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Treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

QJM, 2013
Sir, I was very interested to read Pallin et al. ’s1 account of the management of an immunosuppressed patient with sarcoidosis …
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CAR T‐Cell Therapy in Neurology: A Scoping Review of Neuro‐Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases & Neurotoxicity

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy has been investigated in neurological diseases, encompassing both central nervous system malignancies and autoimmune disorders, thereby extending its application beyond hematological cancers.
Omar Alqaisi, Mohammed Dibas, Patricia Tai, Ala Dibas, Osama Souied, Suhair Al‐Ghabeesh   +5 more
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Brain abscess following rituximab infusion in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundImmunocompromised patients are at increased risk for developing meningitis or, rarely, brain abscess with opportunistic organisms like Listeria monocytogenes.Case reportA 52 year-old Saudi Arabian woman who was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris
Al-Harbi, Talal M, Al-Muammar, Shahad A, Ellis, Ronald J   +2 more
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Early‐stage health technology assessment of a curative gene therapy for multiple sclerosis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with significant early morbidity, reduced life expectancy and substantial healthcare and societal costs. The primary objective of this study is to assess the early cost‐effectiveness potential of a novel gene therapy, IMMUTOL, for MS compared with current high‐efficacy treatment sequences.
Attila Imre, Balázs Nagy, Rok Hren
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Ocrelizumab‐induced colitis: VigiBase disproportionality analysis, case reports and literature review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Ocrelizumab is a humanized anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibody used in multiple sclerosis. Since its commercialization, several cases of ocrelizumab‐induced colitis have been reported in the scientific literature. Methods To explore the potential association of ocrelizumab with colitis as an adverse drug reaction (ADR), we conducted a descriptive and ...
Audrey Fresse, Christophe Hommel, Nadine Petitpain, Philippe Kerschen   +3 more
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Stratification and monitoring of natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy risk: recommendations from an expert group [PDF]

, 2015
The use of natalizumab for highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) is influenced by the occurrence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
Craner, M, Guadagno, J, Kapoor, R, Mazibrada, G, McGuigan, C, Molyneux, P, Nicholas, R, Palace, J, Pearson, OR, Rog, D, Young, CA   +10 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy therapy [PDF]

Journal of NeuroVirology, 2014
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is caused by the JC virus in the setting of chronic immune deficiency. Developing therapy has been challenged by the rarity of the disease as well as the complexity of patients in whom it develops. Several small trials directed at presumptive antiviral therapies have failed to show convincing clinical ...
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
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Probable sepsis‐associated encephalopathy as a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in a cat with pyothorax

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
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Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Small Molecules and IL‐23 p19 Inhibitors in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are increasingly prevalent in the Asia Pacific region, necessitating updated, region‐specific guidance on advanced therapies. Targeted small molecule agents, such as filgotinib, tofacitinib, upadacitinib, etrasimod, and ozanimod; and the IL‐23 p19 inhibitors (guselkumab, mirikizumab ...
Choon Jin Ooi, Khoon Lin Ling, Julajak Limsrivilai, Shu‐Chen Wei, Joyce Wing Yan Mak, Taku Kobayashi, Luan Minh Dang, Rupert W. Leong, Huiyu Lin, Meng‐Tzu Weng, Wan Chee Ong, Vineet Ahuja, Satimai Aniwan, Ryota Hokari, Wei Jie Jonathan Lee, Alex Hwong‐Ruey Leow, Wai‐Keung Leung, Wee‐Chian Lim, Govind Makharia, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Nazri Mustaffa, Siew‐Chien Ng, Mathew Philip, Pises Pisespongsa, Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Zhi Hua Ran, Marcellus Simadibrata, Jose Sollano, Malcolm Tan, Hang Dao Viet, Nik Razima Wan Ibrahim, Kai Chun Wu, Byong Duk Ye, Ida Hilmi, Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Committee and Asian Education Network in IBD (AEN‐IBD)   +34 more
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