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Neumann B, Angstwurm K, Dohmen C, Mergenthaler P, Kohler S, Schönenberger S, Lee DH, Gerner ST, Huttner HB, Thieme A, Steinbrecher A, Dunkel J, Roth C, Schneider H, Reichmann H, Fuhrer H, Kleiter I, Schneider-Gold C, Alberty A, Zinke J, Schroeter M, Linker R, Meisel A, Bösel J, Stetefeld HR. Weaning and extubation failure in myasthenic crisis: a multicenter analysis. J Neurol 2024; 271:564-574. [PMID: 37923937 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12016-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Abstract
Myasthenic crisis (MC) requiring mechanical ventilation is a serious complication of myasthenia gravis (MG). Here we analyze the frequency and risk factors of weaning- and extubation failure as well as its impact on the clinical course in a large cohort. We performed a retrospective chart review on patients treated for MC in 12 German neurological departments between 2006 and 2015. Weaning failure (WF) was defined as negative spontaneous breathing trial, primary tracheostomy, or extubation failure (EF) (reintubation or death). WF occurred in 138 episodes (64.2%). Older Age (p = 0.039), multiple comorbidities (≥ 3) (p = 0.007, OR = 4.04), late-onset MG (p = 0.004, OR = 2.84), complications like atelectasis (p = 0.008, OR = 3.40), pneumonia (p < 0.0001, OR = 3.45), cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (p = 0.005, OR = 5.00) and sepsis (p = 0.02, OR = 2.57) were associated with WF. WF occurred often in patients treated with intravenous immungloblins (IVIG) (p = 0.002, OR = 2.53), whereas WF was less often under first-line therapy with plasma exchange or immunoadsorption (p = 0.07, OR = 0.57). EF was observed in 58 of 135 episodes (43.0%) after first extubation attempt and was related with prolonged mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit stay and hospital stay (p ≤ 0.0001 for all). Extubation success was most likely in a time window for extubation between day 7 and 12 after intubation (p = 0.06, OR = 2.12). We conclude that WF and EF occur very often in MC and are associated with poor outcome. Older age, multiple comorbidities and development of cardiac and pulmonary complications are associated with a higher risk of WF and EF. Our data suggest that WF occurs less frequently under first-line plasma exchange/immunoadsorption compared with first-line use of IVIG.
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- Bernhard Neumann
- Department of Neurology, Donau-Isar-Klinikum Deggendorf, Deggendorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
- Department for Neurology and Neurological Intensive Care Medicine, LVR-Klinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Sana Klinikum Landkreis Biberach, Biberach, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Kassel General Hospital, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Neurology, HELIOS Klinik Mühlheim, Mühlheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Marianne-Strauß-Klinik, Behandlungszentrum Kempfenhausen für Multiple Sklerose Kranke gGmbH, Berg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Moenchengladbach, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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Allen NM, O’Rahelly M, Eymard B, Chouchane M, Hahn A, Kearns G, Kim DS, Byun SY, Nguyen CTE, Schara-Schmidt U, Kölbel H, Marina AD, Schneider-Gold C, Roefke K, Thieme A, Van den Bergh P, Avalos G, Álvarez-Velasco R, Natera-de Benito D, Cheng MHM, Chan WK, Wan HS, Thomas MA, Borch L, Lauzon J, Kornblum C, Reimann J, Mueller A, Kuntzer T, Norwood F, Ramdas S, Jacobson LW, Jie X, Fernandez-Garcia MA, Wraige E, Lim M, Lin JP, Claeys KG, Aktas S, Oskoui M, Hacohen Y, Masud A, Leite MI, Palace J, De Vivo D, Vincent A, Jungbluth H. The emerging spectrum of fetal acetylcholine receptor antibody-related disorders (FARAD). Brain 2023; 146:4233-4246. [PMID: 37186601 PMCID: PMC10545502 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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In utero exposure to maternal antibodies targeting the fetal acetylcholine receptor isoform (fAChR) can impair fetal movement, leading to arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). Fetal AChR antibodies have also been implicated in apparently rare, milder myopathic presentations termed fetal acetylcholine receptor inactivation syndrome (FARIS). The full spectrum associated with fAChR antibodies is still poorly understood. Moreover, since some mothers have no myasthenic symptoms, the condition is likely underreported, resulting in failure to implement effective preventive strategies. Here we report clinical and immunological data from a multicentre cohort (n = 46 cases) associated with maternal fAChR antibodies, including 29 novel and 17 previously reported with novel follow-up data. Remarkably, in 50% of mothers there was no previously established myasthenia gravis (MG) diagnosis. All mothers (n = 30) had AChR antibodies and, when tested, binding to