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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2016

Natalizumab-Related Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy-Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical and MRI Features.

Bela Purohit, Eranga Ganewatte, Spyros S Kollias

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Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Bela PurohitInstitute for Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Dept. of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore-308433.
Eranga GanewatteInstitute for Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Spyros S KolliasInstitute for Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with natalizumab often face the uncommon but severe complication of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML may be further complicated by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) after the removal of the drug. Since both PML and IRIS are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, early clinical and radiological diagnosis of these complications is of paramount importance. Here, we report a case of an adult male patient who was diagnosed with PML after receiving natalizumab therapy for 6 years for the treatment of MS. Upon cessation of natalizumab, he presented with a paradoxical worsening of clinical and radiological findings consistent with an inflammatory brain injury due to IRIS. He was treated with high dose corticosteroid therapy followed by a gradual improvement in clinical and imaging findings. This article illustrates the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of natalizumab-associated PML-IRIS, along with a brief overview of its clinical features, complications and management strategies.

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immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromemagnetic resonance imagingmultiple sclerosisnatalizumabprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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PMID27904430
PMCPMC5101973
OpenAlexW2553220839

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