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Schirinzi E, Bochicchio MA, Lochmüller H, Vissing J, Jordie-Diaz-Manerae, Evangelista T, Plançon JP, Fanucci L, Marini M, Tonacci A, Mancuso M, Segovia-Kueny S, Toscano A, Angelini C, Schoser B, Sacconi S, Siciliano G. E-Health & Innovation to Overcome Barriers in Neuromuscular Diseases. Report from the 3rd eNMD Congress: Pisa, Italy, 29-30 October 2021. J Neuromuscul Dis 2024:JND230091. [PMID: 38728200 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-230091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
Abstract
Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), in their phenotypic heterogeneity, share quite invariably common issues that involve several clinical and socio-economical aspects, needing a deep critical analysis to develop better management strategies. From diagnosis to treatment and follow-up, the development of technological solutions can improve the detection of several critical aspects related to the diseases, addressing both the met and unmet needs of clinicians and patients. Among several aspects of the digital transformation of health and care, this congress expands what has been learned from previous congresses editions on applicability and usefulness of technological solutions in NMDs. In particular the focus on new solutions for remote monitoring provide valuable insights to increase disease-specific knowledge and trigger prompt decision-making. In doing that, several perspectives from different areas of expertise were shared and discussed, pointing out strengths and weaknesses on the current state of the art on topic, suggesting new research lines to advance technology in this specific clinical field.
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- Erika Schirinzi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Division of Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Neurology Department, Neuromuscular Disorders Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- AP-HP, H. Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de Myologie, Unité de Morphologie Neuromusculaire, Paris, France
- AP-HP, H. Pitié-Salpêtrière, Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaires Nord/Est/Ile de France, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, France
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- European Patient Organisation for Dysimmune and Inflammatory Neuropathies (EPODIN) and EURO-NMD Educational board, Paris, France
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council - CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department Neurosciences, Padova University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Peripheral Nervous System and Muscle Department, Université Cúte d'Azur (UCA), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Rare Neuromuscular Disease Reference Center, ERN-Euro-NMD, Nice, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Pennuto M, Pradat PF, Sorarù G, Greensmith L. 271st ENMC international workshop: Towards a unifying effort to fight Kennedy's disease. 20-22 October 2023, Hoofddorp, Netherlands. Neuromuscul Disord 2024; 38:8-19. [PMID: 38552412 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2024.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The workshop held in the Netherlands from October 20-22, 2023, united 27 scientists from academia, healthcare, and industry representing 11 countries, alongside four patient and charity representatives. Focused on Kennedy's Disease (KD), also known as spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), the workshop aimed to consolidate knowledge, align on clinical trial designs, and promote participative medicine for effective treatments. Discussions emphasized KD's molecular mechanisms, highlighting its status as a neuromuscular disorder with motor neuron degeneration. Strategies for therapeutic intervention, including AR activity modulation and targeting post-translational modifications, were proposed. The need for diagnostic, prognostic, and target engagement biomarkers was stressed. Challenges in patient stratification and clinical trial recruitment were acknowledged, with the International KD/SBMA Registry praised for its role. The workshop concluded with a patient-focused session, underscoring challenges in KD diagnosis and the vital support provided by patient associations.
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- M Pennuto
- Department of Biomedical Sciences (DBS), University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Padova 35100, Italy.
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75013 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, UPMC University Paris 06, CNRS, INSERM, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale (LIB), 75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
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Cattinari MG, de Lemus M, Tizzano E. RegistrAME: the Spanish self-reported patient registry of spinal muscular atrophy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2024; 19:76. [PMID: 38373977 PMCID: PMC10877841 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-024-03071-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons and muscle weakness resulting in premature death or severe motor disability. Over the last decade, SMA has dramatically changed thanks to new advances in care and the emergence of disease-specific treatments. RegistrAME is a self-reported specific disease registry with an accurate curation system. It has collected data on SMA patients in Spain since 2015, gathering demographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcome data, all of which are patient-relevant. RegistrAME is part of the TREAT NMD network. This study aims to describe the advantages and disadvantages of a self-reported SMA registry, as well as the different variables of interest in the health status of RegistrAME patients. RESULTS In total, 295 living patients with a confirmed diagnosis of SMA-5q were included (aged 1 to 77 years; mean 20.28). Half of the patients (50.2%) were ≥ 16 years old; 22.03% were type 1, 48.47% were type 2, 28.82% were type 3, and 0.7% were type 4. All functional statuses (non-sitter, sitter, and walkers) could be observed in each SMA type. Adult patients harbored the least aggressive SMA types, however, they presented the greatest level of disability. Patients with SMA type 1 had scoliosis surgery about five years earlier than patients with SMA type 2. None of the type 1 patients who achieved ambulation were wheelchair-free outdoors. This was also evident in 62.5% of type 2 walker patients and 44% of type 3 walker patients. Of the SMA type 1 patients, 40% had a gastrostomy (of which 84% had two SMN2 copies). One in five children with SMA type 1 (one to seven years of age) were ventilation-free. CONCLUSIONS The information provided by RegistrAME in a "real-world" setting allows better management of family expectations, an adequate approach to the disease and patients' needs, as well as a better understanding of the impact of the disease. It also helps monitor the evolution of care, which will result in the need for updated guidelines.
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- Fundación Atrofia Muscular Espinal España (FundAME), Madrid, Spain
- SMA Europe, Freiburg, Germany
- Committee of Advanced Therapies at the European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics and Rare Diseases Unit and Medicine Genetics Group, VHIR, Hospital Valle Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Martinez-Marin RJ, Reyes-Leiva D, Nascimento A, Muelas N, Dominguez-González C, Paradas C, Olivé M, García-Romero M, Pascual-Pascual SI, Grau JM, Barba-Romero MA, Gomez-Caravaca MT, de Las Heras J, Casquero P, Mendoza MD, de León JC, Gutierrez A, Morís G, Blanco-Lago R, Ramos-Fransi A, Pintós G, García-Antelo MJ, Rabasa M, Morgado Y, Usón M, Miralles FJ, Bárcena-Llona JE, Gómez-Belda AB, Pedraza-Hueso MI, Hortelano M, Colomé A, Garcia-Martin G, Lopez de Munain A, Jericó I, Galán-Dávila L, Pardo J, Salgueiro-Origlia G, Alonso-Pérez J, Pla-Junca F, Schiava M, Segovia-Simón S, Díaz-Manera J. Description of clinical and genetic features of 122 patients included in the Spanish Pompe registry. Neuromuscul Disord 2024; 34:1-8. [PMID: 38087756 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2023.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1:60.000. The two main phenotypes are Infantile Onset Pompe Disease (IOPD) and Late Onset Pompe Disease (LOPD). There is no published data from Spain regarding the existing number of cases, regional distribution, clinical features or, access and response to the treatment. We created a registry to collect all these data from patients with Pompe in Spain. Here, we report the data of the 122 patients registered including nine IOPD and 113 LOPD patients. There was a high variability in how the diagnosis was obtained and how the follow-up was performed among different centres. Seven IOPD patients were still alive being all treated with enzymatic replacement therapy (ERT) at last visit. Ninety four of the 113 LOPD patients had muscle weakness of which 81 were receiving ERT. We observed a progressive decline in the results of muscle function tests during follow-up. Overall, the Spanish Pompe Registry is a valuable resource for understanding the demographics, patient's journey and clinical characteristics of patients in Spain. Our data supports the development of agreed guidelines to ensure that the care provided to the patients is standardized across the country.
