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Balo's Concentric Sclerosis with monophasic course: A report of 2 cases
CONCLUSION: BCS appears to have a good prognosis when treated early in its diagnosis with steroids.PMID:34401123 | PMC:PMC8347801 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102602
Source: Annals of Medicine - August 17, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hector R Martinez Irving Christian Rodriguez-Gonzalez Juan M Escamilla-Garza Jose A Figueroa-Sanchez Axel Cruz Garcia-Aleman David Eugenio Hinojosa-Gonzalez Source Type: research

A Case of Multiple Sclerosis —Like Relapsing Remitting Encephalomyelitis Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and a Review of the Published Literature
Complications involving the central nervous system (CNS) occur in 9–14% of patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), including stroke-like episodes, demyelination, encephalitis, and nonspecific neurological symptoms. Here we report a case of multiple sclerosis (MS) like relapsing remitting encephalomyelitis following allogeneic HSCT, which did not respond to disease modifying therapies (DMTs) and “domino” autologous HSCT. A 53-year-old male was treated with allogeneic HSCT for lymphoid blast transformation of chronic myeloid leukemia. Ten months later he presented with confusion, s...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - May 4, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Neurological Involvement in Primary Systemic Vasculitis
Conclusion Neurological involvement is a common complication of PSV (Table 1), and neurologists play an important role in the identification and diagnosis of PSV patients with otherwise unexplained neurological symptoms as their chief complaint. This article summarizes the neurological manifestations of PSV and hopes to improve neuroscientists' understanding of this broad range of diseases. TABLE 1 Table 1. Common CNS and PNS involvements of primary systemic vasculitis. Author Contributions SZ conceived the article and wrote the manuscript. DY and GT reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Neuroimmunology of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
Conclusion Recent advances in research on HTLV-1 provide better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis and mechanisms of HAM/TSP, and several clinical trials of novel therapies for patients with HAM/TSP have been initiated. However, long-term improvement of motor disability and quality of life still have not been achieved in HAM/TSP patients, and the clinical management remains challenging. Given that HAM/TSP is characterized by activated T-cells in both the periphery and CNS, studies in HAM/TSP will be highly informative for clarifying the pathogenesis of other neuroinflammatory disorders such as multiple sclerosis....
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 23, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Case report: Central nervous system involvement of human graft versus host diseaseReport of 7 cases and a review of literature
We report 7 cases of CNS-GvHD among which two had histological-proven disease. We reviewed 32 additional cases of CNS GvHD published in literature since 1990. In this cohort, 34 patients were transplanted for hematologic malignancies, and 5 for non-malignant hematopoiesis disorders. Of these patients, 25 had a history of chronic GvHD and immunosuppressive treatment had been decreased or discontinued in 14 patients before neurological symptoms onset. Median neurological disorder onset was 385 days [7-7320]. Patients had stroke-like episodes (n = 7), lacunar syndromes (n = 3), multiple sclerosis-like presentations (n...
Source: Medicine - October 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Changing course of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) after stroke: Excessive disease activity in a MS patient after cerebral infarction (P1.122)
CONCLUSIONS: This is a rare case of MS exacerbation after stroke in a patient with long-standing MS. The clear temporal relation with an increase of MS disease activity after stroke suggests possible interactions. One explanation could be an opening of the blood brain barrier after stroke with influx of activated immune cells into the central nervous system and consecutive MS exacerbation.Disclosure: Dr. Poellmann has received personal compensation for activities with Pfizer Inc., Novartis, Biogen Idec, and Merck Serono. Dr. Starck has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kümpfel has received personal compensation for activities ...
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Poellmann, W., Starck, M., Kuempfel, T., Koehler, J. Tags: MS and CNS Inflammatory Diseases: Symptoms, Specific Symptomatic Treatment, Co-morbidities, and Costs Source Type: research

Homonymous hemianopsia in multiple sclerosis (MS) - a rare symptom with need for etiological clarification (P1.131)
Conclusions: Homonymous hemianopsy may be a symptom of multiple sclerosis. Often the patient may primarily describe uncharacteristic symptoms of ab ,,blurred vision". So perimetry can reveal especially incomplete homonymous deficits which should thoroughly investigated regarding also other causes than MS.Disclosure: Dr. Poellmann has received personal compensation for activities with Pfizer Inc., Novartis, Biogen Idec, and Merck Serono. Dr. Feneberg has received personal compensation for activities with Almirall, Biogen Idec, Genzyme, and Medtronic. Dr. Busch has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hofreiter has nothing to disclose. ...
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Poellmann, W., Feneberg, W. W., Busch, C., Hofreiter, R., Koehler, J. Tags: MS and CNS Inflammatory Diseases: Symptoms, Specific Symptomatic Treatments, Co-morbidities, and Costs Source Type: research

Treating gerstmann's syndrome with natalizumab
We present video, MRI and pathological evidence of the case of a 30 year old woman who developed Gerstmann's syndrome as a result of a tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) lesion affecting the left cerebral hemisphere. Intravenous corticosteroids failed to stop rapid enlargement of the index lesion and occurrence of additional hemispheric lesions leading to clinical deterioration. Brain biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of MS. Strong contrast enhancement of the lesions prompted us to start treatment with natalizumab 300 mg i.v. every four weeks leading to sustained disease remission over a 14 month follow-up period though comp...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - September 9, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gnanapavan, S., Zane, J., Kelly, P., Sakthivel, G., Klaus, S. Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research

Paroxysmal Dysarthria and Ataxia after Treatment of Brainstem Encephalitis (P6.053)
CONCLUSIONS: Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia is most often recognized as a complication of multiple sclerosis, but it can occur in other neurologic diseases with midbrain lesions near or involving the red nucleus. Effective treatments include carbamazepine, acetazolamide, lamotrigine, and phenytoin.Study Supported by: N/A.Disclosure: Dr. Klaas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Boes has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aksamit has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Klaas, J., Boes, C., Aksamit, A. Tags: Movement Disorders: Miscellaneous Ataxias Source Type: research

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