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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2017 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare, opportunistic infection of the central nervous system caused by the John Cunningham virus (JCV). There is no effective antiviral treatment available, and restoring immunocompetence is essential for survival. If this occurs too quickly, however, the inflammatory response may prove fatal.
Christine Hanssen Rinaldo +2 more
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy after Treatment with Nivolumab
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is increasingly being reported in patients undergoing immunotherapy. We report a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after treatment with nivolumab, a PD-1 blocker that is used to restore ...
Martin Martinot +7 more
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Asymptomatic progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background We report the development of asymptomatic progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with multiple sclerosis on natalizumab therapy.
Yinan Zhang +2 more
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Treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, 2019 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rapidly progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV), a globally seroprevelant virus that commonly causes a silent or benign infection. However, in immunocompromised patients JCV can be reactivated. In this situation, most organs remain
Castle, Daniel, Robertson, Neil P.
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in an AIDS Patient [PDF]
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2007 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating brain disease caused by Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV). This disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients.
Ming-Hsing Lee +2 more
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International Journal of General Medicine, 2009 Melissa G Ooi1, Peter J Kelly2, Michael Farrell3, Philip Murphy4, Peter O’Gorman11Department of Hematology; 2Department of Neurology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; 3Department of Neuropathology; 4Department of Hematology ...
Melissa G Ooi +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: new concepts [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the CNS caused by reactivation of JC virus (JCV) in a setting of cellular immunosuppression.
Marco A. Lima
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: rheumatological aspects [PDF]
Современная ревматология, 2015 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a severe progressive viral disease that affects the central nervous system in patients with immunodeficiency.
Boris Sergeevich Belov
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Smoldering myeloma presenting as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is an opportunistic infection occurring in patients with severe cellular immunodeficiency. This case highlights the role of cellular immunodeficiency in the reactivation of John Cunningham virus in ...
Troppmann Martina +3 more
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2013 Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rapidly progressive, potentially fatal, demyelinating disease affecting immunosuppressed patients.
Krisztina K. Johansen +3 more
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