fAChR was often much greater than that to the adult AChR isoform. Offspring death occurred in 11/46 (23.9%) cases, mainly antenatally due to termination of pregnancy prompted by severe AMC (7/46, 15.2%), or during early infancy, mainly from respiratory failure (4/46, 8.7%). Weakness, contractures, bulbar and respiratory involvement were prominent early in life, but improved gradually over time. Facial (25/34; 73.5%) and variable peripheral weakness (14/32; 43.8%), velopharyngeal insufficiency (18/24; 75%) and feeding difficulties (16/36; 44.4%) were the most common sequelae in long-term survivors. Other unexpected features included hearing loss (12/32; 37.5%), diaphragmatic paresis (5/35; 14.3%), CNS involvement (7/40; 17.5%) and pyloric stenosis (3/37; 8.1%). Oral salbutamol used empirically in 16/37 (43.2%) offspring resulted in symptom improvement in 13/16 (81.3%). Combining our series with all previously published cases, we identified 21/85 mothers treated with variable combinations of immunotherapies (corticosteroids/intravenous immunoglobulin/plasmapheresis) during pregnancy either for maternal MG symptom control (12/21 cases) or for fetal protection (9/21 cases). Compared to untreated pregnancies (64/85), maternal treatment resulted in a significant reduction in offspring deaths (P < 0.05) and other complications, with treatment approaches involving intravenous immunoglobulin/ plasmapheresis administered early in pregnancy most effective. We conclude that presentations due to in utero exposure to maternal (fetal) AChR antibodies are more common than currently recognized and may mimic a wide range of neuromuscular disorders. Considering the wide clinical spectrum and likely diversity of underlying mechanisms, we propose 'fetal acetylcholine receptor antibody-related disorders' (FARAD) as the most accurate term for these presentations. FARAD is vitally important to recognize, to institute appropriate management strategies for affected offspring and to improve outcomes in future pregnancies. Oral salbutamol is a symptomatic treatment option in survivors.
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- Nicholas M Allen
- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway H91 V4AY, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway H91 V4AY, Ireland
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- Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaires Nord/Est/Ile-de-France, Unité Pathologie Neuromusculaire, Bâtiment Babinski, G.H. Pitie-Salpetriere, 75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, St. James Hospital, Dublin D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Pusan 50612, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Pusan 50612, South Korea
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- Pediatric Neurology, CHU Sainte-Justine and Département de neurosciences, Université de Montréal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg, Essen, DE-45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg, Essen, DE-45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg, Essen, DE-45147 Essen, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, 99089 Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation, St. Georg Klinikum, 99817 Eisenach, Germany
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- Neuromuscular Reference Centre UCL St-Luc, University Hospital Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway H91 V4AY, Ireland
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- Unitat Patologia Neuromuscular, Servei Neurologia Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
- Center for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Nerve-Muscle Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- MDUK Neuromuscular Centre, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Children’s Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Children’s Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Children’s Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences (SoLCS), King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Children’s Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Muscle Diseases and Neuropathies, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Acıbadem University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3H 2R9, Canada
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- Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Department of Neurology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3791, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3791, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3791, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3791, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Children’s Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Muscle Signalling Section, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM), King’s College London, London SE1 1YR, UK