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- Rafael Jenaro Martinez-Marin
- NeuService, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research - IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain
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- Servicio de Neuropediatría, CIBERER, ERN-NMD, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERER, Spain; Neurology Service, Hospital La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERER, Spain; Neurology Service, Hospital 12 de Octubre, imas12 Research Institute, ERN-NMD, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain; Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Neurology Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuropaediatrics Service, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Metabolism at Cruces University Hospital, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), European Reference Network for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders (MetabERN), Biocruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute and University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barakaldo, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Mateu Orfila, Menorca, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Paediatrics Service, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Paediatric Service, Hospital Universitario de Segovia, Segovia Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Instituto Biodonostia-CIBERNED-EHU-UPV, Hospital Universitario Donostia-OSAKIDETZA, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela. Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research - IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain
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- John Walton Muscular Distrophy Research Center, Newcastle University, UK
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomedica Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERER, Spain; John Walton Muscular Distrophy Research Center, Newcastle University, UK.
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Bellofatto M, Gentile L, Bertini A, Tramacere I, Manganelli F, Fabrizi GM, Schenone A, Santoro L, Cavallaro T, Grandis M, Previtali SC, Scarlato M, Allegri I, Padua L, Pazzaglia C, Villani F, Cavalca E, Saveri P, Quattrone A, Valentino P, Tozza S, Russo M, Mazzeo A, Vita G, Piacentini S, Didato G, Pisciotta C, Pareyson D. Daytime sleepiness and sleep quality in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Neurol 2023; 270:5561-5568. [PMID: 37540277 PMCID: PMC10576706 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11911-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleep abnormalities have been reported in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), but data are scanty. We investigated their presence and correlation in a large CMT patients' series. METHODS Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to CMT patients of the Italian registry and controls. ESS score > 10 indicated abnormal daytime somnolence, PSQI score > 5 bad sleep quality. We analyzed correlation with disease severity and characteristics, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), Body Mass Index, drug use. RESULTS ESS and PSQI questionnaires were filled by 257 and 253 CMT patients, respectively, and 58 controls. Median PSQI score was higher in CMT patients than controls (6 vs 4, p = 0.006), with no difference for ESS score. Abnormal somnolence and poor sleep quality occurred in 23% and 56% of patients; such patients had more frequently anxiety/depression, abnormal fatigue, and positive sensory symptoms than those with normal ESS/PSQI. Moreover, patients with PSQI score > 5 had more severe disease (median CMT Examination Score, CMTES, 8 vs 6, p = 0.006) and more frequent use of anxiolytic/antidepressant drugs (29% vs 7%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Bad sleep quality and daytime sleepiness are frequent in CMT and correlated with anxiety, depression and fatigue, confirming that different components affect sleep. Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, not specifically investigated here, are other factors known to impact on sleep quality and somnolence. CMT patients' management must include sleep behavior assessment and evaluation of its correlated factors, including general distress and fatigue.
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- Marta Bellofatto
- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, 98124, Messina, Italy
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- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Gestionale di Ricerca e Sviluppo Clinico, Direzione Scientifica, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Biomedicina e Movimento, Università di Verona, 37126, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università di Genova, 16132, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Biomedicina e Movimento, Università di Verona, 37126, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università di Genova, 16132, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- INSPE and Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- INSPE and Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Unità di U.O. Neurofisiopatologia, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università Magna Grecia, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università Magna Grecia, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, 98124, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, 98124, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, 98124, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neuropsicologia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Epilettologia Clinica e Sperimentale, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- SC Malattie Neurologiche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Blasi L, Sabbatini D, Fortuna A, Querin G, Martinelli I, Vianello S, Bertolin C, Pareyson D, Pennuto M, Pegoraro E, Bello L, Sorarù G. The value of serum creatinine as biomarker of disease progression in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). Sci Rep 2023; 13:17311. [PMID: 37828349 PMCID: PMC10570332 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44419-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Serum creatinine has been indicated as a potential marker of motor function in SBMA and results form previous longitudinal studies pointed to its decline over time. This is a longitudinal retrospective study investigating creatinine changes over a 36-month-period in 73 patients with SBMA. Severity and progression of the disease was assessed according to serum creatine kinase (CK) values, manual muscle testing (MMT), SBMA functional rating scale (SBMAFRS) score, 6-min-walk test (6MWT) value, and spirometry (forced vital capacity, fVC%) obtained at the baseline and at each of the annual follow-up visits. Baseline serum creatinine concentrations positively correlated with 6MWT, the MMT megascore score of both the upper (ULM) and lower (LLM) limbs and SBMAFRS. No correlation was found with CK or fVC% values. Similar correlation results were achieved at all the subsequent time points. Longitudinal assessments conducted by the generalized estimating equations (GEE) method returned significant changes for SBMAFRS (- 1.41 points per year, p < 0.001), ULM and LLM (- 0.69, p = 0.01; and - 1.07, p < 0.001, respectively), 6MWT (- 47 m, p < 0.001) but not for creatinine (- 0.82, p > 0.05). We also observed that creatinine levels at baseline did not correlate with changes in the other measures from baseline at each annual visit. Our data do not support a role for serum creatinine as sensitive biomarker of disease progression, and possibily prognosis, in SBMA.
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- Lorenzo Blasi
- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Institut de Myologie, I-Motion Adult ClinicalTrials Platform, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, IRP Città Della Speranza, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Unit of Rare Neurodegenerative and Neurometabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuromuscular Center, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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Solebo AL, Hysi P, Horvat-Gitsels LA, Rahi JS. Data saves lives: optimising routinely collected clinical data for rare disease research. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023; 18:285. [PMID: 37697298 PMCID: PMC10496203 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02912-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Necessity driven organisational change in the post-pandemic landscape has seen health care providers adopting innovations to manage and process health data. These include the use of 'real-world' datasets of routinely collected clinical information, enabling data-driven delivery. Rare disease risks being 'left-behind' unless our clinical and research communities engage with the challenges and opportunities afforded by the burgeoning field of health data informatics. We address the challenges to the meaningful use and reuse of rare disease data, and, through a series of recommendations around workforce education, harmonisation of taxonomy, and ensuring an inclusive health data environment, we highlight the role that those who manage rare disease must play in addressing them.
