scholarly journals Correlations among disability, anti-AQP4 antibody status and prognosis in the spinal cord involved patients with NMOSD

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Lung Hsu ◽  
Ming-Feng Liao ◽  
Kuo-Hsuan Chang ◽  
Mei-Yun Cheng ◽  
Long-Sun Ro
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Outcome Group ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Aqp4 Antibody

Abstract Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare neuroinflammatory disorder of the central nervous system that typically involves the optic nerve, the spinal cord and other specific brain regions. In relapse of the disease, factors associated with clinical features and lesion severity are important for clinicians to predict disease-related disability. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 22 female patients with NMOSD who had spinal cord lesions. Detailed clinical features, onset symptoms, motor disability, relapse episodes, serum aquaporin-4 (AQP4) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) autoantibodies and MRI characteristics were documented to correlate their associations with the nadir and three-month Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores. Patients with three-month EDSS scores below four (< 4) were categorized as the good outcome group, while those with scores of four or more (> 4) were categorized as the poor outcome group. Results In patients with NMOSD, the mean age was 44.5 ± 12.8 years, and the mean three-month EDSS score was 4.3 ± 1.9. A significantly higher all-limb muscle power score was found in the good EDSS group than in the poor EDSS group (p = 0.01). A tendency toward longer follow-up periods and lower anti-AQP4 antibody levels was found in the good outcome group. Serum anti-AQP4 antibodies were present in 86% of patients with NMOSD, and MOG autoantibodies were found in one anti-AQP4 antibody-negative patient (33.3%). In patients with NMOSD, more than 40% of spinal cord lesions were distributed at the middle cervical and upper thoracic levels. Conclusions Our findings suggest that EDSS scores and MRC scores at the nadir had significant associations with three-month EDSS scores. The topographic distributions of the spinal cord lesions might relate to different serum anti-AQP4 antibody status. However, further studies will be needed to corroborate this finding.

scholarly journals Acute spinal-cord lesions in a pediatric population: epidemiological and clinical features

Spinal Cord ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
L S Kewalramani ◽  
J F Kraus ◽  
H M Sterling
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions

Abstract WP58: Correlating Stroke Volume with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale as a Means of Determining Patient Prognosis

Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela J Zelnick ◽  
Liang Zhu ◽  
Louise D McCullough ◽  
Amrou Sarraj
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Infarct Volume ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Ratio Test ◽  
Vessel Occlusion ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Poor Outcome ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Outcome Group ◽  
Outcome Group

Introduction: The NIH Stroke Scale (SS) is a widely used tool for directing treatment and predicting outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS). Severe strokes with high admission SS often correlate with long term disability, and as such, SS serves as a strong predictor of outcome. Final infarct volume (FIV) is also a pivotal predictor of stroke outcome. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between SS, FIV and outcome, and hypothesize that a combined approach evaluating both FIV and SS may more accurately correlate with patient outcomes. Methods: A single center, retrospective cohort study, examined AIS patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) affecting the anterior circulation, between July 2004 and April 2013. Patients were stratified by treatment to 1) intra-arterial therapy, 2) IV tPA, 3) both or 4) neither. Primary outcomes measured were mRS at discharge and 90 days (good outcome mRS 0-2, poor 4-6). FIV was manually calculated from DWI obtained within the first 7 days of presentation. SS and FIV were compared against good and poor mRS outcomes using Wilcoxon rank sum test. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between SS, FIV and mRS. Finally, likelihood ratio test was used to compare model fit between a model including SS alone and model including both SS and FIV. Results: In 332 patients, SS was significantly higher in the poor outcome group (17.3 ± 5.4) when compared to the good outcome group (13.0 ± 6.1) (p=0.0002). In the same analysis, FIVs were also larger in the poor outcome group (110.3 ± 113 cm3) when compared to the good outcome group (37.2 ± 68.3 cm3) (p<0.0001). A combined SS and FIV model correlated significantly better with discharge outcome than did SS alone (p=0.0015). Analysis of 182 patient outcomes at 90 days maintained similar findings, with SS (18 ± 5.9) and FIVs (115.4 ± 121.0 cm3) significantly higher in poor outcomes than in good outcomes; (13.0 ± 5.4) and (35.7 ± 38.2 cm3) respectively (p<0.0001). Combined SS and FIV model, again, was significantly better at modeling outcome at 90 days than was a model including SS alone (p=0.0044). Conclusions: A combined model including FIV and SS better correlates with clinical outcomes at discharge and 90 days in patients with AIS due to LVO, than does a model using SS alone.

