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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Progressive motor neuron syndromes with single CNS lesions and CSF oligoclonal bands: never forget solitary sclerosis!

Eleonora Giacopuzzi Grigoli, Claudia Cinnante, Pietro Emiliano Doneddu, Narghes Calcagno, Sveva Lenti, Andrea Ciammola, Luca Maderna, Nicola Ticozzi, Massimo Castellani, Sandro Beretta and 3 more

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary Lateral Sclerosis: An Overview.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Eleonora Giacopuzzi GrigoliNeurology Residency Program, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Claudia CinnanteDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Pietro Emiliano DonedduNeuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Narghes CalcagnoNeurology Residency Program, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Sveva LentiNeurology Residency Program, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Andrea CiammolaDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piazzale Brescia, 20, 20149, Milan, Italy.
Luca MadernaDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piazzale Brescia, 20, 20149, Milan, Italy.
Nicola TicozziDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piazzale Brescia, 20, 20149, Milan, Italy.
Massimo CastellaniNuclear Medicine Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Sandro BerettaNeurology Unit, Ospedale di Vimercate, Vimercate, Italy.
Marco RovarisMultiple Sclerosis Center, IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente - Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, Italy.
Vincenzo SilaniDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piazzale Brescia, 20, 20149, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-3854
Federico VerdeDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piazzale Brescia, 20, 20149, Milan, Italy. f.verde@auxologico.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3977-6995
University of Milan · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITAzienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate · ITDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITHumanitas University · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe 3 cases of solitary sclerosis (SS), a rare condition characterized by a single inflammatory demyelinating lesion in the white matter of the brain or spinal cord. All patients had progressive limb motor impairment (patient 1, 66-year-old female: left spastic hemiparesis; patient 2, 39-year-old male: right spastic hemiparesis; patient 3, 42-year-old female: proximally predominant left upper limb weakness with amyotrophy and fasciculations). In all patients, MRI disclosed a single small T2-hyperintense demyelinating lesion: in the right anterior paramedian upper medulla, in the median-left paramedian anterior lower medulla, and in the left paramedian anterior cervical spinal cord at C4 level, respectively. In patients 1 and 2, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) demonstrated altered motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and increased central motor conduction time (CMCT) in the affected limbs; in patient 3, needle EMG revealed chronic neurogenic changes in C5-C7 muscles of left upper limb. Patients 1 and 2 had normal brain

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMotor Neuron DiseaseAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMotor NeuronsMuscle SpasticityOligoclonal BandsParesisSclerosisSyndromeOligoclonal BandsCerebrospinal fluid (CSF)Demyelinating diseasesMotor neuron disease (MND)Oligoclonal bandsPrimary lateral sclerosis (PLS)Solitary sclerosis

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