Magnetic resonance imaging in five patients with a tumefactive demyelinating lesion in the central nervous system [PDF]
Five patients with a tumefactive lesion were clinically followed from 1992 to 1993. Four patients were female; age ranged from 32 to 57 years, the duration of symptoms varied from 3 days to 3 years.
HELGA C. ALMEIDA SILVA +4 more
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Encephalopathy with behavioral and psychiatric features–firstantibody proven case of Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from Pakistan [PDF]
Background: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is associated with psychiatric symptoms, memory disturbances, seizures, dyskinesia, and catatonia along with other constellation of symptoms.
Khan, Rizwanullah +2 more
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7 Tesla MRI of Balo's concentric sclerosis versus multiple sclerosis lesions [PDF]
Background: Baló’s concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare condition characterized by concentrically layered white matter lesions. While its pathogenesis is unknown, hypoxia-induced tissue injury and chemotactic stimuli have been proposed as potential ...
Behrens, Janina R. +14 more
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A rare case of simple hereditary recessive optic atrophy [PDF]
Simple Autosomal Recessive Optic Atrophy (AROA) is a rare hereditary disorder that belongs to a group of disorders called Hereditary Optic Atrophy. Patients diagnosed with simple AROA have complete blindness since birth or from first few months of life ...
Arain, Fazal M. +2 more
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Defective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) phosphorylation exacerbates TH17-mediated autoimmune neuroinflammation [PDF]
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) signaling regulates lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs into systemic circulation. Sphingosine phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) agonist, FTY-720 (Gilenya™) arrests immune trafficking and prevents multiple sclerosis (MS ...
Acharya, Swati +16 more
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Molecular imaging of multiple sclerosis: from the clinical demand to novel radiotracers
Background Brain PET imaging with different tracers is mainly clinically used in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors. In recent years, the potential usefulness of PET has also gained attention in the field of MS.
Matteo Bauckneht +12 more
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Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis; a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge [PDF]
Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a highly aggressive, fulminant demyelinating disease with very high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and aggressive management is vital to limit severe disability and improve the outcome. We present a
Imtiaz, Sadia +2 more
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Errors in neuroradiology [PDF]
Approximately 4 % of radiologic interpretation in daily practice contains errors and discrepancies that should occur in 2-20 % of reports. Fortunately, most of them are minor degree errors, or if serious, are found and corrected with sufficient ...
Briganti, F +8 more
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Pediatric multiple sclerosis: update on diagnostic criteria, imaging, histopathology and treatment choices [PDF]
Pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) represents less than 5% of the MS population, but patients with pediatric-onset disease reach permanent disability at a younger age than adult onset patients.
A Ghezzi +112 more
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Post‐gadolinium enhancement of the spinal cord seen in NMO. ABSTRACT Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may mimic other neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis (MS). We report a 25‐year‐old woman with hypothyroidism and depression who presented with progressive quadriparesis.
Sunil Thatal +6 more
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