A clinical TRIAD for early suspicion of autoimmune encephalitis as a possibility in patients presenting with progressive cognitive decline.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.02.013
Abstract: Patients with progressive cognitive decline mostly suffer from degenerative disease and carry a relatively poor prognosis. But small groups among these patients have a potentially treatable cause of illness and therefore every patient with dementia… read more here.
Keywords: progressive cognitive; encephalitis; across groups; suspicion ... See more keywords
Rapidly progressive cognitive decline associated with teprotumumab in thyroid eye disease
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242153
Abstract: Teprotumumab (Tepezza), an insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor antagonist, was approved for treatment of thyroid eye disease in 2020. Teprotumumab is administered intravenously every 3 weeks for a total of eight doses. Common side effects… read more here.
Keywords: rapidly progressive; eye disease; progressive cognitive; thyroid eye ... See more keywords
Spectrum of noncerebrovascular rapidly progressive cognitive deterioration: a 2-year retrospective study
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DOI: 10.2147/cia.s144821
Abstract: Purpose The number of cognitive deterioration patients has been steadily increasing as the population ages in China. Patients with cognitive deterioration demonstrated diverse patterns, often making the diagnosis difficult, especially in rapidly progressive cognitive deterioration… read more here.
Keywords: deterioration; rapidly progressive; study; rpcd patients ... See more keywords
A Patient with Limbic Encephalitis Associated with Anti-leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) Antibody Presenting with Slowly Progressive Cognitive Impairment and Fluctuating Striatal Lesions
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1082-18
Abstract: We herein report the case of a 59-year-old man with anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) antibody encephalitis who presented with slowly progressive cognitive impairment mimicking dementia for over 3 years and then developed seizures. Unique brain… read more here.
Keywords: slowly progressive; striatal lesions; cognitive impairment; encephalitis ... See more keywords
Rapidly Progressive Cognitive Impairment with Faciobrachial Dystonic Seizures (FBDS) in Anti-LGI1 Encephalitis
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DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_70_22
Abstract: hyperintensity, (b) the MRI fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery image showed bilateral hippocampal hyperintensity (arrows). (c–k) Positron emission tomography based on 2‐deoxy‐2‐[18F] fluoro‐D‐glucose showed a diffuse decrease in glucose metabolism (green color) in the cerebral cortex and… read more here.
Keywords: impairment faciobrachial; rapidly progressive; cognitive impairment; dystonic seizures ... See more keywords
Can Plasticity Transform Functions in Neurodegeneration in Children as Well as Adults? An Observational Study
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_212_17
Abstract: Introduction: Creativity is a physiological need based biological function very essential for survival. However, generally in disorders of progressive cognitive dysfunction creative skills are lost. However there are situations where these potentials are temporarily enhanced.… read more here.
Keywords: observational study; creativity; neurodegeneration; cognitive dysfunction ... See more keywords