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Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of stroke post‐transplantation in patients receiving a steroid sparing immunosuppression protocol
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Source: Clinical Transplantation - September 1, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Michelle Willicombe, Nicola Kumar, Dawn Goodall, Candice Clarke, Adam G McLean, Albert Power, David Taube Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Acute bacterial infection negatively impacts cancer specific survival of colorectal cancer patients.
CONCLUSION: Infection and high neutrophil counts are associated with a poorer cancer-specific survival in colorectal cancer patients. PMID: 25320529 [PubMed - in process]
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - October 14, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Attiê R, Chinen LT, Yoshioka EM, Silva MC, de Lima VC Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research

Mystery Case: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation
A 59-year-old man was arrested for unruly public behavior. He was subsequently found unresponsive with bilateral upper extremity extensor posturing and lower extremity triple flexion when stimulated. Over the next 48 hours, he awoke and became belligerent. MRI revealed innumerable cortical microhemorrhages on susceptibility-weighted imaging (figure, A) and asymmetric subcortical T2 hyperintensities (figure, B) consistent with cerebral amyloid angiopathy–related inflammation (CAA-ri).1 With corticosteroid treatment, he rapidly became calm and conversant, returning to near his premorbid baseline with only mild residual...
Source: Neurology - October 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Berkowitz, A. L., Baker, J. M., Miller, J. J., Greenberg, S. M. Tags: MRI, All Immunology, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research

Hashimoto's encephalopathy: Report of three cases
Publication date: November 2014 Source:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Volume 113, Issue 11 Author(s): Jan-Shun Chang , Tien-Chun Chang Both severe thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism may affect brain function and cause a change in consciousness, as seen with a thyroid storm or myxedema coma. However, encephalopathy may also develop in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases independent of actual thyroid function level, and this is known as Hashimoto's encephalopathy. Although most patients are found to have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, less frequently they have Graves' disease. Clinical manifestations include e...
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - November 9, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

A case of PRES in an active lupus nephritis patient after treatment of corticosteroid and cyclophosphamide
Abstract Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is primarily a radiological diagnosis. The syndrome is characterized by headache, altered mental status, seizures, and bilateral posterior white matter edema in a nonvascular distribution on neuroimaging with resolution of findings usually in 7–14 days (Casey et al. in AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 21:1199–1206, 2000). In most cases, computed tomography of the brain will show hypodense lesions in the parieto-occipital lobe. Although this syndrome is uncommon, prompt and accurate recognition allows early treatment, which has been shown to produce favorable o...
Source: Rheumatology International - November 12, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

In search of a treatment for radiation-induced optic neuropathy
Opinion statement Radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RON) is an iatrogenic complication that causes severe, irreversible vision loss in one or both eyes within the months to years following radiation therapy. Posterior RON is a rare but devastating toxicity of radiation applied to the visual pathways to treat paranasal sinus and skull base tumors. Anterior RON is an unavoidable consequence of proton beam irradiation or ophthalmic plaque treatment of orbital, choroidal, or retinal tumors. Various treatments aimed at stabilizing and ideally reversing vision loss have been investigated but only in small cases serie...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Neurology - November 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of stroke post‐transplantation in patients receiving a steroid sparing immunosuppression protocol
This study has identified subgroups of patients who are at increased risk of CVA post‐transplant in patients otherwise receiving a steroid sparing immunosuppression protocol.
Source: Clinical Transplantation - November 19, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Michelle Willicombe, Nicola Kumar, Dawn Goodall, Candice Clarke, Adam G. McLean, Albert Power, David Taube Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Hashimoto's encephalopathy: Report of three cases.
Abstract Both severe thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism may affect brain function and cause a change in consciousness, as seen with a thyroid storm or myxedema coma. However, encephalopathy may also develop in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases independent of actual thyroid function level, and this is known as Hashimoto's encephalopathy. Although most patients are found to have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, less frequently they have Graves' disease. Clinical manifestations include epilepsy, disturbance of consciousness, cognitive impairment, memory loss, myoclonus, hallucinations, stroke-like episodes, tremor, in...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chang JS, Chang TC Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Hashimoto encephalopathy with angiographic CNS vasculitis
Hashimoto encephalopathy (HE)—also known as steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis—is a rare syndrome loosely associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis. HE mostly affects middle-aged women; is characterized by delirium, seizures, and myoclonus; and is thought to be an immune-mediated disorder. The pathophysiology of HE is not entirely understood. Most cases appear to be due to autoimmune vasculitis or an immune complex deposition that disrupts the cerebral microvasculature. This immunologic phenomenon has been observed on brain biopsy with a lymphocytic infiltration around small ar...
Source: Nature Clinical Practice - December 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Al-Wafai, A., Wahba, M., Doss, V. T., Elijovich, L. Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, Autoimmune diseases, Vasculitis Cases Source Type: research

