Filtered By:
Condition: Autoimmune Disease

This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 17.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 584 results found since Jan 2013.

Neuro-Behcet's Syndrome:Case Reports Emphasizing Challenges of Early Diagnosis (P2.075)
CONCLUSIONS: In both cases, NBS was ultimately diagnosed based on characteristic MRI findings, particularly fluctuating brain stem-diencephalic involvement, superimposed on supportive clinical and CSF profiles. Challenges to early diagnosis are highlighted by our cases and by the literature. The differential diagnosis is often broad at onset. Mucocutaenous symptoms can be a clue but may not be present. Awareness of NBS and its neuroimaging correlates is critical to enable timely diagnosis, particularly given that this condition can favorably respond to steroids and steroid-sparing agents.Disclosure: Dr. Feldman has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Feldman, E. Tags: Neurological Consequences of Autoimmune Disease Source Type: research

Spinal Cord Infarction as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (P2.077)
CONCLUSIONS:Aggressive therapy with high dose corticosteroids and intravenous cyclophosphamide followed by oral therapy may be a successful therapeutic approach to spinal cord infarcts secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus. Study Supported by: N/ADisclosure: Dr. Michael has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hayat has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Michael, A., Hayat, G. Tags: Neurological Consequences of Autoimmune Disease Source Type: research

Experiences With A Self Developed Accelerometer In Multiple Sclerosis (P3.221)
CONCLUSIONS: Our device detected some movement-differences between disabled MS patients. Further studies are required to evaluate its usability for the accumulation of disability in relapsing-remitting MS. Study Supported by:Disclosure: Dr. Csepany has nothing to disclose. Dr. Racz has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ver has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kardos has nothing to disclose. Dr. Soltesz has nothing to disclose. Dr. Matyas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hofgart has nothing to disclose. Dr. Csiba has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Csepany, T., Racz, L., Ver, C., Kardos, L., Soltesz, J., Matyas, A., Hofgart, G., Csiba, L. Tags: MS and CNS Inflammatory Diseases: Tools for Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Response Source Type: research

Limbic Encephalitis Exacerbations and Remissions Charted by Microglial PET Scan: A Case Study (P4.104)
CONCLUSIONS: C-11-PK11195 PET imaging can be useful in the diagnosis of limbic encephalitis and for monitoring response to treatment. MALT lymphoma may also be associated with autoimmune or paraneoplastic encephalitis, especially in individuals with other predisposing factors to autoimmune disorders, such as Tourette’s and autoimmune thyroid disease. The reduction in microglial activity with both IVIG and anti-psychotics supports previous findings that anti-psychotics may act through anti-inflammatory pathways.Disclosure: Dr. Shatz has received research support from Janssen Pharmaceutica. Dr. Chugani has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Shatz, R., Chugani, H. Tags: Aging, Dementia, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neurology: Rapidly Progressive and Inflammatory Dementias Source Type: research

Immunotherapy strategies for spinal cord injury.
Abstract Regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) of adult mammalian after traumatic injury is limited, which often causes permanent functional motor and sensory loss. After spinal cord injury (SCI), the lack of regeneration is mainly attributed to the presence of a hostile microenvironment, glial scarring, and cavitation. Besides, inflammation has also been proved to play a crucial role in secondary degeneration following SCI. The more prominent treatment strategies in experimental models focus mainly on drugs and cell therapies, however, only a few strategies applied in clinical studies and therapies sti...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - April 13, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Wang YT, Lu XM, Chen KT, Shu YH, Qiu CH Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Effects of Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Revisited.
This article overviews some mechanisms of action of methotrexate on TRF, clinical and subclinical manifestations of RA-induced atherosclerosis, and related cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PMID: 25876749 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medicinal Chemistry - April 15, 2015 Category: Chemistry Authors: Popkova TV, Novikova DS, Gasparyan AY, Nasonov EL Tags: Curr Med Chem Source Type: research

Importance of Sex and Gender in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
In this special issue of the journal, there are papers on bone health and coronary artery calcification, age and sex differences in the effect of parental stroke on the progression of carotid intima-media thickness, macrophage subsets in the adipose tissue by sex and by reproductive age of women, uric acid levels and metabolic syndrome, sex differences in cardiovascular risk factors and disease prevention, severity of stable coronary artery disease and its biomarkers, cardiovascular disease and autoimmune diseases genetics of cardiovascular disease, outcome after CABG; association of serum phosphorus with subclinical ather...
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: J.David Spence, Louise Pilote Tags: Invited commentary Source Type: research

Complete Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Caused by Direct Compression of the Posterior Cerebral Artery
Oculomotor nerve palsy frequently occurs because of external compression by an internal carotid-posterior communicating artery aneurysm and diabetes mellitus. In addition, pontine infarction, cavernous sinus tumors, demyelinating disease, and autoimmune disorder are well-known causes of oculomotor nerve palsy. However, cases of complete oculomotor nerve palsy by neurovascular conflicts presented with a sudden onset of clinical symptoms are extremely rare. We experienced a rare case of complete oculomotor nerve palsy because of direct vascular compression of the oculomotor nerve by the posterior cerebral artery.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoon-Sik Jo, Shin Kyoung Kim, Dae Ho Kim, Jae-Hwan Kim, Sang-Jun Na Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Welcome To My World, Dr. Oz
Dr. Oz and I must be doing something right – otherwise, we wouldn’t incur the wrath of the medical establishment, Big Pharma and Big Agra. Recently, 10 doctors lobbied Columbia University to oust celebrity physician Mehmet Oz from the distinguished university’s hospital and its department of health sciences and medicine. In a letter to the department’s dean of faculty, the doctors attacked him for presenting alternative and natural cures on his syndicated TV program, The Dr. Oz Show. They also chastised him for being concerned about genetically modified crops. Welcome to my world, Dr. Oz. Since graduati...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 12, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition DHA Dr. Oz Show EPA omega 3 Source Type: news

Rapidly progressive dementia with false-positive PCR in CSF. A case of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare neurological syndrome of unknown aetiology coursing with encephalopathy associated to elevated titters of anti-thyroid autoantibodies [1]. It was first described by Brain et al. in 1966 [2] in reporting a patient affected by an autoimmune thyroid disease who had recurrent stroke-like episodes that appeared independently of the thyroid status.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 3, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: R. Robles-Cedeño, J. Gich, D. Genís Batlle, Ll. Ramió-Torrentà Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Well: Think Like a Doctor: Strange Vision Solved!
Readers solve the real-life case of a young woman with wavy lines before her eyes and a series of tiny strokes.
Source: NYT - June 5, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: LISA SANDERS Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Doctors Autoimmune Diseases Stroke Think Like a Doctor Featured Immune System Source Type: news

Rapidly progressive dementia with false-positive PCR in CSF. A case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare neurological syndrome of unknown aetiology coursing with encephalopathy associated to elevated titters of anti-thyroid autoantibodies [1]. It was first described by Brain et al. in 1966 [2] in reporting a patient affected by an autoimmune thyroid disease who had recurrent stroke-like episodes that appeared independently of the thyroid status.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 3, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: R. Robles-Cedeño, J. Gich, D. Genís Batlle, Ll. Ramió-Torrentà Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Epigenetic Aspects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Abstract Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune hepatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease have complex pathogeneses and the courses of events leading to these diseases are not well understood. The immune surveillance is a delicate balance between self and foreign as well as between tolerance and immune response. Exposure to certain environmental factors may impair this equilibrium, leading to autoimmune diseases, cancer, and the so-called “lifestyle diseases” such as atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, and obesity, among others. T...
Source: Rheumatology and Therapy - June 15, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research