Tract specific CNS involvement post COVID-19 vaccine: A case report
Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2023 We hereby report an interesting case of tractopathy following COVID-19 vaccine. Acute transverse myelitis following COVID-19 infection or vaccination is well documented.
Prashant Dubey +5 more
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Zika virus infection in the returning traveller: what every neurologist should know [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Neurologists in areas without current active transmission of the virus may be confronted with Zika-associated neurological disease, as a large number of returning travellers ...
Brito Ferreira, Maria Lucia +6 more
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Predictive Value of Serum Antibodies and Point Mutations of AQP4, AQP1 and MOG in A Cohort of Spanish Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
, 2019 The detection of IgG aquaporin-4 antibodies in the serum of patients with Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) has dramatically improved the diagnosis of this disease and its distinction from multiple sclerosis.
Abril-Jaramillo, Javier +14 more
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Demyelinating myelitis vs Acute ascending necrotizing myelitis [PDF]
Journal of Neurology & Stroke, 2021 We present the case of a 26 year old male that was diagnosed with an acute ascending necrotizing myelitis, the initial symptoms were oppressive pain in the chest and numbness in both hands, followed by weakness of the arms and legs. The MRI detected a hyperintensity from C4 to T1.
Jaime Adolfo Luna Martìnez +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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Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome of dogs with presumptive spinal-only meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: To summarise clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and long-term outcome for dogs clinically diagnosed with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin affecting the spinal cord alone.
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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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Functional characterization of reappearing B cells after anti-CD20 treatment of CNS autoimmune disease. [PDF]
, 2018 The anti-CD20 antibody ocrelizumab, approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis, leads to rapid elimination of B cells from the blood. The extent of B cell depletion and kinetics of their recovery in different immune compartments is largely unknown ...
Bernard, Claude CA +9 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis Presenting As a Case of Myelitis: A Rare Complication
Journal of Clinical and Basic Research, 2021 Background: Transverse myelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord manifested by acute or subacute onset of paraparesis, sensory deficit and autonomic dysfunction.
Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, Bhagyashree Panda
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A Case Report of Acute Transverse Myelitis Following Novel Coronavirus Infection [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, emergency providers are not only seeing an increasing number of patients with COVID-19 infections, but also associated complications and sequelae of this viral illness.Case Report: We
Bilello, Leslie A., Sarma, Deesha
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