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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staged Surgical Treatment of Patients with Destructive Pulmonary Tuberculosis with pre-XDR Using Anterior Mediastinal Plasty

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2023
The presented observation describes an example of effective treatment of the patient with disseminated destructive pulmonary tuberculosis with preXDR. The treatment included staged surgery using the original method of anterior mediastinum plasty with a ...
R. V. Tarasov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Double Burden. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
One third of the world's population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and with the lifestyle changes succeeding the on-going urbanization, populations already burdened by tuberculosis are experiencing a dramatic increase in chronic ...
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel
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The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?

open access: yes, 2010
Despite policies, strategies, and guidelines, the epidemic of HIV-associated tuberculosis continues to rage, particularly in southern Africa. We focus our attention on the regions with the greatest burden of disease, especially sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
Chimzizi, Rhehab   +9 more
core   +1 more source

A 73‐Year‐Old Man With Several Years of Difficulty Climbing Stairs and Frequent Tripping

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 73‐year‐old man presented with progressive weakness and atrophy predominantly affecting the distal finger flexors and quadriceps muscles. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated mixed myogenic and neurogenic features. Muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes, and muscle biopsy revealed granulomatous myositis with histologic features ...
Mehmet Can Sari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Breathing Relaxation Techniques Improve Emotional Control on Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Tuberculosis Mycobacterium. Based on WHO report in 2014, the world population suffering from tuberculosis were 9.6 million people while in Indonesia it was amounted 324 539 people.
Dwidiyanti, M. (Meidiana)   +2 more
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Innate Immune Reprogramming Mediated by Endogenous Retroelement Dysregulation Drives Multiple Sclerosis Progression

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Epigenetic reprogramming in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and downstream myeloid cells, mediated by H3.3 downregulation and endogenous retroelement (ERE) overexpression, contributes to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). ABSTRACT Background Skewed myelopoiesis in the bone marrow has been identified as a key driver of multiple ...
Li‐Mei Xiao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE TO ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE IMPLANTING TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY DESTRUCTIVE TUBERCULOSIS

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2016
Goal of the study: to investigate the changes in ventilation and gas exchange function of the lungs before and after 1-1.5 months after installation of endobronchial valve (EV) aimed at cavity healing in pulmonary destructive tuberculosis patients ...
L. A. Popova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis after ceasing universal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Universal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination is recommended in countries with high tuberculosis (TB) burden. Nevertheless, several countries have ceased universal BCG vaccination over the past 40 years, with scarce comparative epidemiological ...
Sayori Kobayashi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ofatumumab in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease: A Comparison With Rituximab

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), and compare it with rituximab. Methods We conducted a single–center, observational study including 22 MOGAD patients treated with ofatumumab and 21 treated with rituximab.
Yuxin Fan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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