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”Shrimp sign” in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Ayush Agarwal, Divyani Garg, Ajay Garg, Achal K Srivastava   +3 more
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A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a post-kidney transplant patient with improvement after discontinuation of immunosuppressive drugs and combination therapy with mefloquine and mirtazapine

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare disease, but the prognosis is very poor, especially in the immunosuppressed state with a non-HIV background, and there is no established treatment.
Neri Sone, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Mayu Shimokawa, Keishu Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi Oshiro, Reiji Takami, Natsuki Taira, Masahito Amagasa, Shinya Omiya, Tadahide Maezumi, Yoko Nabeshima, Kazuo Nakamichi, Yoshiharu Miura, Fumihiko Koiwa   +13 more
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AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by reactivation of JC virus (JCV).
Carolina de Oliveira Abrão, Lissa Rodrigues Machado da Silva, Luiz Carlos Silva Souza, Nathalia de Mello Bisso, Marília Dalva Turchi, Adriana Oliveira Guilarde   +5 more
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Clinical and Radiological Characterization of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in HIV-Infected Patients: A Retrospective Analysis and Review of the Literature

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Introduction: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by John Cunningham virus, mostly associated with immunodeficiency conditions, such as the human immunodeficiency virus infection ...
Luís Augusto, Nélia Neves, Carina Reis, Cândida Abreu, António Sarmento   +4 more
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Atezolizumab Treatment for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Atezolizumab successfully reinvigorated JC virus immunity in a patient in Belgium with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, as demonstrated by clinical, virologic, and radiologic response to treatment.
Nicolas Lambert, Solène Dauby, Dominique Dive, Bernard Sadzot, Pierre Maquet   +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2000
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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JC Polyomavirus, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a review

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2020
The human neurotropic virus JC Polyomavirus, a member of the Polyomaviridae family, is the opportunistic infectious agent causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, typically in immunocompromised individuals.
Vijay Harypursat, Yihong Zhou, Shengquan Tang, Yaokai Chen   +3 more
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

F1000Research, 2015
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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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, Crystal Wright, Angela Flores   +2 more
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Cerebral lesions in hematological malignancies: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare central nervous system disease, resulting from reactivation of latent John Cunningham virus.
Nicoletta D’Ettore, Valentina Scheggi, Brunetto Alterini, Niccolò Marchionni   +3 more
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