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- Ameenat Lola Solebo
- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
- Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
- Section of Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
- Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
- Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre London, London, UK
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Barbalho IMP, Fonseca ALA, Fernandes F, Henriques J, Gil P, Nagem D, Lindquist R, Lima T, dos Santos JPQ, Paiva J, Morais AHF, Dourado Júnior MET, Valentim RAM. Digital health solution for monitoring and surveillance of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Brazil. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1209633. [PMID: 37693725 PMCID: PMC10485256 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1209633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a complex and rare neurodegenerative disease given its heterogeneity. Despite being known for many years, few countries have accurate information about the characteristics of people diagnosed with ALS, such as data regarding diagnosis and clinical features of the disease. In Brazil, the lack of information about ALS limits data for the research progress and public policy development that benefits people affected by this health condition. In this context, this article aims to show a digital health solution development and application for research, intervention, and strengthening of the response to ALS in the Brazilian Health System. The proposed solution is composed of two platforms: the Brazilian National ALS Registry, responsible for the data collection in a structured way from ALS patients all over Brazil; and the Brazilian National ALS Observatory, responsible for processing the data collected in the National Registry and for providing a monitoring room with indicators on people diagnosed with ALS in Brazil. The development of this solution was supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) and was carried out by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in ALS. This solution represents a tool with great potential for strengthening public policies and stands out for being the only public database on the disease, besides containing innovations that allow data collection by health professionals and/or patients. By using both platforms, it is believed that it will be possible to understand the demographic and epidemiological data of ALS in Brazil, since the data will be able to be analyzed by care teams and also by public health managers, both in the individual and collective monitoring of people living with ALS in Brazil.
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- Ingridy M. P. Barbalho
- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics Engineering, Center for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Informatics Engineering, Center for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Rio Grande do Norte Federal University, Natal, Brazil
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- Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil
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- Advanced Nucleus of Technological Innovation (NAVI), Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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Bernardi FA, Mello de Oliveira B, Bettiol Yamada D, Artifon M, Schmidt AM, Machado Scheibe V, Alves D, Félix TM. The Minimum Data Set for Rare Diseases: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e44641. [PMID: 37498666 PMCID: PMC10415943 DOI: 10.2196/44641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The minimum data set (MDS) is a collection of data elements to be grouped using a standard approach to allow the use of data for clinical and research purposes. Health data are typically voluminous, complex, and sometimes too ambiguous to generate indicators that can provide knowledge and information on health. This complexity extends further to the rare disease (RD) domain. MDSs are essential for health surveillance as they help provide services and generate recommended population indicators. There is a bottleneck in international literature that reveals a global problem with data collection, recording, and structuring in RD. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify and analyze the MDSs used for RD in health care networks worldwide and compare them with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. METHODS The population, concept, and context methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute was used to define the research question of this systematic review. A total of 4 databases were reviewed, and all the processes were reported using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology. The data elements were analyzed, extracted, and organized into 10 categories according to WHO digital health guidelines. The quality assessment used the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) checklist. RESULTS We included 20 studies in our review, 70% (n=14) of which focused on a specific health domain and 30% (n=6) of which referred to RD in general. WHO recommends that health systems and networks use standard terminology to exchange data, information, knowledge, and intelligence in health. However, there was a lack of terminological standardization of the concepts in MDSs. Moreover, the selected studies did not follow the same standard structure for classifying the data from their MDSs. All studies presented MDSs with limitations or restrictions because they covered only a specific RD, or their scope of application was restricted to a specific context or geographic region. Data science methods and clinical experience were used to design, structure, and recommend a fundamental global MDS for RD patient records in health care networks. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the difficulties in standardizing and categorizing findings from MDSs for RD because of the varying structures used in different studies. The fundamental RD MDS designed in this study comprehensively covers the data needs in the clinical and management sectors. These results can help public policy makers support other aspects of their policies. We highlight the potential of our results to help strategic decisions related to RD. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42021221593; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=221593. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) RR2-10.1016/j.procs.2021.12.034.
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- Filipe Andrade Bernardi
- Health Intelligence Laboratory, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Health Intelligence Laboratory, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Faculty of Medicine, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Health Intelligence Laboratory, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Brazilian Rare Disease Network, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Balaji L, Farrar MA, D'Silva AM, Kariyawasam DS. Decision-making and challenges within the evolving treatment algorithm in spinal muscular atrophy: a clinical perspective. Expert Rev Neurother 2023; 23:571-586. [PMID: 37227306 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2023.2218549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The clinical application of disease modifying therapies has dramatically changed the paradigm of the management of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), from sole reliance on symptomatic care directed toward the downstream consequences of muscle weakness, to proactive intervention and even preventative care. AREAS COVERED In this perspective, the authors evaluate the contemporary therapeutic landscape of SMA and discuss the evolution of novel phenotypes and the treatment algorithm, including the key factors that define individual treatment choice and treatment response. The benefits achieved by early diagnosis and treatment through newborn screening are highlighted, alongside an appraisal of emerging prognostic methods and classification frameworks to inform clinicians, patients, and families about disease course, manage expectations, and improve care planning. A future perspective of unmet needs and challenges is provided, emphasizing the key role of research. EXPERT OPINION SMN-augmenting therapies have improved health outcomes for people with SMA and powered the practice of personalized medicine. Within this new proactive diagnostic and treatment paradigm, new phenotypes and different disease trajectories are emerging. Ongoing collaborative research efforts to understand the biology of SMA and define optimal response are critical to refining future approaches.