scholarly journals It’s Never Too Late: Neurological Outcome of Delayed Decompression in Tuberculosis of Spine

2020 ◽  
pp. 219256822092220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar Narayan Rathod ◽  
Ashwin Hemant Sathe ◽  
Nandan Amrit Marathe
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Neurological Deficit ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Decompression Surgery ◽  
Neurological Improvement ◽  
Satisfactory Outcome ◽  
Outcome Group ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Tuberculosis Of Spine

Study Design: Retrospective observational study. Objective: To study the neurological recovery in patients with progressive neurological deficit undergoing delayed decompression and fixation in tuberculosis of spine. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 50 cases with thoracolumbar tuberculosis of spine, undergoing posterior decompression and instrumentation was done. Parameters like time interval between appearance of neurological deficit to decompression surgery, maximal spinal cord compression, neurology on admission, presence of drug resistance, and number of vertebrae involved were evaluated. The subjects were divided into 2 groups depending on neurological improvement measured with LEMS (Lower Extremity Motor Score) at the end of 1-year follow-up. Results: The mean LEMS score on admission was 27.72 (SD 12.88), which improved to 40.80 (SD 10.46) at the end of 1 year ( P < .001). A total of 26 (52%) subjects were categorized into “Satisfactory” outcome (LEMS >10) group and remaining 24 subjects formed the “nonsatisfactory” outcome group. The median time interval between the appearance of neurological deficit and decompression surgery was 23.50 days in the satisfactory group and 29.50 days ( P = .110) in the nonsatisfactory group. Maximal spinal cord compression was 0.370 in satisfactory group and 0.357 in nonsatisfactory group ( P = .754). The mean preoperative LEMS score was 34.62 in the satisfactory outcome group while that in the nonsatisfactory outcome group was 20.25 ( P < .001). Conclusion: There is significant scope for neurological improvement even after delayed decompression and fixation in cases of tuberculosis of spine with progressive neurological deficits. Preoperative neurological status was found to be the most significant determinant of postoperative neurological outcome.

scholarly journals Neurophysiological Changes Following Spinal Cord Lesions in Man

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ashby ◽  
M. Verrier
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Presynaptic Inhibition ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Tonic Vibration Reflex ◽  
Spinal Lesions ◽  
Spinal Lesion ◽  
Tendon Reflex ◽  
Normal Transmission

SUMMARY:A study has been made of the neurophysiological changes that follow spinal cord lesions in man. The Achilles tendon reflex (ATR) is used to estimate transmission in the la monosynaptic pathway, and the tonic vibration reflex (TVR) to estimate transmission in the la polysynaptic pathway to motoneurons. The inhibition of the H reflex by vibration is used as an estimate of presynaptic inhibition of the la monosynaptic pathway. Immediately following a complete lesion of the spinal cord presynaptic inhibition of the la monosynaptic pathway appears to be greatly increased. This enhanced inhibition may last several months but it eventually declines and in some instances becomes less than normal. Transmission in the la polysynaptic pathway is permanently abolished by a complete spinal lesion. A hypothesis is developed from these findings to explain the evolution of some of the clinical features that follow complete spinal lesions in man. Distinct differences are observed when the spinal lesion is incomplete. Transmission in the la polysynaptic pathway may be preserved and there may be no increase in presynaptic inhibition. These differences may depend upon the integrity of certain spinal long tracts which cannot be tested clinically.

scholarly journals Poor Prognostic Factors in Patients With Rotator Cuff Retear

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 232596712199215
Author(s):  
Dong Min Kim ◽  
In-Ho Jeon ◽  
Ha-Sol Yang ◽  
Myung Jin Shin ◽  
Jeong Hee Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Poor Outcome ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Clinical Scores ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression ◽  
Outcome Group

