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Severe Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) and Spontaneous Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in an Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2019
Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic infection with JC-virus (JCV), a papova-virus, affecting mostly oligodendrocytes and the white matter of the central nervous system.
Lea Krey   +6 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in multiple sclerosis (MS): “a case report from Ireland with review of literature, clinical pitfalls and future direction” [PDF]

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2021
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is one of the most serious treatment-related complications that is encountered in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Salman Mansoor   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

open access: yesClinical Neurology, 2011
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is caused by reactivation of latently infected JCV when hosts' immune system is impaired by HIV infection, hematologic diseases, collagen diseases, immunemodulatory therapy and so on. PML was rare but HIV infection and Natalizumab have made it much more common while the prognosis is much better than ...
Hidehiro Mizusawa   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

A Case Report of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in an Immunocompetent Patient. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but fatal demyelinating disorder resulting from reactivation of latent John Cunningham virus (JCV), which induces demyelinating lytic infection of oligodendrocytes. We report a case of PML in an individual without identifiable immunodeficiency who presented with insidious and progressive ...
Nazneen KS   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Natalizumab affects T-cell phenotype in multiple sclerosis: implications for JCV reactivation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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
core   +13 more sources

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an HIV patient: A case report and literature review

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare opportunistic infection of the brain caused by reactivation of the JC virus, which can lead to a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes.
Ting Lei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The still under-investigated role of cognitive deficits in PML diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +4 more sources

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