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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: prevalence, main characteristics, and outcomes in a Brazilian center

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has been rarely described in low- and middle-income countries.
Monize Nascimento Santana, Raphaela Ferrari, Arthur Cassa Macedo, Rosa Maria Nascimento Marcusso, Ruan de Andrade Fernandes, José Ernesto Vidal   +5 more
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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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Immunocompromised Status Definition in Observational Studies Using Electronic Health Records: A Scoping Review and a Proposal for a Phenotype Identification Algorithm. [PDF]

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
ABSTRACT Immunocompromised individuals experience an impaired immune function due to conditions that might be either congenital or acquired over the course of their lives. Epidemiological studies often rely on clinical definitions which, in some cases, benefit from being translated into machine‐readable algorithms for application to electronic health ...
Riera-Arnau J, Luxi N, Riefolo F, Solorzano M, Pazos I, Ballarín E, Svingel LS, Chiusaroli L, Martín-Merino E, Barbieri E, Lopez-Lasanta M, Mohammadi S, Rotta D, Pacurariu A, Cohet C, Sturkenboom M, Durán CE, SAFETY‐VAC study consortium.   +17 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Evaluation of patients treated with natalizumab for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was reported to have developed in three patients treated with natalizumab. We conducted an evaluation to determine whether PML had developed in any other treated patients.
Barkhof, F., Clifford, D.B., Curfman, B., Fahle, G., Fischer, S., Habil, M., Hou, J., Jäger, H.R., Major, E.O., Miszkiel, K., Mueller-Lenke, N., Radue, E.-W., Ryschkewitsch, C., Sanchez, E., Yousry, T.A.   +14 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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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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A programme for risk assessment and minimisation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy developed for vedolizumab clinical trials [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Over the past decade, the potential for drug-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) has become an increasingly important consideration in certain drug development programmes, particularly those of immunomodulatory ...
Berger, Joseph R, Clifford, David B, Fox, Irving, Lev, Michael H, Major, Eugene, McAuliffe, Megan, Milch, Catherine, Parikh, Asit, Patti, Mark, Provenzale, James M, Sankoh, Serap, Shick, Jesse, Stephens, Kristin   +12 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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