Background: The treatment for retears after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) has long been a challenge. Purpose: This study aimed to (1) summarize the characteristics of patients with a retear after primary ARCR and (2) determine the risk factors for poor clinical outcomes after a retear. Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: We collected the data of patients with a retear after primary ARCR between January 2011 and December 2016. There were 45 patients with retears included (19 men [42.2%] and 26 women [57.8%]; mean ± SD age, 63.11 ± 8.87 years). Initially, the demographic and outcome data of patients with a retear were analyzed. Patients were classified into good and poor outcome groups according to their overall satisfaction at final follow-up. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors for poor clinical outcomes after a retear. Results: A total of 31 patients were classified into the good outcome group, and 14 patients were classified into the poor outcome group. Both the good and the poor outcome groups showed that clinical scores significantly improved at the time of the retear diagnosis, but the final scores were maintained or worse compared with scores at the time of the retear diagnosis. Final range of motion (ROM), except external rotation in the good outcome group, was worse or had no significant change compared with ROM at the time of the retear diagnosis. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, current smoking (odds ratio [OR], 45.580 [95% CI, 3.014-689.274]; P = .006), female sex (OR, 32.774 [95% CI, 2.433-441.575]; P = .009), and retears of the same or larger size than the initial tear (OR, 10.261 [95% CI, 1.544-68.202]; P = .016) showed a higher OR for poor clinical outcomes after a retear. Conclusion: Smoking, female sex, and retears of the same or larger size than the initial tear were independent risk factors for poor clinical outcomes after a rotator cuff retear. Final clinical scores and ROM were similar or worse compared with the scores and ROM at the time of the retear diagnosis. Therefore, revision surgery should be actively considered in female patients or those who smoke with poor clinical outcomes and a larger retear size than the preoperative tear size at the time of the retear diagnosis.

scholarly journals Relationship between Barkhof criteria and the clinical features of multiple sclerosis in northern Japan

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 1450-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nakamura ◽  
H. Houzen ◽  
M. Niino ◽  
K. Tanaka ◽  
H. Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Northern Japan

We previously reported that the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Tokachi Province of Hokkaido increased from 8.6 to 13.1 per 100,000 individuals between 2001 and 2006. Here, we study the frequency of MS patients who fulfill the Barkhof criteria and identified their common features. All 47 subjects in our previous study, who fulfilled Poser’s criteria, were included in this study. Of these, 33 satisfied the Barkhof criteria. In 2006, 9.2 per 100,000 MS patients fulfilled the Barkhof criteria; the percentage of patients who fulfilled these criteria was significantly higher among patients born after 1960 than among those born before 1960 (84.3% and 40.0%, respectively). The proportion of patients with conventional MS (C-MS) who fulfilled the Barkhof criteria was higher than that of patients with opticospinal MS (OS-MS) who fulfilled these criteria (93.9% and 71.4%, respectively). Longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesions (LESCLs) were not associated with the brain lesions defined in the Barkhof criteria (Barkhof brain lesions). In Tokachi Province, the increased percentage of MS patients who fulfill the Barkhof criteria was associated with increased C-MS incidence and an increase in the proportion of C-MS patients with Barkhof brain lesions among people born after 1960.

Abstract 9720: A New Window on a Cerebral Penumbra at Risk for a Secondary Ischemic Brain Injury in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Changshin Kang ◽  
Jung Soo Park ◽  
Yeonho You
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Ischemic Brain Injury ◽  
Ischemic Brain ◽  
Neurological Outcomes ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Poor Outcome ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Outcome Group ◽  
Outcome Group

Aim: This study aimed to investigate new target having potential neuroprotective effect against a secondary ischemic brain injury in post out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. Methods: This study analyzed physiological variables among OHCA patients with good or poor neurological outcomes despite having normal diffusion-weighted image findings before targeted temperature management (TTM). The factors affecting cerebral perfusion after OHCA, such as the time-weighted average (TWA) of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO 2 ), oxygen (PaO 2 ), and mean arterial pressure (MAP); and the intracranial pressure (ICP) and quotient albumin ratio (Qalb), measured at 0 and 24 h from the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), were analyzed retrospectively using prospectively collected data. The primary outcome was the association between the factors and poor neurological outcome. Results: Fifty-one patients were included in this study. Among them, 11 had poor neurological outcomes. The pre-hospital factors such as anoxic time, initial rhythm; and TWA of physiological factors (PaCO 2 , PaO 2 , and MAP), were not significantly different between groups (p > 0.05). The inter-group comparisons of Qalb at 0 and 24 h were not significant (p > 0.05), whereas Qalb (median [interquartile range]) significantly increased from 0 to 24 h in the poor outcome group (0.007 [0.003 - 0.011] to 0.013 [0.005 - 0.029]; p = 0.04). Simultaneously, the ICP of the poor outcome group significantly increased over time (12.0 mmHg [8.1 - 13.0] to 16.0 mmHg [9.3 - 22.4]; p = 0.03), and higher than those of good outcome group at 24 h (11.0 mmHg [6.5 - 16.0] vs. 16.0 [9.3 - 22.4]; p < 0.01). Conclusion: Blood-brain barrier disruption and increasing ICP were apparent in OHCA patients who progressed into poor outcome despite no significant difference of brain injury before TTM compared with those of good outcome. These factors may be the key window on strategy to prevent the secondary ischemic brain injury after OHCA.

