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Terminology restoration through a two-stage awake surgical treatment in a aphasic affected person which has a full remaining fronto-temporo-insular glioma: situation statement.
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INTRODUCTION Optic neuritis (ON) in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) may occur at the onset of the disease, during relapse attacks, or both. It is well known that ON in NMOSD may cause permanent visual disability, but the influence of the time of its occurrence has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effect of the time of ON occurrence on visual outcome in a cohort of NMOSD patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of NMOSD patients with ON who met the 2015 International consensus criteria for NMOSD diagnosis. We assessed demographic and clinical data, the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and visual disability according to the scores of the Kurtzke Visual Function Scale (KVS) and Wingerchuk's Optic Nerve Impairment Scale (WONIS). We divided patients into three groups according to the time of ON occurrence (1) ON at disease onset; (2) ON exclusively in relapse attacks; and (3) ON at both disease onset and in relapse attacks. RESULTS Out of 187 patients with suspected NMOSD, 85 (42.4%) met the inclusion criteria. ON occurred exclusively at the disease onset in 16 (18.8%) patients, exclusively in relapse attacks in 43 (50.6%) patients, and at both the onset and in relapse attacks in 26 (30.6%) patients. There was no significant difference in the EDSS scores of the groups. In comparison with patients with ON exclusively occurring during relapse attacks, patients with ON at disease onset had higher KVS scores (p = 0.009) and WONIS scores (p = 0.005). Patients with ON at both onset and in relapses had a larger number of ON attacks and NMOSD relapses, as well as the poorest visual outcome. CONCLUSIONS ON at disease onset is a predictive factor for poor visual outcome in NMOSD patients. BACKGROUND It has been widely acknowledged that abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) may lead to the occurrence and development of MS through regulating target genes. Currently, only few studies have comprehensively evaluated the function and relationship between MS-related miRNAs and their target genes. METHODS Differentially expressed miRNAs in MS patients' serum and plasma were selected by reviewing numerous literatures manually. Then, thousands of target genes were screened by several online databases, of which 899 MS-related genes were further identified. Gene ontology, protein-protein interaction and KEGG pathway analysis were used to determine high-risk pathways and MS risk genes. Transcriptomic datasets from GEO was analyzed to evaluate these risk genes. RESULTS 28 MS-related miRNAs were extracted. MiR-30e, miR-93, miR-155 were identified as the most crucial miRNAs through targeting hub genes PIK3CA, PIK3R1, PIK3R2 and MAPK8. Seven immune pathways were screened out according to KEGG pathway analysis. Six transcriptomic datasets were used to evaluate results, and PIK3CA was differentially expressed in MS patients compared with healthy donors. CONCLUSIONS According to our research, MS-related miRNAs and their target genes of MS were identified and comprehensively evaluated. This work may provide a new insight for discovering pathogenesis and possible biomarkers of MS in future studies. BACKGROUND Currently, there is no evidence-based definition of attacks in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). However, to allow their stringent use as valid endpoints, recent phase III trials in NMOSD defined criteria and adjudication of these events in context of these trials. The objective of this study was to investigate diagnostic procedures currently used in routine adjudication of suspected attacks in NMOSD, and to assess whether the standardized attack-criteria from two pivotal trials may be feasible in routine clinical care. METHODS Four global clinical networks were surveyed using an online questionnaire NEMOS (Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group), IMSVISUAL (International Multiple Sclerosis Visual System Consortium), GJCF-ICC (Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation-International Clinical Consortium) and NOMADMUS (Devic's neuromyelitis optica and related neurological disorders study group). RESULTS Seventy-eight responses were received from September 2018 to February 2019. Median annual number of patients seen with suspected attacks was 10 (range 2-130).
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