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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with AQP4 antibodies revealing ovarian teratoma. [PDF]

, 2013
Paraneoplastic myelitis is a rare inflammatory disorder most frequently associated with solid tumors or lymphoproliferative disorders. Patients often harbor onconeuronal antibodies and their prognosis is usually poor.
Bataller, L., Casanova, B., Durán Moreno, María, Frasquet, M., García Verdugo, José Manuel, Pérez-Miralles, F., Rivas, Salvador, Sevilla, T., Simó-Castelló, M., Torres-Vega, E.   +9 more
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Low Incidence of Relapses After Vaccination in Anti‐Aquaporin‐4 Antibody‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may experience increased signs and symptoms of their underlying disease when vaccinated against meningococcal disease before receiving complement component 5 inhibitor therapies. This retrospective analysis indicated an overall low relapse incidence (mean [range], 3.3% [0.7%–10.6 ...
Sean J. Pittock, Jin Nakahara, Becky Parks, Kerstin Allen, Sami Fam   +4 more
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Lumbar decompression and fusion for symptomatic spinal stenosis in a patient with chronic thoracic sensory level from prior transverse myelitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Many patients with transverse myelitis suffer from sensory loss below the spinal level of the lesion. This is commonly associated with chronic neuropathic pain.
Benjamin D. Pesante, Mitch R. Paro, Tooba Nadeem, Ketan R. Bulsara, David B. Choi   +4 more
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Encephalomyelitis associated with coronavirus disease 2019: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Despite a considerable number of articles regarding neurological manifestations associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, reports on transverse myelitis and encephalitis are scarce.
Riwanti Estiasari, Kartika Maharani, Fitri Octaviana, Anyelir Nielya Mutiara Putri, Syifa Laila Ramadhan, Anna Rozaliani, Darma Imran   +6 more
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Review Article : Neuromuscular causes of weakness in critically ill patients [PDF]

, 2017
Multiple predisposing factors are responsible for the development of neuromuscular weakness in a critically ill patient. Thorough history and physical examination is paramount and should not be omitted despite that the majority of patients are ...
Govindarajan, Raghav, Katyal, Nakul
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Myelitis‐Predominant Aggressive Phenotype: Unveiling Unique Patterns of Late‐Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to compare clinical features and prognosis of late‐onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (LO‐NMOSD, onset age ≥60 years) with adult‐onset NMOSD (AO‐NMOSD, onset age 18–59 years), and to provide insights for individualized management in elderly patients.
Ya‐Lan Pu, Jin‐Zhou Feng, Hua‐Xing Meng, Hai‐Bing Xiao, Xiao‐Ling Li, Jin Zhen, Wen‐Ying Lu, Xu‐Ming Xi, Ti Wu, Bao‐Shi Yuan, Mo‐Li Fan, Chao Zhang, De‐Cai Tian, Xia Meng, Fu‐Dong Shi, Tian Song   +15 more
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Acute transverse myelitis – A rare clinical manifestation of Lyme neuroborreliosis

IDCases, 2019
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a rare, potentially devastating neurological syndrome that has variety of causes, infectious being one of them. Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector borne zoonosis in the United States (U.S.).
Igor Dumic, Danilo Vitorovic, Scott Spritzer, Erik Sviggum, Janki Patel, Poornima Ramanan   +5 more
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Meningomyeloradiculitis as an Unusual Presentation of Neuroborreliosis in Childhood [PDF]

, 2015
We report a pediatric case of Lyme neuroborreliosis-associated meningomyeloradiculitis with atypical manifestations and negative initial cerebrospinal fluid borrelial antibodies. Transverse myelitis and painful radiculoneuritis have rarely been described
Conceição, C, Gouveia, C, Lopes de Carvalho, I, Núncio, MS, Silva, R, Sousa, V   +5 more
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Systematic Review of Percutaneous and Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Neurostimulation for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms & Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation (TNS) in children with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and/or lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Materials and Methods A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines.
Zoe S. Gan, Suhaib Abdulfattah, Jennifer Lege‐Matsuura, Katherine M. Fischer, Jason P. Van Batavia   +4 more
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Pathophysiologisch-serologische, bildgebende und klinische Charakteristika der Neuromyelitis Optica [PDF]

, 2019
Hintergrund: Neuromyelitis optica-Spektrum-Erkrankungen (NMOSD) stellen eine Gruppe neuroinflammatorischer Erkrankungen dar, die mit dem klinischen Auftreten von Myelitiden und/oder Optikusneuritiden (ON) einhergeht.
Schumacher, Sophie
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