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- Lakshmi Balaji
- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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Bellofatto M, Bertini A, Tramacere I, Manganelli F, Fabrizi GM, Schenone A, Santoro L, Cavallaro T, Grandis M, Previtali SC, Falzone Y, Allegri I, Padua L, Pazzaglia C, Calabrese D, Saveri P, Quattrone A, Valentino P, Tozza S, Gentile L, Russo M, Mazzeo A, Vita G, Piacentini S, Pisciotta C, Pareyson D. Frequency, entity and determinants of fatigue in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Eur J Neurol 2023; 30:710-718. [PMID: 36458502 PMCID: PMC10107642 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fatigue, a disabling symptom in many neuromuscular disorders, has been reported also in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). The presence of fatigue and its correlations in CMT was investigated. METHODS The Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) was administered to CMT patients from the Italian Registry and a control group. An MFIS score >38 indicated abnormal fatigue. The correlation with disease severity and clinical characteristics, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores, and drug use was analysed. RESULTS Data were collected from 251 CMT patients (136 women) and 57 controls. MFIS total (mean ± standard deviation 32 ± 18.3, median 33), physical (18.9 ± 9.7, 20) and psychosocial (2.9 ± 2.4, 3) scores in CMT patients were significantly higher than controls. Abnormal fatigue occurred in 36% of the patients who, compared to patients with normal scores, had more severe disease (median CMT Examination Score 9 vs. 7), more frequent use of foot orthotics (22% vs. 11%), need of support for walking (21% vs. 8%), hand disability (70% vs. 52%) and positive sensory symptoms (56% vs. 36%). Patients with abnormal fatigue had significantly increased frequency of anxiety/depression/general distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), somnolence (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), obesity (body mass index ≥ 30) and use of anxiolytic/antidepressant or anti-inflammatory/analgesic drugs. CONCLUSIONS Fatigue is a relevant symptom in CMT as 36% of our series had scores indicating abnormal fatigue. It correlated with disease severity but also with anxiety, depression, sleepiness and obesity, indicating different components in the generation of fatigue. CMT patients' management must include treatment of fatigue and of its different generators, including general distress, sleepiness and obesity.
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- Marta Bellofatto
- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Gestionale di Ricerca e Sviluppo Clinico, Direzione Scientifica, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Biomedicina e Movimento, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze materno-infantili, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Biomedicina e Movimento, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze materno-infantili, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- INSPE and Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- INSPE and Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università Magna Grecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità di Neuropsicologia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche Rare, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Fenu S, Tramacere I, De Giorgi F, Pareyson D. Reliable virtual clinical assessment in spino-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023; 94:161. [PMID: 36137740 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spino-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the androgen receptor gene, affects adult men and results in muscle atrophy and weakness in the bulbar and limb muscles and signs of partial androgen insensitivity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatients' visits have been reduced to preserve safety of frail patients, and telehealth was largely employed. METHODS From April to November 2020, we monitored 12 patients with SBMA with telehealth and administered remotely two clinical scales currently used for SBMA: Adult Myopathy Assessment Tool (AMAT) and SBMA-Functional Rating Scale (SBMA-FRS). We compared results with previous and subsequent in-person visits' scores, and assessed the longitudinal changes in AMAT and SBMA-FRS scores during 7 years through the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS Repeated measures ANOVA of AMAT scores collected during 7 years and including tele-AMAT evaluation showed a steady mean decline of 1-2 points per year. A similar trend of SBMA-FRS scores, with a mean decline per year of about 1 point, was observed. There was no relevant deviation from the model prediction. CONCLUSIONS Our data show that telehealth is a valid tool to monitor patients with SBMA: AMAT and SBMA-FRS scales can be effectively, reliably and easily administered remotely.
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- Silvia Fenu
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Unit of Rare Neurodegenerative and Neurometabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research and Clinical Development, Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Informative Services, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Unit of Rare Neurodegenerative and Neurometabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Anxiety and depression in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: data from the Italian CMT national registry. J Neurol 2023; 270:394-401. [PMID: 36114297 PMCID: PMC9483245 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11365-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is little information about neuropsychiatric comorbidities in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). We assessed frequency of anxiety, depression, and general distress in CMT. METHODS We administered online the Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS) to CMT patients of the Italian registry and controls. HADS-A and HADS-D scores ≥ 11 defined the presence of anxiety/depression and HADS total score (HADS-T) ≥ 22 of general distress. We analysed correlation with disease severity and clinical characteristics, use of anxiolytics/antidepressants and analgesic/anti-inflammatory drugs. RESULTS We collected data from 252 CMT patients (137 females) and 56 controls. CMT patient scores for anxiety (mean ± standard deviation, 6.7 ± 4.8), depression (4.5 ± 4.0), and general distress (11.5 ± 8.1) did not differ from controls and the Italian population. However, compared to controls, the percentages of subjects with depression (10% vs 2%) and general distress (14% vs 4%) were significantly higher in CMT patients. We found no association between HADS scores and disease duration or CMT type. Patients with general distress showed more severe disease and higher rate of positive sensory symptoms. Depressed patients also had more severe disease. Nineteen percent of CMT patients took antidepressants/anxiolytics (12% daily) and 70% analgesic/anti-inflammatory drugs. Patients with anxiety, depression, and distress reported higher consumption of anxiolytics/antidepressants. About 50% of patients with depression and/or general distress did not receive any specific pharmacological treatment. CONCLUSIONS An appreciable proportion of CMT patients shows general distress and depression. Both correlated with disease severity and consumption of antidepressants/anxiolytics, suggesting that the disease itself is contributing to general distress and depression.
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Jonker CJ, Bakker E, Kurz X, Plueschke K. Contribution of patient registries to regulatory decision making on rare diseases medicinal products in Europe. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:924648. [PMID: 35991868 PMCID: PMC9386590 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.924648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Between 2000 and 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) assigned the orphan designation to over 1,900 medicines. Due to their small target populations, leading to challenges regarding clinical trial recruitment, study design and little knowledge on the natural history of the disease, the overall clinical evidence submitted at the time of marketing authorisation application for these medicines is often limited. Patient registries have been recognised as important sources of data on healthcare practices, drug utilisation and clinical outcomes. They may help address these challenges by providing information on epidemiology, standards of care and treatment patterns of rare diseases. In this review, we illustrate the utility of patient registries across the different stages of development of medicinal products, including orphans, to provide evidence in the context of clinical studies and to generate post-authorisation long term data on their effectiveness and safety profiles. We present important initiatives leveraging the role of registries for orphan medicinal products' development and monitoring to ultimately improve patients' lives.
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- Carla J. Jonker
- European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG‐MEB), Utrecht, Netherlands
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- European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, Netherlands
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- European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ambrosini A, Baldessari D, Pozzi S, Battaglia M, Beltrami E, Merico AM, Rasconi M, Monaco L. Fondazione Telethon and Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare, a successful partnership for neuromuscular healthcare research of value for patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:408. [PMID: 34600567 PMCID: PMC8487484 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-02047-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In 2001, Fondazione Telethon and the Italian muscular dystrophy patient organisation Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare joined their efforts to design and launch a call for grant applications specifically dedicated to clinical projects in the field of neuromuscular disorders. This strategic initiative, run regularly over the years and still ongoing, aims at supporting research with impact on the daily life of people with a neuromuscular condition and is centred on macro-priorities identified by the patient organisation. It is investigator-driven, and all proposals are peer-reviewed for quality and feasibility. Over the years, this funding program contributed to strengthening the activities of the Italian neuromuscular clinical network, reaching many achievements in healthcare research. Moreover, it has been an enabling factor for innovative therapy experimentation at international level and prepared the clinical ground to make therapies available to Italian patients. The ultimate scope of healthcare research is to ameliorate the delivery of care. In this paper, the achievements of the funded studies are analysed also from this viewpoint, to ascertain to which extent they have fulfilled the original goals established by the patient organisation. The evidence presented indicates that this has been a highly fruitful program. Factors that contributed to its success, lessons learned, challenges, and issues that remain to be addressed are discussed to provide practical examples of an experience that could inspire also other organizations active in the field of rare disease research.
