Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare opportunistic infection that occurs in patients whose immune system is compromised either because of an underlying illness or an immunosuppressive medication. John Cunningham virus, prevalent in 60% or more of the adult population as a latent or persistent infection, is responsible for the ...
Elena Grebenciucova, Joseph R Berger
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
A 58-year-old woman admitted to the hospital had a 3-month history of progressive neurologic deterioration characterized by severe global aphasia and bilateral limb weakness, greater on the right. The patient had a 10-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Polyarthritis had been present for 6 weeks before the …
Henderson, R. D. +3 more
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The still under-investigated role of cognitive deficits in PML diagnosis [PDF]
Background: Despite cognitive deficits frequently represent the first clinical manifestations of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Natalizumab-treated MS patients, the importance of cognitive deficits in PML diagnosis is still under ...
Amato, Maria Pia +49 more
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Natalizumab affects T-cell phenotype in multiple sclerosis: implications for JCV reactivation [PDF]
The anti-CD49d monoclonal antibody natalizumab is currently an effective therapy against the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Natalizumab therapeutic efficacy is limited by the reactivation of the John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV ...
A Bellizzi +51 more
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Case report of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy under treatment with dimethyl fumarate [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a severe demyelinating disease caused by the polyoma JC virus in patients with reduced immunocompetence.
Antje Bornemann +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was a rare disease until the advent of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Recent interest in the disorder has been spurred by its appearance in patients treated with the monoclonal antibodies natalizumab and rituximab.
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a devastating demyelinating disease with significant morbidity and mortality and no effective, targeted therapies. It is most often observed in association with abnormalities of cell-mediated immunity, in particular human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but also occurs in association with ...
Adang, Laura, Berger, Joseph
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Evaluation of patients treated with natalizumab for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was reported to have developed in three patients treated with natalizumab. We conducted an evaluation to determine whether PML had developed in any other treated patients.
Barkhof, F. +14 more
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A programme for risk assessment and minimisation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy developed for vedolizumab clinical trials [PDF]
Introduction Over the past decade, the potential for drug-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) has become an increasingly important consideration in certain drug development programmes, particularly those of immunomodulatory ...
Berger, Joseph R +12 more
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EFFICIENT PROPAGATION OF ARCHETYPE JC POLYOMAVIRUS IN COS-7 CELLS: EVALUATION OF REARRANGEMENTS WITHIN NCCR STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION DURING TRANSFECTION. [PDF]
John Cunningham virus (JCPyV) is an ubiqui-tous human pathogen that causes disease in immunocom-promised patients. The JCPyV genome is composed of an early region and a late region, which are physically sepa-rated by the ...
Anzivino, Elena +7 more
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