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Opsoclonus in Pediatric Patients: Differential Diagnosis and a Practical Approach to Evaluation

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opsoclonus is an ocular dyskinesia characterized by involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional saccades. In pediatrics, opsoclonus is most commonly attributed to the rare neuroinflammatory disorder opsoclonus‐myoclonus‐ataxia syndrome (OMAS), typically considered a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with neural crest tumors. However, opsoclonus
Aubrey C. Reed, Supreet S. Randhawa, Jason H. Peragallo, Prabhumallikarjun Patil, Grace Gombolay, Varun Kannan   +5 more
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Case Report: Transverse Myelitis in the Setting of Generalized Weakness [PDF]

We report a case of a 79-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department for generalized weakness and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. The differential for generalized weakness is vast but for a patient who is able to perform activities ...
Fera, Brittany, Ibe, Aloysius
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Getting Transverse Myelitis

, 2014
This blog post focuses on Slayton\u27s own experience with having Transverse ...
Slayton, Robert A.
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Tolerability of Adjuvant Nivolumab in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Real‐World Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adjuvant nivolumab is approved for esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and resection. In the CheckMate‐577 trial, Grade 3–5 nivolumab‐related adverse events (AEs) occurred in 5% of patients, with early discontinuation due to toxicity in 9%. However, real‐world data on immunotherapy‐related adverse
Michelle Koops van ’t Jagt, Anniek Strijdhorst, Tamara Jessica Huizer, Esther Albertien Kleibeuker, Sarah Derks, Bianca Mostert, Hanneke van Laarhoven, Jacco Juri de Haan   +7 more
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MMR Vaccine and Transverse Myelitis

, 1995
Postvaccination transverse myelitis developed within 5 days following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine in a 20 year old man diagnosed and treated at the Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex ...
J Gordon Millichap, Millichap, J. Gordon
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Pediatric idiopathic transverse myelitis presenting as an anterior cord syndrome: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2012
Objectives: Describe the case of an Anterior Cord Syndrome secondary to transverse myelitis. Anterior Cord Syndrome: Anterior Cord syndrome (ACS) is characterized by a lesion that affects the anterior two thirds of the spinal cord while preserving the ...
M. Green, J. Berliner, J. Frontera
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Emergencies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Emergencies are frequent in people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pALS), especially as the disease progresses, and can necessitate urgent evaluation and intervention. Progressive weakness in ALS inevitably increases fall risk, making discussion of fall prevention strategies integral to caring for pALS.
S. Pinar Uysal, Katherine A. Dudley, Stacey Sullivan, Kate T. Brizzi, Katherine M. Burke, Sydney Hall, Kiersten Pease, Joshua N. Goldstein, James D. Berry, Doreen T. Ho   +9 more
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Prognosis of Acute Transverse Myelitis

, 2014
Investigators at Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China, reviewed children diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis (ATM) between 1995 and 2008 and selected 39 patients diagnosed according to the new Johns Hopkins Consortium ...
John J Millichap, J Gordon Millichap, Millichap, J. Gordon, Millichap, John J.   +3 more
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Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis after chemoradiation therapy with durvalumab, a rare complication: case report

BMC Neurology, 2022
Background Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of chemoradiation. Certain chemotherapy agents have been proposed to increased neurotoxicity with chemoradiation therapy.
Travis Moodie, Ola Alshaqi, Abdul Alchaki   +2 more
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Top‐Down CSF Peptidomics Reveals Disease‐Associated Peptide Signatures and Oxidative Modifications in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the CNS whose diagnosis is mainly based on clinical evidence, magnetic resonance imaging, and the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Current approaches provide only partial insight into disease‐related biological processes, thus
Cristina Contini, Lorena Lorefice, Greca Lai, Alessandra Schirru, Giorgia Zodio, Tiziana Cabras, Alessandra Olianas, Giacomo Diaz, Eleonora Cocco, Barbara Manconi   +9 more
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