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A Cerebellar Tremor in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Associated with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

Journal of Movement Disorders, 2009
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by JC virus infection in oligodendrocytes, especially in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Hee-Jin Kim, Jae-Jung Lee, Phil Hyu Lee
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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, Guido Ahle, Inesa Petrosyan, Camille Martinez, Dragos M. Gorun, Mahsa Mohseni-Zadeh, Samira Fafi-Kremer, Martine Tebacher-Alt   +7 more
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A Case of Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in an HIV-Infected Patient

Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2023
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by the reactivation of John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV).
Yancheva-Petrova N., Grozdeva R., Nikolova M., Aleksiev I., Rainova I., Tsvetkova N., Strashimirov D.   +6 more
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The Effect of Ocrelizumab on Anti-JC Virus Antibody Index. [PDF]

Brain Behav
Synopsis: This study of 553 MS patients found that anti‐JC virus (JCV) antibody indices remain stable during the first 2 years of ocrelizumab treatment. While peripheral B‐cells were significantly depleted and serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, IgA) showed modest declines, the JCV antibody index did not change significantly.
Virupakshaiah A, Gill AJ, Schoeps VA, Wilson E, Wilson J, Do D, Bar-Or A, Jacobs D, Berger JR.   +8 more
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in an AIDS Patient

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, Yan-Zhong Chen, Yung-Hsiang Hsu   +2 more
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JC virus-induced progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a presumably healthy patient

BMC Neurology, 2022
Background JC virus (JCV) is common among healthy individuals and remains latent but may be reactivated under immunosuppressive conditions, resulting in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
Xiang Wang, Jinxiu Chen, Jing Gong, Ying Wu, Xiang-hao Liu   +4 more
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Cerebellar Form of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 1979
SummaryA case of progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with selective involvement of cerebellum and brain stem is compared with nine other published cases. Recognition of PML presenting with ataxia before cerebral manifestations is stressed especially, since promising results with some antiviral drugs have been claimed.
J, Parr, D S, Horoupian, A C, Winkelman
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after transplantation [PDF]

Pediatric Transplantation, 2011
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and often fatal opportunistic demyelinating disorder related to a viral infection of the central nervous system that was initially described in immunocompromised patients. It has commonly been reported in patients with hematologic malignancies, systemic lupus erythematosus, and chronic ...
Christina, Nguyen, Ron, Shapiro
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A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a HIV-infected female patient [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2016
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by JC virus is a severe central nervous lesion developing in the presence of obvious immunodeficiency. In most cases, the disease results in a fatal outcome within a few months.
E A Samotolkina, A V Pokrovskaya, E S Samotolkina, S L Voznesensky, E V Petrova   +4 more
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Does this HIV-positive patient have progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
We describe the case of an HIV/AIDS patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and the diagnostic and management dilemmas in distinguishing between PML and PML-IRIS ...
Rahul R Abraham, Ashoojit Kaur Anand, Ramakrishna Prasad, B C Rao, Praneeth Pillala   +4 more
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