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- Fondazione Telethon, Via Poerio 14, Milan, Italy
- B.E.A. Consulting, Milan, Italy
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- UILDM, Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare, Padua, Italy
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- Fondazione Telethon, Via Poerio 14, Milan, Italy
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Barbalho I, Valentim R, Júnior MD, Barros D, Júnior HP, Fernandes F, Teixeira C, Lima T, Paiva J, Nagem D. National registry for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review for structuring population registries of motor neuron diseases. BMC Neurol 2021; 21:269. [PMID: 34229610 PMCID: PMC8259351 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02298-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This article comprises a systematic review of the literature that aims at researching and analyzing the frequently applied guidelines for structuring national databases of epidemiological surveillance for motor neuron diseases, especially Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). METHODS We searched for articles published from January 2015 to September 2019 on online databases as PubMed - U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine, Scopus, Science Direct, and Springer. Subsequently, we analyzed studies that considered risk factors, demographic data, and other strategic data for directing techno-scientific research, calibrating public health policies, and supporting decision-making by managers through a systemic panorama of ALS. RESULTS 2850 studies were identified. 2400 were discarded for not satisfying the inclusion criteria, and 435 being duplicated or published in books or conferences. Hence, 15 articles were elected. By applying quality criteria, we then selected six studies to compose this review. Such researches featured registries from the American (3), European (2), and Oceania (1) continent. All the studies specified the methods for data capture and the patients' recruitment process for the registers. DISCUSSIONS From the analysis of the selected papers and reported models, it is noticeable that most studies focused on the prospect of obtaining data to characterize research on epidemiological studies. Demographic data (ID01) are present in all the registries, representing the main collected data category. Furthermore, the general health history (ID02) is present in 50% of the registries analyzed. Characteristics such as access control, confidentiality and data curation. We observed that 50% of the registries comprise a patient-focused web-based self-report system. CONCLUSION The development of robust, interoperable, and secure electronic registries that generate value for research and patients presents itself as a solution and a challenge. This systematic review demonstrated the success of a population register requires actions with well-defined development methods, as well as the involvement of various actors of civil society.
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- Ingridy Barbalho
- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Univ Coimbra, Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Department of Informatics Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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McDonald CM, Shieh PB, Abdel-Hamid HZ, Connolly AM, Ciafaloni E, Wagner KR, Goemans N, Mercuri E, Khan N, Koenig E, Malhotra J, Zhang W, Han B, Mendell JR. Open-Label Evaluation of Eteplirsen in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 51 Skipping: PROMOVI Trial. J Neuromuscul Dis 2021; 8:989-1001. [PMID: 34120909 PMCID: PMC8673535 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-210643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background Eteplirsen received accelerated FDA approval for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with mutations amenable to exon 51 skipping, based on demonstrated dystrophin production. Objective To report results from PROMOVI, a phase 3, multicenter, open-label study evaluating efficacy and safety of eteplirsen in a larger cohort. Methods Ambulatory patients aged 7–16 years, with confirmed mutations amenable to exon 51 skipping, received eteplirsen 30 mg/kg/week intravenously for 96 weeks. An untreated cohort with DMD not amenable to exon 51 skipping was also enrolled. Results 78/79 eteplirsen-treated patients completed 96 weeks of treatment. 15/30 untreated patients completed the study; this cohort was considered an inappropriate control group because of genotype-driven differences in clinical trajectory. At Week 96, eteplirsen-treated patients showed increased exon skipping (18.7-fold) and dystrophin protein (7-fold) versus baseline. Post-hoc comparisons with patients from eteplirsen phase 2 studies (4658-201/202) and mutation-matched external natural history controls confirmed previous results, suggesting clinically notable attenuation of decline on the 6-minute walk test over 96 weeks (PROMOVI: –68.9 m; phase 2 studies: –67.3 m; external controls: –133.8 m) and significant attenuation of percent predicted forced vital capacity annual decline (PROMOVI: –3.3%, phase 2 studies: –2.2%, external controls: –6.0%; p < 0.001). Adverse events were generally mild to moderate and unrelated to eteplirsen. Most frequent treatment-related adverse events were headache and vomiting; none led to treatment discontinuation. Conclusions This large, multicenter study contributes to the growing body of evidence for eteplirsen, confirming a positive treatment effect, favorable safety profile, and slowing of disease progression versus natural history.
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- Craig M McDonald
- Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pediatrics, University of California Davis Health System and School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Pediatrics, Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Pediatrics, Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Magliano L, Obici L, Sforzini C, Mazzeo A, Russo M, Cappelli F, Fenu S, Luigetti M, Tagliapietra M, Gemelli C, Leonardi L, Tozza S, Pradotto LG, Citarelli G, Mauro A, Manganelli F, Antonini G, Grandis M, Fabrizi GM, Sabatelli M, Pareyson D, Perfetto F, Merlini G, Vita G. Psychosocial burden and professional and social support in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) and their relatives in Italy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:163. [PMID: 33827635 PMCID: PMC8028211 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01812-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR), alias ATTR variant (ATTRv) is a severe and disabling disease causing sensory and motor neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction, and cardiomyopathy. The progressive decline of patient’s functional autonomy negatively affects the patient’s quality of life and requires increasing involvement of relatives in the patient’s daily life. Family caregiving may become particularly demanding when the patient is no longer able to move independently. This study is focused on the psychosocial aspects of ATTRv from the patient and relative perspectives. In particular, it explored: the practical and psychological burdens experienced by symptomatic patients with ATTRv and their key relatives and the professional and social network support they may rely on; whether burden varied in relation to patients’ and relatives’ socio-demographic variables, patients’ clinical variables, and perceived professional and social network support; and, any difference in burden and support between patients and their matched relatives. Methods The study was carried out on symptomatic patients included in the ATTRv Italian national registry and living with at least one adult relative not suffering from severe illness and being free from ATTRv symptoms. Patients and relatives’ assessments were performed using validated self-reported tools. Results Overall, 141 patients and 69 relatives were evaluated. Constraints of leisure activities, feelings of loss and worries for the future were the consequences of ATTRv most frequently reported by patients and relatives. Both in patients and their relatives, the burden increased with the duration of symptoms and the level of help in daily activities needed by the patient. In the 69 matched patient-relative pairs, the practical burden was significantly higher among the patients than among their relatives, while the psychological burden was similar in the two groups. Moreover, compared to their relatives, patients with ATTRv reported higher levels of professional and social network support. Conclusions These results show that ATTRv is a disease affecting quality of life of both patients and their families. Supporting interventions should be guaranteed to patients, to facilitate their adaptation to the disease, and to their families, to cope as best as possible with the difficulties that this pathology may involve. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-021-01812-6.