Epidural Steroid Injections are Safe and Effective: Multisociety Letter in Support of the Safety and Effectiveness of Epidural Steroid Injections
Abstract Background: In April 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication requesting that corticosteroid labeling include warnings that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events, including loss of vision, stroke, paralysis, and death. Results: The International Spine Intervention Society spearheaded a collaboration of more than a dozen other medical societies in submitting the letter below to the FDA on November 7, 2014. We are publishing the letter to ensure that the readership of Pain Medicine is aware of the multiso...
Source: Pain Medicine - January 13, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: , David J. Kennedy, Joshua Levin, Richard Rosenquist, Virtaj Singh, Clark Smith, Milan Stojanovic, Yakov Vorobeychik Tags: Other Source Type: research

Twenty-year brain magnetic resonance imaging follow-up study in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Factors associated with accrual of damage and central nervous system involvement
Conclusion This study shows that MRI brain damage in SLE patients progresses independently from NP involvement as an effect of potentially modifiable risk factors and it is associated with increased risk of new NP events.
Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - January 27, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Eosinophilic CNS vasculitis can mimic demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord
A 61-year-old man developed progressive ascending sensory loss to T8 and paraparesis over 4 weeks. MRI revealed ovoid T2-hyperintense lesions in juxtacortical and periventricular areas, and in the T7-T10 spinal segment, with varying degrees of peripheral gadolinium enhancement (figure 1). He received 5 days of high-dose corticosteroids and plasmapheresis for presumed demyelination, without clinical response. Brain biopsy showed vasculitis involving small arteries with transmural inflammatory cell infiltrates including numerous eosinophils (figure 2). Eosinophilic vasculitis can cause ischemic strokes1; it rarely involves t...
Source: Neurology - February 2, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Schneider, R., Tsai, J. P., Munoz, D. G., Selchen, D. H. Tags: Vasculitis, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke NEUROIMAGES Source Type: research

Protective effects of corticosteroids in coronary artery bypass graft surgery alone or combined with valvular surgery: an updated and comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review.
Abstract This systematic review with meta-analysis sought to determine the protective effects of corticosteroids on clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Medline, Embase, Elsevier and Sciences online database as well as Google scholar literature were used for selecting appropriate studies with randomized controlled design. The effect sizes measured were odds ratio (OR) for categorical variables and weighted mean difference with 95% confidence interval (CI) for calculating differences between mean values of duration of hospitalization in intervention and control groups. Values of P <...
Source: Hand Surgery - March 3, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Ali-Hassan-Sayegh S, Mirhosseini SJ, Haddad F, Karimi-Bondarabadi AA, Shahidzadeh A, Weymann A, Popov AF, Sabashnikov A Tags: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of cardiovascular events
Conclusions: Reduced time‐averaged disease activity in RA is associated with fewer CV events. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 16, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: D.H. Solomon, G Reed, J.M. Kremer, J.R. Curtis, M.E. Farkouh, L.R. Harrold, M.C. Hochberg, P Tsao, J Greenberg Tags: Full Length 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