Kim, Jee-Eun Park, Sang-Hyun Han, Kyungdo Kim, Ho Jin Shin, Dong-Wook Kim, Sung-Min
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Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
The epidemiology of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and multiple sclerosis varies depending on the region and ethnicity. To estimate the prevalence and incidence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and multiple sclerosis in Korea during 2010-2016. We analyzed the National Health Insurance research database, which contains single-payer ...
Terebelo, Sima Sharif, Sara Chaudhry, Zeshan A Ginzler, Ellen
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Lupus
Opportunistic infections are an ongoing concern in patients with autoimmune disease who are being treated with immunosuppressive agents. Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection which has been reported in association with immunosuppressed patients and autoimmune disease. It is challenging to diagnose and can have multisystem manifestation...
Ashtari, Fereshteh Ataei, Akram Kafieh, Raheleh Khodabandeh, Zahra Barzegar, Mahdi Raei, Marzieh Dehghani, Alireza Mansurian, Marjan
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Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
The aim of this study was to identify and compare the characteristics of retinal nerve layers using spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and healthy controls (HCs). It is a cross-sectional population-based study in Isfahan, Iran. We enr...
Duchow, Ankelien Bellmann-Strobl, Judith
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Neurodegenerative disease management
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare and debilitating autoimmune astrocytopathy with a predominantly relapsing disease course. Satralizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, was designed to treat NMOSD by targeting the IL-6 receptor. Satralizumab builds on positive experiences of off-label use tocilizumab in recent years. Before...
Wang, Lu Su, Hong-jun Song, Guan-jie
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is a rare primary headache syndrome. However, some cases of secondary SUNCT are attributed to underlying diseases such as demyelination. We herein report a case of SUNCT with progression to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). A 43-year-old wom...
Vanikieti, Kavin Janyaprasert, Pavarut Lueangram, Sirin Nimworaphan, Jirat Rattanathamsakul, Natthapon Tiraset, Nanida Chokthaweesak, Wimonwan Samipak, Narong Padungkiatsagul, Tanyatuth Preechawat, Pisit
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Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
Purpose To analyze the demographic patterns, clinical characteristics and etiologies of acute optic neuritis (ON). Methods This retrospective observational study included patients with acute ON who presented to a university hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, between January 2010 and March 2020. The demographic details, clinical characteristics and etio...
Das, Joyutpal Sharrack, Basil Snowden, John A
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Expert review of neurotherapeutics
Autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (AHSCT) has become increasingly popular in recent years as an effective treatment of immune-mediated neurological diseases. Treatment-related mortality has significantly reduced primarily through better patient selection, optimization of transplant technique, and increased center experience. Multip...
Morelli, Céline Aeby, Alec Scaillet, Sonia Boitsios, Grammatina Vens, Daphné Prigogine, Cynthia Biarent, Dominique Vicinanza, Alfredo
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Frontiers in Pediatrics
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a rare, relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Various initial presentations can delay diagnosis and treatment. A 14-year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department owing to respiratory insufficiency. Repeated history-taking and neuroimaging revealed an area postrema syndrome. A ...
Jang, Jinhee Nam, Yoonho Choi, Yangsean Shin, Na-Young An, Jae Young Ahn, Kook-Jin Kim, Bum-soo Lee, Kwang-Soo Kim, Woojun
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Journal of Clinical Neurology (Seoul, Korea)
Background and Purpose Iron retained by activated microglia and macrophages in multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions may serve as a marker of innate immune system activation. Among several magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods, there has been recent interest in using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) as a potential tool for assessing iron leve...
Hamdy, Sherif M Abdel-Naseer, Maged Shehata, Hatem S Shalaby, Nevin M Hassan, Amr Elmazny, Alaa Shaker, Ehab Nada, Mona A F Ahmed, Sandra M Hegazy, Mohamed I
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Therapeutics and clinical risk management
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health emergency of international concern and has affected management plans of many autoimmune disorders. Immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies are pivotal in the management of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), potentially placing patients at an increased risk of contr...