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Loeser A, Finger A, Greinert F, Krause L, Grohmann M, Thieme A, Kruell A, Rades D, Petersen C. Irradiation Dose to the Swallowing Muscles Impacts Nutritional Status in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: The Prospective Randomized HEADNUT Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e601. [PMID: 37785815 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) To evaluate the influence of radiation dose on swallowing muscles and associated side effects as well as on nutritional status in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing primary or adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy. MATERIALS/METHODS Between 2018 and 2020, sixty-one patients were prospectively randomized into the so-called HEADNUT-trial (HEAD and neck cancer patients undergoing NUTritional intervention). Follow-up was continued until 2022. Contouring of the swallowing apparatus included and the swallowing muscles with the superior (scm), middle (mcm), and inferior constrictor muscle (icm), the cricopharyngeal muscle and the inlet of the esophagus. Nutritional status was assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) at the beginning and the end of radiotherapy. The post-therapeutic nutritional status was evaluated by the BIA-derived FFMI (fat-free mass index; kg/m²). Malnutrition was assumed at FFMI values of <15 (♀) and <17 (♂) kg/m². To find differences between dosimetric parameters in well- and malnourished patients, Mann-Whitney-U-test was used. To estimate the relationship between malnutrition and its influencing variables a logistic regression model was built. RESULTS The following structures differed between well- and malnourished patients at the end of therapy: icm (Dmean, V40Gy (%), V50Gy (%), V60Gy (%)) and cricopharyngeal muscle (V40Gy (%)). After entering these parameters into a multivariable logistic regression model icm Dmean (b = -0.12; Exp(b) = 0.88; 95%-CI: 0.78-1.0; p = 0.06) and icm V40Gy (%) (b = 0.06; Exp(b) = 1.07; 95%-CI: 1-1.13; p = 0.04) proved to be independent predictors of malnutrition. We only determined the cut-off value for icm V40Gy (%) since it was the only parameter which met p<0.05. The optimal cut-off value for the predictor V40Gy (%) based on the Youden Index was 85.6%. CONCLUSION Adherence to dose constraints for the swallowing apparatus may prevent malnutrition in head and neck cancer patients at the end of therapy. Specifically, we suggest an icm V40Gy (%) of more than 86% being predictive for nutritional complications.
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- A Loeser
- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein / Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Outpatient Center of the UKE GmbH, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Outpatient Center of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radio-oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine & Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford, CA
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- Outpatient Center of the UKE GmbH, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Bücher S, Bernhofs V, Thieme A, Christiner M, Schneider P. Chronology of auditory processing and related co-activation in the orbitofrontal cortex depends on musical expertise. Front Neurosci 2023; 16:1041397. [PMID: 36685231 PMCID: PMC9846135 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1041397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Introduction The present study aims to explore the extent to which auditory processing is reflected in the prefrontal cortex. Methods Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we investigated the chronology of primary and secondary auditory responses and associated co-activation in the orbitofrontal cortex in a large cohort of 162 participants of various ages. The sample consisted of 38 primary school children, 39 adolescents, 43 younger, and 42 middle-aged adults and was further divided into musically experienced participants and non-musicians by quantifying musical training and aptitude parameters. Results We observed that the co-activation in the orbitofrontal cortex [Brodmann-Area 10 (BA10)] strongly depended on musical expertise but not on age. In the musically experienced groups, a systematic coincidence of peak latencies of the primary auditory P1 response and the co-activated response in the orbitofrontal cortex was observed in childhood at the onset of musical education. In marked contrast, in all non-musicians, the orbitofrontal co-activation occurred 25-40 ms later when compared with the P1 response. Musical practice and musical aptitude contributed equally to the observed activation and co-activation patterns in the auditory and orbitofrontal cortex, confirming the reciprocal, interrelated influence of nature, and nurture in the musical brain. Discussion Based on the observed ageindependent differences in the chronology and lateralization of neurological responses, we suggest that orbitofrontal functions may contribute to musical learning at an early age.
