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Adult‐Onset Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting With Subacute Cognitive Deficits

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 41‐year‐old man diagnosed with adult‐onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The patient presented with subacute progressive cognitive deficits and a neuropsychological profile indicating predominant frontoparietal dysfunction. MRI showed only mild parietal‐predominant cerebral atrophy.
Dennis Yeow, Nicola McKern, Vincent Oxenham, Kate Ahmad, Omar Ahmad   +4 more
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Immediate and longer term impact of the varicella shortage on children 18 and 24 months of age in a community population

BMC Family Practice, 2006
Background Little is known about the impact of the recent varicella vaccine shortage. To assess the temporal trend in varicella vaccine administration before 18 and 24 months of age in a community cohort of children prior to, during and after the recent ...
Zimmerman Rick, Rocca Liliana, Wollan Peter, Schroeder Clayton, Yawn Barbara P, Bardenheier Barbara   +5 more
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The impact of varicella vaccination: A 2005–2019 interrupted time series analysis

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Varicella is an acute, highly contagious disease in susceptible individuals and is preventable through vaccination. This study aimed to determine the impact of varicella vaccination on hospitalizations and complications at a pediatric reference hospital ...
Katherina U. Miranda, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut   +3 more
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Review of Varicella zoster virus : from epidemiology to prevention [PDF]

, 2008
The Varicella zoster virus is a human pathogen which causes Varicella after primary infection and herpes zoster after secondary reactivation. Both disease manifestations can occur at any age; however, Varicella is seen more commonly in children whilst ...
Pace, David
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Factors Associated with Immunization Opinion Leadership among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California [PDF]

, 2018
We sought to identify the characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are opinion leaders on immunization issues and to identify potential opportunities to leverage their influence for vaccine promotion within MSM communities.
Bednarczyk, Robert, Fenimore, Vincent L., Frew, Paula M., Goldbeck, Cameron, Himmelstein, Rebecca, Holloway, Ian W., Lutz, Chelsea S., Randall, Laura, Tan, Diane, Wu, Elizabeth   +9 more
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Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer, Simon Faissner, Ralf Gold, Aiden Haghikia   +3 more
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Epidemiology and potential preventative measures for viral infections in children with malignancy and those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. [PDF]

, 2012
In pediatric patients with malignancy and those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants, bacterial and fungal infections have been the focus of fever and neutropenia episodes for decades.
Alexander, Sarah, Dvorak, Christopher C, Fisher, Brian T, Sung, Lillian, Zaoutis, Theoklis E, Zerr, Danielle M   +5 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals 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, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varicella infections in patients with end stage renal disease: a systematic review

BMC Nephrology, 2018
Background End stage renal disease (ESRD) is on the rise globally. Varicella infection among adult patients with ESRD has been reported to lead to multiple complications and even death. While varicella vaccination has been recommended in paediatric renal
Chong Yau Ong, Sher Guan Low, Farhad Fakhrudin Vasanwala, Shashidhar Baikunje, Lian Leng Low   +4 more
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The epidemiology of varicella and effectiveness of varicella vaccine in Ganyu, China: a long-term community surveillance study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The real-world data of long-term protection under moderate vaccination coverage is limited. This study aimed to evaluate varicella epidemiology and the long-term effectiveness under moderate coverage levels in Ganyu District, Lianyungang City,
Lingxian Qiu, Sheng Liu, Minglei Zhang, Guohua Zhong, Siying Peng, Jiali Quan, Hongyan Lin, Xiaowen Hu, Kongxin Zhu, Xingcheng Huang, Junchao Peng, Yue Huang, Shoujie Huang, Ting Wu, Jinbo Xu, Zifang Dong, Qi Liang, Wei Wang, Yingying Su, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia   +20 more
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