scholarly journals Neurologic Prognostication by QEEG in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients with Therapeutic Hypothermia

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-271
Author(s):  
Sue Hyun Lee ◽  
Hyung Seok Ahn ◽  
Yong Hwan Kim ◽  
Hyang Woon Lee ◽  
Jung Hwa Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Relative Power ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Poor Outcome ◽  
Neurologic Outcomes ◽  
Poor Outcome Group ◽  
Outcome Group

Background: Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is one of the critical conditions which can result in a more serious brain injury. Early and accurate prognostication is crucial for deciding the patient’s therapeutic plan and setting the treatment goal. This study aimed to establish the prognostication values of quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) in PCAS patients.Methods: We recruited 183 PCAS patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia. Electroencephalography (EEG) data within 72 hours after cardiac arrest (CA) and clinical data were collected. QEEG analysis including power spectral density (PSD) and connectivity analysis of default mode network (DMN) with imaginary coherence were performed.Results: There were significantly different patterns of PSD between neurologic good and poor outcome groups; absolute and relative power of the alpha 2 and beta 1 frequency (10-15 Hz) bands were increased in all brain regions of good outcome group. However, the relative power of the delta band and higher frequency bands over fast alpha (beta 3 and gamma bands over 20 Hz) were poor outcome markers. We found out that connectivity of DMN were significantly decreased in the poor outcome group compared with the good outcome group.Conclusions: These findings suggest that QEEG analysis could quantify and automate the interpretation of EEG. Furthermore, they can improve the prognostic values for neurologic outcomes relatively accurately and objectively in PCAS patients treated with hypothermia compared with traditional visual grading.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Anti-Aquaporin 4 Antibody in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Demyelinating Diseases Presented to a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia: Presentation and Prognosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Abdullah ◽  
W. F. Wong ◽  
C. T. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Demyelinating Diseases ◽  
Aquaporin 4 ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
Aquaporin 4 Antibody ◽  
Aqp4 Antibody

Background. There have been inconsistent reports on the prevalence and pathogenicity of anti-Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) in patients presented with idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating diseases (IIDDs). Objective. To estimate the prevalence of anti-AQP4 antibody in patients with IIDDs presented to University Malaya Medical Centre in terms of patients’ clinical and radiological presentations and prognoses. Methods. Retrospective data review of IIDDs patients presented from 2005 to 2015. Patients were classified into classical multiple sclerosis (CMS), opticospinal (OS) presentation, optic neuritis (ON), transverse myelitis (TM), brainstem syndrome (BS), and tumefactive MS. Anti-Aquaporin 4 antibody was tested using the Indirect Immunofluorescence Test (IIFT) cell-based assay. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS version 20. Results. Anti-AQP4 antibody was detected in 53% of patients presented with IIDDs. CMS was more common in the seronegative group, 27/47 (57.45%; p<0.001). Conversely, OS involvement was more common in the seropositive group, 26/53 (49.06%; p<0.001). Longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesions (LESCLs) on MRI were also more common in the seropositive group, 29/40 (72.50%; p=0.004). Only 2/40 (5.00%) had MRI evidence of patchy or multiple short-segment spinal cord lesions in the AQP4-positive group (p=0.003). The relapse rate and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) were also higher in the seropositive group (5.43 versus 3.17, p=0.005; 4.07 versus 2.51, p=0.006, resp.). Typical clinical presentations that defined NMO were also seen in the seronegative patients, but in a lower frequency. Conclusion. Our cohort of patients had a higher prevalence of seropositivity of anti-AQP4 antibody as compared to those in Western countries. This was also associated with a more typical presentation of opticospinal involvement with LESCLs on MRI, a higher rate of relapse, and EDSS.

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