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- Steffen Bücher
- Section of Biomagnetism Heidelberg, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Biomagnetism Heidelberg, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia,Centre of Systematic Musicology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria,*Correspondence: Markus Christiner,
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- Section of Biomagnetism Heidelberg, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany,Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia,Centre of Systematic Musicology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria,Department of Neuroradiology, Medical School Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany,Peter Schneider,
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Stascheit F, Grittner U, Hoffmann S, Mergenthaler P, Schroeter M, Ruck T, Pawlitzki M, Blaes F, Kaiser J, Schara U, Della-Marina A, Thieme A, Hagenacker T, Jacobi C, Berger B, Urban PP, Knop KC, Schalke B, Lee DH, Kalischewski P, Wiendl H, Meisel A. Risk and course of COVID-19 in immunosuppressed patients with myasthenia gravis. J Neurol 2023; 270:1-12. [PMID: 36166068 PMCID: PMC9512984 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11389-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) are potentially prone for a severe COVID-19 course, but there are limited real-world data available on the risk associated with COVID-19 for patients with MG. Here, we investigate whether current immunosuppressive therapy (IST) influences the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity. METHODS Data from the German myasthenia gravis registry were analyzed from May 2020 until June 2021 and included patient demographics, MG disease duration, comorbidities, current IST use, COVID-19 characteristics, and outcomes. Propensity score matching was employed to match MG patients with IST to those without, and multivariable binary logistic regression models were used to determine associations between IST with (1) symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and (2) severe COVID-19 course, as measured by hospitalization or death. RESULTS Of 1379 patients with MG, 95 (7%) patients (mean age 58 (standard deviation [SD] 18) presented with COVID-19, of which 76 (80%) received IST at time of infection. 32 patients (34%) were hospitalized due to COVID-19; a total of 11 patients (12%) died. IST was a risk factor for hospitalization or death in the group of COVID-19-affected MG patients (odds ratio [OR] 3.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02-9.06, p = 0.046), but current IST was not associated with a higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection itself. DISCUSSION In this national MG cohort study, current IST use was a risk factor for a severe disease course of COVID-19 but not for SARS-CoV-2 infection itself. These data support the consequent implementation of effective strategies to prevent COVID-19 in this high-risk group. TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION German clinical trial registry ( https://www.drks.de ), DRKS00024099, first patient enrolled: February 4th, 2019.
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- Frauke Stascheit
- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany ,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany ,Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany ,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany ,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany ,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne and University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kreiskrankenhaus Oberberg GmbH, Oberberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, LVR Klinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatric, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatric, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Helios Hospital Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Krankenhaus GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Helios Hospital Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany ,Clinic of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Asklepios Hospital Hamburg Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany ,NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany ,Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Mergenthaler P, Stetefeld HR, Dohmen C, Kohler S, Schönenberger S, Bösel J, Gerner ST, Huttner HB, Schneider H, Reichmann H, Fuhrer H, Berger B, Zinke J, Alberty A, Kleiter I, Schneider-Gold C, Roth C, Dunkel J, Steinbrecher A, Thieme A, Lee DH, Linker RA, Angstwurm K, Meisel A, Neumann B. Seronegative myasthenic crisis: a multicenter analysis. J Neurol 2022; 269:3904-3911. [PMID: 35389099 PMCID: PMC8988104 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Myasthenic crisis (MC) is a life-threatening condition for patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Seronegative patients represent around 10–15% of MG, but data on outcome of seronegative MCs are lacking. We performed a subgroup analysis of patients who presented with MC with either acetylcholine-receptor-antibody-positive MG (AChR-MG) or seronegative MG between 2006 and 2015 in a retrospective German multicenter study. We identified 15 seronegative MG patients with 17 MCs and 142 AChR-MG with 159 MCs. Seronegative MCs were younger (54.3 ± 14.5 vs 66.5 ± 16.3 years; p = 0.0037), had a higher rate of thymus hyperplasia (29.4% vs 3.1%; p = 0.0009), and were more likely to be female (58.8% vs 37.7%; p = 0.12) compared to AChR-MCs. Time between diagnosis of MG and MC was significantly longer in seronegative patients (8.2 ± 7.6 vs 3.1 ± 4.4 years; p < 0.0001). We found no differences in duration of mechanical ventilation (16.2 ± 15.8 vs 16.5 ± 15.9 days; p = 0.94) and length of stay at intensive care unit (17.6 ± 15.2 vs 17.8 ± 15.4 days; p = 0.96), or in-hospital mortality (11.8% vs. 10.1%; p = 0.69). We conclude that MC in seronegative MG affects younger patients after a longer period of disease, but that crisis treatment efficacy and outcome do not differ compared to AChR-MCs.