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- Lorenza Magliano
- Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Viale Ellittico 31, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Tuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Rare Neurodegenerative and Neurometabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. UOC Neurologia, Rome, Italy.,Dipartimento Di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University and AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal and Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Unit of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS - Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Viale Ellittico 31, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Unit of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS - Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal and Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University and AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Rare Neurodegenerative and Neurometabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Tuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Lusakowska A, Jedrzejowska M, Kaminska A, Janiszewska K, Grochowski P, Zimowski J, Sierdzinski J, Kostera-Pruszczyk A. Observation of the natural course of type 3 spinal muscular atrophy: data from the polish registry of spinal muscular atrophy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:150. [PMID: 33761963 PMCID: PMC7992780 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01771-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most frequent and severe genetic diseases leading to premature death or severe motor disability. New therapies have been developed in recent years that change the natural history of the disease. The aim of this study is to describe patients included in the Polish Registry of SMA, with a focus on the course of type 3 SMA (SMA3) before the availability of disease-modifying treatments. RESULTS 790 patients with SMA were included in the registry (173 with type 1 [SMA1], 218 with type 2 [SMA2], 393 with SMA3, and six with type 4 SMA [SMA4]), most (52%) of whom were adults. Data on SMN2 gene copy number were available for 672 (85%) patients. The mean age of onset was 5 months for SMA1, 11.5 months for SMA2, and 4.5 years for SMA3. In patients with SMA3, the first symptoms occurred earlier in those with three copies of SMN2 than in those with four copies of SMN2 (3.2 years vs. 6.7 years). The age of onset of SMA3 was younger in girls than in boys (3.1 years vs. 5.7 years), with no new cases observed in women older than 16 years. Male patients outnumbered female patients, especially among patients with SMA3b (49 female vs. 85 male patients) and among patients with SMA3 with four copies of SMN2 (30 female vs. 69 male patients). 44% of patients with SMA3 were still able to walk; in those who were not still able to walk, the mean age of immobilization was 14.0 years. Patients with SMA3a (age of onset < 3 years) and three copies of SMN2 had significantly worse prognosis for remaining ambulant than patients with SMA3b (age of onset ≥ 3 years) and four copies of SMN2. CONCLUSIONS The Registry of SMA is an effective tool for assessing the disease course in the real world setting. SMN2 copy number is an important prognostic factor for the age of onset and ambulation in SMA3. Sex and age of disease onset also strongly affect the course of SMA. Data supplied by this study can aid treatment decisions.
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- Anna Lusakowska
- Department of Neurology, European Reference Network EURO-NMD, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Rare Diseases Research Platform, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, European Reference Network EURO-NMD, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, European Reference Network EURO-NMD, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Student Research Group of Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, European Reference Network EURO-NMD, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Russo M, Obici L, Bartolomei I, Cappelli F, Luigetti M, Fenu S, Cavallaro T, Chiappini MG, Gemelli C, Pradotto LG, Manganelli F, Leonardi L, My F, Sampaolo S, Briani C, Gentile L, Stancanelli C, Di Buduo E, Pacciolla P, Salvi F, Casagrande S, Bisogni G, Calabrese D, Vanoli F, Di Iorio G, Antonini G, Santoro L, Mauro A, Grandis M, Di Girolamo M, Fabrizi GM, Pareyson D, Sabatelli M, Perfetto F, Rapezzi C, Merlini G, Mazzeo A, Vita G. ATTRv amyloidosis Italian Registry: clinical and epidemiological data. Amyloid 2020; 27:259-265. [PMID: 32696671 DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2020.1794807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION ATTRv amyloidosis is worldwide spread with endemic foci in Portugal and Sweden, Japan, Brazil, Maiorca, and Cyprus. A national Registry was developed to characterise the epidemiology and genotype-phenotype correlation of ATTRv amyloidosis in Italy and to allow a better planning of diagnostic and therapeutic services. METHODS Fifteen Italian referral centres for amyloidosis spread all over the country have contributed to the Registry. RESULTS Four-hundred-forty-seven subjects were enrolled, 187 asymptomatic carriers and 260 affected patients. Thirty-one different mutations were recorded. The seven most represented genetic variants were significantly different in terms of age at onset, clinical features and geographical distribution. National prevalence is 4.33/million with higher values in Southern Italy. Overall symptoms of polyneuropathy were present at disease onset in about half of the patients, symptoms of cardiomyopathy in a quarter of patients, the rest referring carpal tunnel syndrome, dysautonomia or lumbar spinal stenosis. 52.6% of patients were in FAP stage 1, 20.4% in stage 2 and 13.5% in stage 3, while 13.5% patients had no neuropathy, presenting only cardiological symptoms. CONCLUSIONS We presented an epidemiological study based on collaboration among referral centres for ATTRv amyloidosis spread in all the Italian territory, using web-based Registry. It provided a detailed map of the regional distribution of the disease. The increased awareness of the disease among general practitioners and medical specialists has contributed to reduce the diagnostic delay and the rate of misdiagnosis. The Registry will allow to collect also future information about clinical and instrumental follow-up.
