Tkachenko, Tania Kümpfel, Joachim Havla, Daniel Engels, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Patrick Schindler, Patrick Schindler, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Achim Berthele, Katrin Giglhuber, Clarissa Zappe, Luisa Klotz, Lisa Revie, Eva Dawin, Makbule Senel, Hayrettin Tumani, Florian Then Bergh, Clemens Warnke, Markus Kraemer, Markus Kraemer, Annette Walter, Antonios Bayas, Uwe K. Zettl, Ann-Sophie Lauenstein, Yavor Yalachkov, Thorleif Etgen, Matthias Kaste, Felix Luessi, Stefan Gingele, Sarah Passoke, Martin S. Weber, Jörn Peter Sieb, Axel Haarmann, Patrick Oschmann, Veit Rothhammer, Christian Geis, Markus C. Kowarik, Peter Kern, Matthias Grothe, Heike Stephanik, Klemens Angstwurm, Frank Hoffmann, Ulrike Wallwitz, Brigitte Wildemann, Sven Jarius, Jan-Patrick Stellmann, Jan-Patrick Stellmann, Jan-Patrick Stellmann, Thivya Pakeerathan, Carolin Schwake, Ilya Ayzenberg, Ingo Kleiter, Ingo Kleiter, Katinka Fischer, Orhan Aktas, Marius Ringelstein, Marius Ringelstein, Vivien Häußler, Corinna Trebst, Martin W. Hümmert   +62 more
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Myelitis associated with glial fibrillary acidic protein IgG: characterization and comparison with aquaporin-4 IgG and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG myelitis

BMC Neurology
Background Awareness of the characteristics of glial fibrillary acidic protein autoantibody (GFAP-IgG) associated myelitis facilitates early diagnosis and treatment.
Yinyin Xie, Wanwan Zhang, Aoya Han, Wenlin Sun, Xinru Zhou, Yi Xie, Yunqing Ma, Yajun Lian, Cui Wang, Nanchang Xie   +9 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis : answering questions through national collaboration

Presented on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. It affects the nervous system and causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.

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Neurobiology of Transverse Myelitis and Infectious Myelopathies

, 2017
Infectious agents cause spinal cord pathology by three different mechanisms: direct invasion/infection of neural tissues (i.e., infective myelitis), secondary inflammation and tissue bystander damage with or without autoimmune pathogenesis ...
Tracey A Cho, Ivana Vodopivec
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Postpartum Complicated by Transverse Myelitis

, 2012
Transverse myelitis is a very rare neurological condition associated with immunologic and infectious conditions causing interruption of the neuroanatomical pathways in a transverse plane in the spinal cord. Herein is described the fatal case of a patient
• OF Dueñas-Garcia, M Diaz-Sotomayor
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak

, 2016
Investigators from the University School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, report an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) occurring in 2014-2015 in several States and reported to the ...
J. Gordon Millichap
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Clinical Study on a Case of Transverse Myelitis

, 2008
Objectives : This report intended to estimate effect taken by using Oriental medical method on the patient with Tranverse Myelitis. Methods : From 28th April, 2006 to 19th June, 2006.
Yoon Hyun-min, Ahn Chang-beohm, Jang Kyung-jun, Cheol-hong Kim, Kim Won-il, Kim Jeong-eun, KIm Jae-hong, Kim Su-min   +7 more
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Remarks on Myelitis [PDF]

BMJ, 1888
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AFM infographic

Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but serious condition that affects the nervous system.Nervous SystemBrainSpinal cordNervesSymptoms of AFMDifficulty moving the eyes or drooping eyelidsFacial droop or weaknessDifficulty with swallowing or slurred

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