Results 31 to 40 of about 75,070 (238)

Leprous ganglionitis and myelitis [PDF]

Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 2016
A 27-year-old Brazilian woman presented with a 7-month history of progressive pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness of the left upper limb, and paroxysmal dysesthesia affecting the left foot. On examination, there were erythematous, anesthetic patches of skin overlying the metacarpophalangeal joints and on the palmar surfaces of the hands (figure e-1 ...
Rice, Claire M, Oware, A, Klepsch, S, Wright, B, Bhatt, N, Renowden, S, Jenkins, MH, Rajan, S, Bovill, BA   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Proposed diagnostic criteria and nosology of acute transverse myelitis

, 2002
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord, resulting in motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. A set of uniform diagnostic criteria and nosology for ATM is proposed to avoid the confusion that inevitably ...
Lucchinetti, C., Dietrich, W.D., McDonald, J.W., Wegener, S.T., Lynn, D.J, Wingerchuk, D.M, Dowling, M.M, Kerr, D.A, de Lateur, B.J., Vollmer, T.L., Weinshenker, B.G, Trovato, M.K, Vollmer, T.L, Barnes, G, Jorens, P.G, Krishnan, C, Wingerchuk, D.M., Hummers, L., Lynn, D.J., Roos, K.L., Katz, J.D, Lucchinetti, C, McArthur, J.C., Pidcock, F.S., Transverse Myelitis Consortium Wor, Kaplin, A.I, Dietrich, W.D, Krishnan, C., Morrison, L, Pidcock, F.S, Griffin, J.W., Mandler, R.N., Levy, C.E, Bowen, J.D, Ransohoff, R, Roos, K.L, Levy, C.E., Irani, D., McArthur, J.C, Bowen, J.D., Benjamin, S., Trovato, M.K., Katz, J.D., Hummers, L, Barnes, G., Dowling, M.M., Mandler, R.N, Cutter, N., Pardo-Villamizar, C., Weinshenker, B.G., Pardo-Villamizar, C, Cutter, N, Benjamin, S, McDonald III, J.W, Kerr, D.A., Griffin, J.W, Wegener, S.T, Kaplin, A.I., Morisson, L., De Lateur, B.J, Ransohoff, R., Irani, D, Jorens, P.G.   +62 more
core   +1 more source

Mumps Myelitis—A Rare Cause of Myelitis

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ABSTRACT. 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, Chawla, Tanushree, Goyal, Chanchal, Goyal, Vinay   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma Mielite por Toxoplasma gondii em um paciente com leucemia-linfoma de células T do adulto

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2000
Adult T cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) caused by HTLV-I may be associated with severe immunosupression and several opportunistic infections. Toxoplasmic encephalitis is a common central nervous system opportunistic infection in severely immunosupressed ...
ELVES MACIEL, ISADORA SIQUEIRA, ARISTIDES CHETO QUEIROZ, AILTON MELO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Initiation of Tocilizumab Treatment Against Moderate-to-Severe Myelitis in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundInterleukin-6 receptor blockade is effective in reducing the risk of relapses in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). However, its efficacy during acute attacks of NMOSD remains elusive.ObjectiveWe investigated the effects of ...
Chen Du, Pei Zeng, Jin-Rui Han, Tian-Xiang Zhang, Dongmei Jia, Fu-Dong Shi, Chao Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two Cases of Probable Neuro-Behçet’s Disease with Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis

Case Reports in Neurology, 2021
We report 2 cases of probable neuro-Behçet’s disease (NBD) with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM). In both cases, the patients presented paraplegia, as well as sensory, bladder, and rectal disturbances.
Shunya Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Manabe, Yumiko Nakano, Yoshio Omote, Taijun Yunoki, Syoichiro Kono, Hisashi Narai, Koji Abe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Further the Phenotypic Spectrum of Central Nervous System Inflammatory Demyelinating Disorders Using Unsupervised Clustering

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory demyelinating syndromes, including multiple sclerosis (MS), aquaporin‐4 antibody–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4 + NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), occasionally overlap.
Bade Gulec, Elif Everest, Melih Tutuncu, Ugur Bilge, Sabahattin Saip, Ugur Uygunoglu, Aksel Siva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Sjögren's syndrome case presenting with myelitis and without sicca symptoms

Acta Medica Alanya, 2017
Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of exocrine glands with autoimmune etiology. Neurological symptoms occur in approximately 20% of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome.
Şeyda Bayi̇l, Hacer Erdem Ti̇lki̇
doaj   +1 more source

Ofatumumab in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease: A Comparison With Rituximab

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), and compare it with rituximab. Methods We conducted a single–center, observational study including 22 MOGAD patients treated with ofatumumab and 21 treated with rituximab.
Yuxin Fan, Lei Zhou, Jingzi ZhangBao, Hongmei Tan, Zhouzhou Wang, Chao Quan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance imaging in enterovirus-71, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody, aquaporin-4 antibody, and multiple sclerosis-associated myelitis in children.

, 2019
Aim: We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare the neuroimaging of children with their first episode of clinical enterovirus 71-associated transverse myelitis (EV71-TM), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody positive transverse myelitis (
Gorman M, Ouvrier R, ANTONY, JOBY, Camposano S, Alper G, Gill D, Paediatric Myelitis Mri Study Group, Ardern-Holmes S, Banwell B, Tantsis EM, Nosadini M, Procopis P, Prelog K, Mohammad SS, Webster R., Hopkins S, Benson L, Ramanathan S, Dale RC, Brilot F, Lim M, Menezes M, Riney K   +22 more
core   +1 more source