by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | Neurology
Purpose of review Vasculitis as a pathomechanism for neuropathy can be isolated to the peripheral nervous system, a part of a systemic autoimmune condition or a component of another syndrome. This review aims to discuss the broad range of diagnoses in which vasculitic...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, June 17, 2024 | Neurology
Background Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4Ab+NMOSD) is an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system with relapse-dependent progression. Few studies have reported the effects of prednisolone and biologics on...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, June 17, 2024 | Neurology
Background To mimic as closely as possible a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and calibrate the real-world evidence (RWE) studies against a known treatment effect would be helpful to understand if RWE can support causal conclusions in selected circumstances. The aim...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, June 17, 2024 | Neurology
Background Seizures are reported to be more prevalent in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with the general population. Existing data predominantly originate from population-based studies, which introduce variability in methodologies and are vulnerable...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, June 17, 2024 | Neurology
The era of modern medicine is often linked to the first clinical application of penicillin in 1943.1 How far we have come in 80 years where we can now identify and measure concentrations of biomarkers in body fluids equivalent to a few crystals of sugar dissolved in...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, June 17, 2024 | Neurology
Background Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and rituximab are considered the first-line and second-line treatments for Chronic Ataxic Neuropathy and Ophthalmoplegia with IgM-paraprotein, cold Agglutinins, and anti-Disialosyl antibodies (CANOMAD), with an overall...
