Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (TNFα-I) are biological agents used in the treatment of rheumatologic disorders. TNFα-I have been associated with demyelinating disorders mimicking multiple sclerosis. The goal of this report is to illustrate cases of myelopathy which developed during the use of TNFα-I. METHODS:We describe the clinical, neuroimaging and laboratory features of 4 cases of myelopathy associated with TNFα-I. RESULTS:The mean period of TNFα-I exposure was 27 [12-36] months. Three of the four patients exhibited active inflammatory myelopathy as the spinal cord MRI lesions enhanced with gadolinium and CSF pleocytosis or oligoclonal bands were present. All patients had normal brain MRIs at the time of presentation. CONCLUSIONS:TNFα-I may play a role in the development of myelopathies in absence of brain involvement or other features of demyelinating disease. TNFα-I associated myelopathy should be considered in patients with history of treatment with TNFα-I who exhibit symptoms of myelopathy.
journal_name
J Neurol Scijournal_title
Journal of the neurological sciencesauthors
Barreras P,Mealy MA,Pardo CAdoi
10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.023subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-15 00:00:00pages
303-306eissn
0022-510Xissn
1878-5883pii
S0022-510X(17)30024-2journal_volume
373pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2012.08.005
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.062
更新日期:2017-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
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doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.02.033
更新日期:2014-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(87)90099-2
更新日期:1987-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(76)90175-1
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-510x(98)00081-1
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(93)90318-s
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2005.09.015
更新日期:2006-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2004.03.023
更新日期:2004-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-510x(96)00162-1
更新日期:1997-02-12 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2016.02.053
更新日期:2016-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(88)90066-4
更新日期:1988-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2020.116830
更新日期:2020-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(85)90166-2
更新日期:1985-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2010.04.011
更新日期:2010-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2010.11.010
更新日期:2011-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.04.013
更新日期:2014-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2019.116424
更新日期:2019-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.09.042
更新日期:2014-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(93)90083-b
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2013.04.019
更新日期:2013-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.046
更新日期:2017-02-15 00:00:00
abstract::Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the two major subtypes of dementia. In our epidemiological study of DAT in an Arab community in Wadi Ara, Israel, we found a high prevalence of late onset DAT. Illiteracy, smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are very frequent in Wadi Ara...
journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-510x(02)00269-1
更新日期:2002-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(91)90090-t
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Deprenyl, a selective monoamine oxidase B inhibitor, is effective in Parkinson's disease, and can slow the cognitive deterioration in Alzheimer's disease. However, it is not known whether this agent has a trophic effect on spinal motor neurons. We have studied neurotrophic effects of deprenyl on spinal motor neurons, ...
journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(94)90235-6
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.01.039
更新日期:2014-04-15 00:00:00
abstract::Altered functional connectivity has been associated with the influence of epileptic activity. Abnormalities in connectivity, particularly in dorsal attention (DAN), salience (SN) and default mode (DMN) networks, might contribute to the loss of consciousness during seizures and cognitive deficits in patients with child...
journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.054
更新日期:2015-07-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the neurological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-510x(95)00032-w
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00