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- Philipp Mergenthaler
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Neuroscience Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Academy, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Neurology, LVR-Klinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Neuroscience Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Giesen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Giesen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Moenchengladbach, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Marianne-Strauß-Klinik, Behandlungszentrum Kempfenhausen Für Multiple Sklerose Kranke gGmbH, Berg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum, Regensburg, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Neuroscience Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum, Regensburg, Germany
- Present Address: Department of Neurology, Donau-Isar-Klinikum Deggendorf, Deggendorf, Germany
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König N, Stetefeld HR, Dohmen C, Mergenthaler P, Kohler S, Schönenberger S, Bösel J, Lee DH, Gerner ST, Huttner HB, Schneider H, Reichmann H, Fuhrer H, Berger B, Zinke J, Alberty A, Kleiter I, Schneider-Gold C, Roth C, Dunkel J, Steinbrecher A, Thieme A, Schlachetzki F, Linker RA, Angstwurm K, Meisel A, Neumann B. MuSK-antibodies are associated with worse outcome in myasthenic crisis requiring mechanical ventilation. J Neurol 2021; 268:4824-4833. [PMID: 33970337 PMCID: PMC8563593 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10603-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Myasthenic crisis (MC) is a life-threatening condition for patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Muscle-specific kinase-antibodies (MuSK-ABs) are detected in ~ 6% of MG, but data on outcome of MuSK-MCs are still lacking. We made a subgroup analysis of patients who presented with MC with either acetylcholine-receptor-antibody positive MG (AchR-MG) or MuSK-MG between 2006 and 2015 in a retrospective German multicenter study. We identified 19 MuSK-AB associated MCs in 15 patients and 161 MCs in 144 patients with AchR-ABs only. In contrast to patients with AchR-AB, MuSK-AB patients were more often female (p = 0.05, OR = 2.74) and classified as Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America-class IV before crisis (p = 0.04, OR = 3.25). MuSK-AB patients suffer more often from multiple chronic disease (p = 0.016, OR = 4.87) and were treated more invasively in terms of plasma exchanging therapies (not significant). The number of days of mechanical ventilation (MV) (43.0 ± 53.1 vs. 17.4 ± 18; p < 0.0001), days on an intensive care unit (ICU) (45.3 ± 49.5 vs. 21.2 ± 19.7; p < 0.0001), and hospital-length of stay (LOS) (55.9 ± 47.6 vs. 28.8 ± 20.9 days; p < 0.0001) were significantly increased in MuSK-MC. Remarkable is that these changes were mainly due to patients with MusK-ABs only, whereas patients' outcome with both antibodies was similar to AchR-MCs. Furthermore, our data showed a shortened duration of MV after treatment with plasma exchanging therapies compared to treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin in MuSK-MCs. We conclude that MuSK-AB-status is associated with a longer need of MV, ICU-LOS, and hospital-LOS in MC, and therefore recommend early initiation of a disease-specific therapy.
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- Nicole König
- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Neurology, LVR-Klinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Moenchengladbach, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- St. Josef-Hospital, Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,Marianne-Strauß-Klinik, Behandlungszentrum Kempfenhausen Für Multiple Sklerose Kranke gGmbH, Berg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Phillips University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universitaetsstraße 84, 93051, Regensburg, Germany.
