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ArticleeNeurologicalSci2020

Four cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in iatrogenic immunocompromised patients.

Alessia Bianchi, Paolo Ragonese, Maria Aurelia Banco, Sabrina Realmuto, Giulia Vazzoler, Erika Portera, Giuseppe La Tona, Giuseppe Salemi

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Article in eNeurologicalSci, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessia BianchiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Paolo RagoneseDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Aurelia BancoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Sabrina RealmutoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giulia VazzolerDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Erika PorteraDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe La TonaDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe SalemiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience & Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
University of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by John Cunningham Virus (JCV). We report four PML cases in immunocompromised patients, respectively treated with (1) Natalizumab, (2) Rituximab, (3) autologous stem-cell transplantation, and (4) Tacrolimus. All patients underwent neurological examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), JCV-DNA research on biological samples, and lymphocytes subpopulation study. All cases presented with motor, behavioural, and cognitive disorders. Visual, sensitive, and cerebellar deficits developed in three cases. MRI revealed widespread progressive demyelinating areas with active borders; three patients presented contrast enhancement. One patient developed inflammatory reconstitution syndrome (IRIS). At MRS, all cases presented decreased

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DiagnosisImmunosuppressionJC virusMultiple sclerosisNeuroradiology

Identifiers

PMID32478179
PMCPMC7248236
OpenAlexW3024510797

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