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- Massimo Russo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. UOC Neurologia, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Fatebenefratelli Foundation-'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Clinical Pathophysiology Center, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- San Giuseppe Hospital, IRCCS-Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Division of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Piancavallo, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
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- Second Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neurology Unit, University of Padova School of Medicine and Surgery, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Pavia, Italy
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- Amyloidosis Centre, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Second Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- San Giuseppe Hospital, IRCCS-Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Division of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Piancavallo, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Fatebenefratelli Foundation-'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Clinical Pathophysiology Center, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. UOC Neurologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.,Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM, Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Pisciotta C, Calabrese D, Santoro L, Tramacere I, Manganelli F, Fabrizi GM, Schenone A, Cavallaro T, Grandis M, Previtali SC, Allegri I, Padua L, Pazzaglia C, Saveri P, Quattrone A, Valentino P, Tozza S, Gentile L, Russo M, Mazzeo A, Trapasso MC, Parazzini F, Vita G, Pareyson D. Pregnancy in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Data from the Italian CMT national registry. Neurology 2020; 95:e3180-e3189. [PMID: 32928981 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To collect information on frequency of pregnancy and delivery complications in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and on CMT course during pregnancy. METHODS Through an ad hoc online questionnaire, we investigated pregnancy and neuropathy course in women with CMT adhering to the Italian CMT Registry. Data were compared to those of controls (recruited among friends and unaffected relatives) and the Italian (or other reference) population. RESULTS We collected data on 193 pregnancies from 86 women with CMT (age 20-73 years) with 157 deliveries (81.4%) after a mean of 38.6 gestational weeks. In women with CMT, there were no differences compared to controls (59 pregnancies and 46 deliveries from 24 controls) and the reference population for miscarriages (11.4%) and planned (21.0%) and emergency (14.0%) cesarean sections. We found a significantly higher frequency of placenta previa (1.6% vs 0.4%), abnormal fetal presentations (8.4% vs 4.5%), and preterm deliveries (20.3% vs 6.9%; most in week 34-36 of gestation) compared to reference populations. Excluding twins, newborn weight did not differ from the reference population. Postpartum bleeding rate in patients with CMT (2.1%) was similar to that of the general population (2.4%). CMT status worsened during 18 of 193 pregnancies (9.3%) with no recovery in 16 of them and with similar figures in the CMT1A and non-CMT1A subtypes. CONCLUSIONS We observed higher rates of placenta previa, abnormal presentations, and preterm deliveries in CMT, but pregnancy outcome and newborn weight and health were similar to those of the reference populations. Worsening of CMT is not infrequent and occurs not only in CMT1A. Pregnant women with CMT should be monitored with particular care.
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- Chiara Pisciotta
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Daniela Calabrese
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Lucio Santoro
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Irene Tramacere
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Fiore Manganelli
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Gian Maria Fabrizi
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Angelo Schenone
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Tiziana Cavallaro
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Marina Grandis
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Stefano C Previtali
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Isabella Allegri
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Luca Padua
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Costanza Pazzaglia
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Paola Saveri
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Aldo Quattrone
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Paola Valentino
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Stefano Tozza
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Luca Gentile
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Massimo Russo
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
| | - Anna Mazzeo
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (C. Pisciotta, D.C., I.T., P.S., D.P.), Milan; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology (L.S., F.M., S.T.), Federico II University of Naples; Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (G.M.F., T.C.), University of Verona; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Infantile Sciences (A.S., M.G.), University of Genoa; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (A.S., M.G.), Genoa; Division of Neuroscience and INSPE (S.C.P.), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; A.O. di Parma (I.A., M.C.T.), U.O. Neurologia; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (L.P.); Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (L.P., C. Pazzaglia), Rome; Neuroscience Centre (A.Q.), Magna Graecia University and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IBFM-CNR, Germaneto, Catanzaro; Department of Medical Sciences (P.V.), Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro; Unit of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (L.G., M.R., A.M., G.V.), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina; and Department of Woman, Newborn and Child (F.P.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and University of Milan, Italy.
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Khorrami F, Shahi M, DavariDolatabadi N, Alishan Karami N, HasaniAzad M, Jafariyan F, Sheikhtaheri A. Implementation of regional COVID-19 registry in Hormozgan (RCovidRH), Iran: Rationale and study protocol. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2020; 34:96. [PMID: 33316014 PMCID: PMC7722977 DOI: 10.34171/mjiri.34.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic in 2020. Information sources such as disease registries through accessing quality, valid, accurate, and timely data empower researchers and health authorities to study and develop appropriate actions. Our study describes the protocol for implementation of regional COVID-19 registry in Hormozgan province (RCovidRH). Methods: We followed approved phases for the development of RCovidRH to cover the population in Hormozgan. Missioned to develop and implement the protocol, the registry's steering committee was made up of 10 members from subject fields of the registry at the core and 5 subgroups. The main purpose of the registry is to provide a comprehensive information profile of demographic, clinical, laboratory, imaging, and treatment data of confirmed and probable COVID-19 patients in Hormozgan. The data is retrospectively and prospectively collected. Case report form (CRF) was mainly based on International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) CRF. A web-based, 2-language software was also developed to facilitate data collection and storage. Data analysis is to be conducted with collaboration of clinical physicians, data-mining specialists, and epidemiologists after reaching appropriate sample size. Results: We included data related to demographic and identification, onset and admission, signs and symptoms at hospital admission, admission signs and symptoms, comorbidities, pathogen testing, assessment, laboratory, imaging, complications, treatment and medication, and outcomes. We found this registry was limited by incomplete clinical data for small fraction of outpatients, incomplete or inaccurate address by referred people due to fear of social rejection, delay in data entry at the facilities due to workload. Conclusion: This registry via organizing clinical and epidemiological COVID-19 data increases the potentiality of joint studies. Recognition and coordination of a registry is highly important to solve its limitations to collect data. Other universities and provinces can apply our model to develop COVID-19 registries or data sets for this disease.
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- Farid Khorrami
- Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Regan EA, Vaidya A, Margulies PL, Make BJ, Lowe KE, Crapo JD. Primary adrenal insufficiency in the United States: diagnostic error and patient satisfaction with treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 6:343-350. [PMID: 31256064 DOI: 10.1515/dx-2019-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Background The objective of the study was to assess the diagnostic process, access to care and treatment adequacy for primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) patients from a US-based online registry. Methods The National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (NADF) patient registry from 2015 to 2016 was used for a cross-sectional assessment of PAI patients. Five hundred and forty-one adults met the study inclusion criteria (US residents, age >20, self-reported physician diagnosis of PAI and replacement dosing for cortisol). Issues in diagnosis, comorbid conditions, symptoms, with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics were determined. Disease management assessment included medication dose, patient satisfaction with function, and education. Factors associated with adrenal crisis were noted. Results The cohort was predominantly female (83%), non-Hispanic White (97%), and well-educated (94% > high school education). A majority (57%) of patients reported difficulty with initial diagnosis, while 27% felt that their current steroid replacement was not adequate. Comorbid thyroid disease and other autoimmune conditions were common among PAI patients in the registry. More than three-quarters (78%) of patients used hydrocortisone for glucocorticoid replacement with a mean dose of 24.4 (standard deviation [SD]: 8.7) mg. Mean dose of hydrocortisone has declined over time following current treatment recommendations. Conclusions Timely, accurate diagnosis remains a problem for patients with primary adrenal insufficiency in an affluent, well-educated US cohort. Episodes of adrenal crisis are common and replacement steroid treatment is not always effective for patient function. Comprehensive information about outcomes of care for PAI in the US remains limited and the establishment of a research-specific registry to foster future research may be desirable. Patient registry data is a valuable source of information on diagnostic error and outcomes of care in rare diseases.