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Angstwurm K, Vidal A, Stetefeld H, Dohmen C, Mergenthaler P, Kohler S, Schönenberger S, Bösel J, Neumann U, Lee DH, Gerner ST, Huttner HB, Thieme A, Dunkel J, Roth C, Schneider H, Schimmel E, Reichmann H, Fuhrer H, Berger B, Kleiter I, Schneider-Gold C, Alberty A, Zinke J, Schalke B, Steinbrecher A, Meisel A, Neumann B. Early Tracheostomy Is Associated With Shorter Ventilation Time and Duration of ICU Stay in Patients With Myasthenic Crisis-A Multicenter Analysis. J Intensive Care Med 2020; 37:32-40. [PMID: 33233998 DOI: 10.1177/0885066620967646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myasthenic crisis (MC) requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) is a rare and serious complication of myasthenia gravis. Here we analyzed the frequency of performed tracheostomies, risk factors correlating with a tracheostomy, as well as the impact of an early tracheostomy on ventilation time and ICU length of stay (LOS) in MC. METHODS Retrospective chart review on patients treated for MC in 12 German neurological departments between 2006 and 2015 to assess demographic/diagnostic data, rates and timing of tracheostomy and outcome. RESULTS In 107 out of 215 MC (49.8%), a tracheostomy was performed. Patients without tracheostomy were more likely to have an early-onset myasthenia gravis (27 [25.2%] vs 12 [11.5%], p = 0.01). Patients receiving a tracheostomy, however, were more frequently suffering from multiple comorbidities (20 [18.7%] vs 9 [8.3%], p = 0.03) and also the ventilation time (34.4 days ± 27.7 versus 7.9 ± 7.8, p < 0.0001) and ICU-LOS (34.8 days ± 25.5 versus 12.1 ± 8.0, p < 0.0001) was significantly longer than in non-tracheostomized patients. Demographics and characteristics of the course of the disease up to the crisis were not significantly different between patients with an early (within 10 days) compared to a late tracheostomy. However, an early tracheostomy correlated with a shorter duration of MV at ICU (26.2 days ± 18.1 versus 42.0 ± 33.1, p = 0.006), and ICU-LOS (26.2 days ± 14.6 versus 42.3 ± 33.0, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Half of the ventilated patients with MC required a tracheostomy. Poorer health condition before the crisis and late-onset MG were associated with a tracheostomy. An early tracheostomy (≤ day 10), however, was associated with a shorter duration of MV and ICU-LOS by 2 weeks.
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- Klemens Angstwurm
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Neurology, LVR-Klinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.,Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Philipps-Universitaet Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Staedtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,Marianne-Strauß-Klinik, Behandlungszentrum Kempfenhausen für Multiple Sklerose Kranke gGmbH, Berg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Moenchengladbach, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.,Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gkika E, Tanja S, Stephanie K, Schaefer-Schuler A, Mix M, Küsters A, Tosch M, Eschmann S, Bultel Y, Hass P, Fleckenstein J, Thieme A, Stockinger M, Dieckmann K, Miederer M, Holl G, Rischke C, Adebahr S, Lenz S, Broichhagen C, Binder H, König J, Grosu A, Nestle U. PD-0413: The role of different chemotherapy protocols for concurrent CRT in locally advanced NSCLC. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gkika E, Schimek-Jasch T, Kremp S, Schaefer-Schuler A, Mix M, Kuesters A, Tosch M, Hehr T, Eschmann S, Bultel Y, Hass P, Fleckenstein J, Thieme A, Stockinger M, Dieckmann K, Miederer M, Holl G, Rischke H, Adebahr S, Broichhagen C, Lenz S, Koenig J, Binder H, Grosu A, Nestle U. The Role of Different Chemotherapy Protocols for Concurrent CRT in Locally Advanced NSCLC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Neumann B, Angstwurm K, Mergenthaler P, Kohler S, Schönenberger S, Bösel J, Neumann U, Vidal A, Huttner HB, Gerner ST, Thieme A, Steinbrecher A, Dunkel J, Roth C, Schneider H, Schimmel E, Fuhrer H, Fahrendorf C, Alberty A, Zinke J, Meisel A, Dohmen C, Stetefeld HR. Myasthenic crisis demanding mechanical ventilation: A multicenter analysis of 250 cases. Neurology 2019; 94:e299-e313. [PMID: 31801833 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine demographic characteristics, clinical features, treatment regimens, and outcome of myasthenic crisis (MC) requiring mechanical ventilation (MV). METHODS Analysis of patients who presented with MC between 2006 and 2015 in a German multicenter retrospective study. RESULTS We identified 250 cases in 12 participating centers. Median age at crisis was 72 years. Median duration of MV was 12 days. Prolonged ventilation (>15 days) depended on age (p = 0.0001), late-onset myasthenia gravis (MG), a high Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Class before crisis (p = 0.0001 for IVb, odds ratio [OR] = infinite), number of comorbidities (>3 comorbidities: p = 0.002, OR 2.99), pneumonia (p = 0.0001, OR 3.13), and resuscitation (p = 0.0008, OR 9.15). MV at discharge from hospital was necessary in 20.5% of survivors. Patients with early-onset MG (p = 0.0001, OR 0.21), thymus hyperplasia (p = 0.002, OR 0), and successful noninvasive ventilation trial were more likely to be ventilated for less than 15 days. Noninvasive ventilation in 92 cases was sufficient in 38%, which was accompanied by a significantly shorter duration of ventilation (p = 0.001) and intensive care unit (ICU) stay (p = 0.01). IV immunoglobulins, plasma exchange, and immunoadsorption were more likely to be combined sequentially if the duration of MV and the stay in an ICU extended (p = 0.0503, OR 2.05). Patients who received plasma exchange or immunoadsorption as first-line therapy needed invasive ventilation significantly less often (p = 0.003). In-hospital mortality was 12%, which was significantly associated with the number of comorbidities (>3) and complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome and resuscitation. Main cause of death was multiorgan failure, mostly due to sepsis. CONCLUSION Mortality and duration of MC remained comparable to previous reports despite higher age and a high disease burden in our study. Prevention and treatment of complications and specialized neurointensive care are the cornerstones in order to improve outcome.
