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16 Jun 2017 ReviewThe association between human cytomegalovirus and glioblastomas: a review
Christian B. Hochhalter , Christopher Carr , Brannan E. O’Neill , Marcus L. Ware , Michael J. StrongHuman cytomegalovirus (HCMV) was reported in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) over a decade ago and this finding has the potential to increase our understanding of the disease and it offers an alternative tumor-specific therapeutic target. Due of...
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16 Jun 2017 MinireviewHow are necroptosis, immune dysfunction, and motoneuron death connected in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
Jian-Feng Liu , Ou-Xiang Zheng , Jun-Guo Xin , Hannah H. Chen , John J. XinAbnormal immune response/inflammation is present in patients of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Autoimmune-related inflammation has been thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of ALS. However, how the abnormal immune responses are...
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16 Jun 2017 Case ReportThymoma-associated panencephalitis: a newly emerging paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome
Lynda Adaobi Nwabuobi , Jacob Christian Pellinen , Thomas Mark WisniewskiRecently, a few case reports of thymoma-associated panencephalitis (TAPE) have brought to light a disease entity that has not been fully characterized. Literature review of TAPE reveals an array of associated neuronal antibodies, with varied...
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23 May 2017 Case ReportMiller-Fischer syndrome after etanercept
Elena Grebenciucova , John H. PulaThe authors describe a case of Miller-Fischer syndrome, a rare demyelinating syndrome, preceded by a viral prodrome and three doses of etanercept, an anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) agent. Anti-TNFα agents are associated with an induction...
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17 May 2017 Topic: StrokeWhen friend turns foe: central and peripheral neuroinflammation in central nervous system injury
Paul Marcet , Nicole Santos , Cesar V. BorlonganInjury to the central nervous system (CNS) is common, and though it has been well studied, many aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke are poorly understood. TBI and stroke are two pathologic events that can cause severe, immediate...
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10 May 2017 Case ReportA case report of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor autoimmune encephalitis with sensory attack. Is limbic encephalitis only “limbic”?
Sheng Chen , Xiao-Jie Zhang , Meng-Sha Yao , Xing-Hua Luan , Fei Yuan , Jun Liu , Shu-Feng Chen , Chen-Fei Jia , Sheng-Di ChenTo emphasize the early diagnosis and treatment of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor (NMDAR) autoimmune encephalitis, a rare clinical condition, teratoma-related, anti-NMDAR encephalitis should be suspected if young patients present with...
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