Transverse myelitis

SC Beh, BM Greenberg, T Frohman… - Neurologic …, 2013 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Acute noncompressive myelopathies have been recognized since the nineteenth century. 1
The terms myelitis and myelopathy are often used interchangeably, but have different …

The diagnosis and clinical management of the neuropsychiatric manifestations of lupus

M Govoni, A Bortoluzzi, M Padovan, E Silvagni… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neuropsychiatric (NP) involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), can be a
severe and troubling manifestation of the disease that heavily impacts patient's health …

Current treatment of antiphospholipid syndrome: lights and shadows

G Espinosa, R Cervera - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2015 - nature.com
For patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), the consensus is to treat those who
develop thrombosis with long-term oral anticoagulation therapy and to prevent obstetric …

The differential diagnosis of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis

JL Kitley, MI Leite, JS George… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis refers to florid and widespread inflammation of
the spinal cord causing T2 hyperintensity on spinal magnetic resonance imaging that is …

Acute transverse myelitis: demyelinating, inflammatory, and infectious myelopathies

TW West, C Hess, BAC Cree - Seminars in neurology, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Acute transverse myelitis is a rare neurologic condition that has an estimated incidence of
up to 3 per 100,000 patient years (0.003%). Although rare, acute transverse myelitis can …

Transverse myelitis

AT Borchers, ME Gershwin - Autoimmunity reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an etiologically heterogeneous syndrome with acute or
subacute onset, in which inflammation of the spinal cord results in neurologic deficits …

Rituximab therapy in refractory neuropsychiatric lupus: current clinical evidence

J Narváez, V Ríos-Rodriguez, D de la Fuente… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review and summarize published information on the effectiveness and
safety of rituximab (RTX) in adult patients with refractory neuropsychiatric systemic lupus …

Systemic lupus erythematosus-associated acute transverse myelitis: manifestations, treatments, outcomes, and prognostic factors in 20 patients

J Saison, N Costedoat-Chalumeau… - Lupus, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Transverse myelitis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE). This retrospective multicentre study identifies the prognostic factors in a relatively …

Neurolupus

FG Joseph, NJ Scolding - Practical neurology, 2010 - pn.bmj.com
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not an uncommon condition. Most neurologists are
well aware that it can cause a wide range of neurological complications, and SLE almost …

The use of glucocorticoids in systemic lupus erythematosus. After 60 years still more an art than science

RK Luijten, RD Fritsch-Stork, JWJ Bijlsma… - Autoimmunity …, 2013 - Elsevier
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically diverse, chronic autoimmune disease
with inflammation in several organ systems. Its pathogenesis is complex, but includes many …