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- Bernhard Neumann
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Philipp Mergenthaler
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Siegfried Kohler
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Silvia Schönenberger
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Julian Bösel
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Ursula Neumann
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Amelie Vidal
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Hagen B Huttner
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Stefan T Gerner
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Andrea Thieme
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Andreas Steinbrecher
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Juliane Dunkel
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Christian Roth
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Hauke Schneider
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Eik Schimmel
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Hannah Fuhrer
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Christine Fahrendorf
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Anke Alberty
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Jan Zinke
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
| | - Andreas Meisel
- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (B.N., K.A., A.V.), University Medical Center Regensburg; NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (P.M., S.K., A.M.) and Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (P.M., A.M.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health (P.M., S.K., A.M.); Department of Neurology (S.S., J.B.), Heidelberg University Hospital; Department of Neurology (J.B.), Klinikum Kassel; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (U.N.), Philipps-Universität Marburg; Department of Neurology (H.B.H., S.T.G.), University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Neurology (A.T., A.S.), HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt; Department of Neurology (J.D., C.R.), DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel; Department of Neurology (H.S., E.S.), University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.S.), Klinikum Augsburg; Department of Neurology (E.S.), Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Department of Neurology (H.F.), University of Freiburg; Department of Neurology (C.F.), St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum; Department of Neurology (A.A.), Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH Mönchengladbach; Hans Berger Department of Neurology (J.Z.), Jena University Hospital; Department of Neurology (C.D., H.R.S.), University of Cologne; and Department of Neurology (C.D.), LVR-Klinik Bonn, Germany.
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O'Rahelly M, Fernandez-Garcia M, Hahn A, Nguyen C, Kim D, Byun S, Koelbel H, Schara U, Henrich M, Leslie J, Eymard B, Chouchane M, Roefke K, Thieme A, van den Bergh P, Paquay S, Schneider-Gold C, Vincent A, Allen N, Jungbluth H. P.379Fetal Acetylcholine Receptor Inactivation Syndrome (FARIS): A potentially treatable autoimmune disorder mimicking a wide range of genetic neuromuscular conditions. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nestle U, Schimek-Jasch T, Kremp S, Schaefer-Schuler A, Kuesters A, Tosch M, Hehr T, Eschmann S, Bultel Y, Hass P, Jochen F, Thieme A, Stockinger M, Beck M, Miederer M, Holl G, Rischke H, Adebahr S, Koenig J, Grosu A. Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Excellent Results of Isotoxic Dose Escalation after FDG-PET-Guided Target Volume Reduction – Results of a Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.06.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thieme A, Kalischewski P. Myasthenie und Familienplanung, Schwangerschaft und Geburt. Akt Neurol 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-122673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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ZusammenfassungMyasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica betrifft Frauen im Alter unter 40 Jahren etwa 3-mal häufiger als Männer. Daraus resultieren für die Frauen und ihre behandelnden Ärzte zahlreiche Fragen zu Familienplanung, