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Biomarkers of inflammation in persons with chronic tetraplegia.

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In addition to lung volume restriction, individuals with chronic tetraplegia exhibit reduced airway caliber and bronchodilator responsiveness similar to persons with asthma. In asthma, airflow obstruction is closely linked to airway inflammation. Conversely, little is known regarding the airway

C-Reactive protein in adults with chronic spinal cord injury: increased chronic inflammation in tetraplegia vs paraplegia.

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METHODS Cross-sectional. OBJECTIVE In community-dwelling adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), to (1) quantify C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk; (2) determine factors associated with CRP. METHODS Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. METHODS We

Quadriparesis in a young man due to chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

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A man of 30 years, admitted in Neurology unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital with weakness of all four limbs for 4 weeks which was of gradual onset and progressive. He had no difficulty in vision, swallowing & speech. He had no disturbances of sensation, bowel & bladder functions. There was

[Tetraplegia, resuscitation and epileptic seizures after partial colon resection in a 41-year-old woman].

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A 41-year-old woman, suffering from continuous abdominal pain, only presented a non-specific inflammation of the whole colon and an unclaryfied hyponatriaemia; in spite of the only doubtful explanation by an enormous elongation of the colon, it was partially resected. Thereafter, the patient's

Acute-onset chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with cranial nerve involvement, dysautonomia, respiratory failure, and autoantibodies.

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We examined a 27-year-old woman who developed rapidly progressive quadriplegia and acute respiratory failure that required mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. It was unclear whether this was a presentation of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) or acute-onset chronic inflammatory

Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS): A case report and review of literature.

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Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) is a recently described inflammatory disease of central nervous system with distinct clinical and radiological features. The etiopathogenesis of this rare entity remains to be understood. The

[Inflammatory diseases of the spinal cord].

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Myelitis is defined as inflammatory disease of the spinal cord irrespective of the underlying aetiology or pathologic-anatomic alterations. It can be caused by direct infections, postinfectious or postvaccinal immunological processes or other (auto)immunological diseases such as multiple sclerosis

Exhaled nitric oxide levels are elevated in persons with tetraplegia and comparable to that in mild asthmatics.

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The role of airway inflammation in mediating airflow obstruction in persons with chronic traumatic tetraplegia is unknown. Measurement of the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) affords a validated noninvasive technique for gauging the airway inflammatory response in asthma, although it has

Inflammatory bowel disease and the craniocervical junction.

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Rheumatological complications have been described in up to 30% of patients being followed for inflammatory bowel disease. The majority of these complications occur as spondylitic changes in the lumbar spine. Erosive arthritic disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease occurs less frequently,

Granulomatous angiitis of the brain. An inflammatory reaction of diverse etiology.

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Granulomatous angiitis of the brain (GAB) is defined histologically by granulomatous inflammation of intracranial blood vessels. We have studied four patients with autopsy-proved GAB who had, respectively, Hodgkin's lymphoma, herpes zoster, neurosarcoidosis, and no associated illness. Headache,

Dengue infection presenting as acute hypokalemic quadriparesis.

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Dengue infection is one of the most common viral hemorrhagic fevers seen in the tropical countries, including India. Its presentation varies from an acute self-resolving febrile illness to life-threatening hemorrhagic shock and multiorgan dysfunction leading to death. Neurological presentations are

Chikungunya-induced inflammatory myositis: a case report in India.

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Chikungunya fever is a benign and self-limiting disease caused by an RNA virus belonging to genus alphavirus and transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. However, a number of atypical presentations involving various systems have been reported. Among the neurological complications, encephalitis,

[Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. 10 years' experience in a Mexican centre].

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BACKGROUND Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a chronic, but potentially treatable, acquired autoimmune neuropathy. A review of the literature shows that few studies have been conducted on its epidemiology, presenting symptoms and long-term functional

Effect of long-term physical activity and acute exercise on markers of systemic inflammation in persons with chronic spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of long-term physical activity (PA) and acute exercise on markers of systemic inflammation in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS We searched PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and PEDro, involving variations

Exacerbation of inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after bone marrow transplantation.

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Two patients with hematologic malignancy and quiescent inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy developed severe exacerbations of polyneuropathy at the time of bone marrow transplantation. The clinical course in both patients was progressive despite therapy with immuno-suppressive agents,

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