Role of MRI in diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis

MA Sahraian, A Eshaghi - Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2010 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has played a unique role in the diagnosis and
management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the recent years, there have been …

Primary CNS vasculitis with spinal cord involvement

C Salvarani, RD Brown Jr, KT Calamia… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Primary CNS vasculitis (PCNSV) is an uncommon disease in which lesions are
limited to the brain and spinal cord. Our objective was to evaluate the frequency, clinical …

Disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis: two different diseases–a critical review

CM Poser, VV Brinar - Acta neurologica scandinavica, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The practice of initiating immunomodulatory treatment immediately after a clinically isolated
syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) emphasizes the need to distinguish …

[PDF][PDF] Acute transverse myelitis associated with COVID-19 vaccine: a case report

A Alshararni - Int J Res Pharma Sci, 2021 - researchgate.net
The study focuses on a patient named Khalid Ali from Yamani and lives in Bisha, located in
the southern region of Saudi Arabia. Khalid is 38 years old, 167 cm in height, and weighs 80 …

The Hospital Burden of Flu in Italy: a retrospective study on administrative data from season 2014–2015 to 2018–2019

R Cipelli, S Falato, E Lusito, G Maifredi… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Every year in Italy, influenza affects about 4 million people. Almost 5%
of them are hospitalised. During peak illness, enormous pressure is placed on healthcare …

Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis after chemoradiation therapy with durvalumab, a rare complication: case report

T Moodie, O Alshaqi, A Alchaki - BMC neurology, 2022 - Springer
Background Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis is a rare and potentially life-
threatening complication of chemoradiation. Certain chemotherapy agents have been …

Lyme myelopathy: case report and literature review of a rare but treatable disorder

EA Kaiser, DK George, MN Rubenstein… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The differential diagnosis for transverse myelitis is extensive, and the prognosis is highly
variable depending on the etiology. We describe a rare case of a 56-year-old previously …

Current concepts in the diagnosis of transverse myelopathies

VV Brinar, M Habek, I Zadro, B Barun, D Ozretić… - Clinical neurology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The clinical symptoms and MRI characteristics of transverse myelopathy (TM) due to non-
compressive causes are reviewed, with special emphasis on the differential diagnosis …

Demyelinating and infectious diseases of the spinal cord

MM Thurnher, F Cartes-Zumelzu… - Neuroimaging Clinics of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Spinal cord diseases generally have distinctive clinical findings that reflect dysfunction of
particular sensory or motor tracts. The abnormalities on MR images reflect the pathologic …

Emergency neurological life support: acute non-traumatic weakness

AF Caulfield, O Flower, JA Pineda, S Uddin - Neurocritical Care, 2017 - Springer
Acute non-traumatic weakness may be life-threatening if it involves the respiratory muscles
and/or is associated with autonomic dysfunction. Most patients presenting with acute muscle …