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ArticleScientific reports2018

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (Pnh): Brain Mri Ischemic Lesions In Neurologically Asymtomatic Patients.

Wilma Barcellini, Elisa Scola, Silvia Lanfranconi, Marika Grottaroli, Francesca Binda, Bruno Fattizzo, Anna Zaninoni, Gloria Valcamonica, Claudia Maria Cinnante, Carla Boschetti and 6 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. When does a PNH clone have clinical significance?Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2021
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  3. Cerebrovascular Complications of Anemia.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wilma BarcelliniHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. wilma.barcellini@policlinico.mi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-9944
Elisa ScolaNeuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Silvia LanfranconiNeurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Marika GrottaroliDepartment of Psychiatry, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Francesca BindaHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Bruno FattizzoHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Anna ZaninoniHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Gloria ValcamonicaNeurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Claudia Maria CinnanteNeuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Carla BoschettiHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Massimiliano BuoliDepartment of Psychiatry, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Carlo Alfredo AltamuraDepartment of Psychiatry, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Nereo BresolinNeurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Fabio TriulziNeuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Alberto ZanellaHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Agostino CortelezziHematology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated for the first time brain ischemic involvement in 19 consecutive neurologically asymptomatic PNH patients by non-enhanced cerebral MRI, and by intracranial arterial and venous angio-MRI. Eleven cases (58%, 7 aged <65) showed pathological findings: 9 white matter (WM) abnormalities related to chronic ischemic small vessel disease, 2 a focal abnormality >5 mm, and 5 cases a score >4 by the age-related white matter changes (ARWMC) scale. Compared with age and sex-matched controls (1:2 ratio), patients showed an increased frequency of periventricular WM vascular degeneration (32% versus 5.2%, p = 0.04) and of severe lesions (ARWMC scale score >4) (26% versus 2.6%, p = 0.05), and a higher overall ARWMC scale score (3.5 ± 1.07 versus 2.0 ± 0.8, mean ± SD, p < 0.0001). Notably, vascular abnormalities suspected for prior partial venous thrombosis, were observed in PNH cases only. MRI lesions were not related to blood counts, hemolytic markers, clone size, disease duration, and therapy with eculizumab. Neurological examination was unremarkable in all patients but one (Parkinson disease). Psychiatric assessment revealed a case of generalized anxiety disorder, 1 bipolar disorder type 2, and 1 adjustment disorder. In conclusion, brain MRI may be useful at diagnosis and during the course of the disease to explore subclinical neurological involvement.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAsymptomatic DiseasesBrainFemaleHemoglobinuria, ParoxysmalHumansL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleMiddle AgedNervous System DiseasesSeverity of Illness IndexVenous ThrombosisAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedeculizumabL-Lactate Dehydrogenase

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PMID29323198
PMCPMC5765159
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