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- Elizabeth A Regan
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Center for Adrenal Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Salvetti M, Battaglia MA, Di Filippo M, Mancardi GL, Mancuso M, Patti F, Sormani MP, Zaratin P. An "all-wheel drive" proposal to accelerate clinical research in common and rare neurological diseases. Neurol Sci 2020; 41:789-793. [PMID: 31858329 PMCID: PMC7160195 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-04189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The complex biology of neurological diseases calls for collaborative efforts that may increase the success rate of clinical research. Models have been proposed, but concrete actions remain insufficient. Based on recent considerations from basic science, from science of patient input and from an analysis of scientific resources in Italy, we here explain why our country may represent an appropriate environment for such actions. Furthermore, we sketch operational framework and business model to be applied in order to accelerate, in parallel, the development of therapies in common and rare diseases.
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- Marco Salvetti
- Department of Neuroscience Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NEMOS), Sapienza University, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
- IRCCS NEUROMED - Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Pozzilli, Italy.
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- Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Santa Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, 06132, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova and Scientific Clinical Institutes Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia-Genova Nervi, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Institute, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, and Advanced Technologies, "G.F. Ingrassia", Multiple Sclerosis Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy.
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241st ENMC international workshop: Towards a European unifying lab for Kennedy's disease. 15-17th February, 2019 Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. Neuromuscul Disord 2019; 29:716-724. [PMID: 31488386 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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König K, Pechmann A, Thiele S, Walter MC, Schorling D, Tassoni A, Lochmüller H, Müller-Reible C, Kirschner J. De-duplicating patient records from three independent data sources reveals the incidence of rare neuromuscular disorders in Germany. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:152. [PMID: 31234869 PMCID: PMC6591958 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1125-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Estimation of incidence in rare diseases is often challenging due to unspecific and incomplete coding and recording systems. Patient- and health care provider-driven data collections are held with different organizations behind firewalls to protect the privacy of patients. They tend to be fragmented, incomplete and their aggregation leads to further inaccuracies, as the duplicated records cannot easily be identified. We here report about a novel approach to evaluate the incidences of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Germany. Methods We performed a retrospective epidemiological study collecting data from patients with dystrophinopathies (DMD and Becker muscular dystrophy) and SMA born between 1995 and 2018. We invited all neuromuscular centers, genetic institutes and the patient registries for DMD and SMA in Germany to participate in the data collection. A novel web-based application for data entry was developed converting patient identifying information into a hash code. Duplicate entries were reliably allocated to the distinct patient. Results We collected 5409 data entries in our web-based database representing 1955 distinct patients with dystrophinopathies and 1287 patients with SMA. 55.0% of distinct patients were found in one of the 3 data sources only, while 32.0% were found in 2, and 13.0% in all 3 data sources. The highest number of SMA patients was reported by genetic testing laboratories, while for DMD the highest number was reported by the clinical specialist centers. After the removal of duplicate records, the highest yearly incidence for DMD was calculated as 2.57:10,000 in 2001 and the highest incidence for SMA as 1.36:10,000 in 2014. Conclusion With our novel approach (compliant with data protection regulations), we were able to identify unique patient records and estimate the incidence of DMD and SMA in Germany combining and de-duplicating data from patient registries, genetic institutes, and clinical care centers. Although we combined three different data sources, an unknown number of patients might not have been reported by any of these sources. Therefore, our results reflect the minimal incidence of these diseases. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13023-019-1125-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kirsten König
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. .,Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Crisafulli S, Sultana J, Ingrasciotta Y, Addis A, Cananzi P, Cavagna L, Conter V, D’Angelo G, Ferrajolo C, Mantovani L, Pastorello M, Scondotto S, Trifirò G. Role of healthcare databases and registries for surveillance of orphan drugs in the real-world setting: the Italian case study. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2019; 18:497-509. [DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2019.1614165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino”, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Roma, Italy
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- Health Department of Sicily, Sicilian Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale S Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino”, Messina, Italy
- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age “Gaetano Barresi”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Vanvitelli”, and Campania Regional Center of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Naples, Italy
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- Research Centre on Public Health (CESP), University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Epidemiologic Observatory of the Sicily Regional Health Service, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Martino”, Messina, Italy
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Genetic neuromuscular disorders: living the era of a therapeutic revolution. Part 1: peripheral neuropathies. Neurol Sci 2019; 40:661-669. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03778-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lochmüller H, Ambrosini A, van Engelen B, Hansson M, Tibben A, Breukel A, Sterrenburg E, Schrijvers G, Meijer I, Padberg G, Peay H, Monaco L, Snape M, Lennox A, Mazzone E, Bere N, de Lemus M, Landfeldt E, Willmann R. The Position of Neuromuscular Patients in Shared Decision Making. Report from the 235th ENMC Workshop: Milan, Italy, January 19-20, 2018. J Neuromuscul Dis 2019; 6:161-172. [PMID: 30714970 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-180368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In the era of patient-centered medicine, shared decision-making (SDM) - in which healthcare professionals and patients exchange information and preferences and jointly reach a decision - has emerged as the gold standard model for the provision of formal healthcare. Indeed, in many geographical settings, patients are frequently invited to participate in choices concerning the design and delivery of their medical management. From a clinical perspective, benefits of this type of patient involvement encompass, for example, enhanced treatment satisfaction, improved medical compliance, better health outcomes, and maintained or promoted quality of life. Yet, although the theory and enactment of SDM in healthcare are well-described in the literature [1-3], comparatively less attention has been devoted to contextualizing questions relating to if, when, and how to include patients in decisions within medical research. In this context, patient involvement would be expected to be potentially relevant for and applicable to a wide range of activities and processes, from the identification of research priorities and development of grant applications, to the design of patient information and consent procedures, formulation of interventions, identification and recruitment of study sample populations, feasibility of a clinical trial, identification, selection, and specification of endpoints and outcomes in clinical trials and observational studies, data collection and analysis, and dissemination of results. To this end, 45 clinicians, healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, caregivers, and representatives from regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical companies from 15 different countries met to discuss the level of involvement of patients with neuromuscular diseases, specifically in the following settings of medical research for neuromuscular diseases: i) registries and biobanks; ii) clinical trials; and iii) regulatory processes. In this report, we present summaries of the talks that were given during the workshop, as well as discussion outcomes from the three topic areas listed above.
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- Hanns Lochmüller
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada and Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands and Spierziekten Nederland, Baarn, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Child Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Public Engagement, European Medicines Agency, London, UK
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and Icon plc, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swiss Foundation for Research on Muscle Diseases, Cortaillod, Switzerland
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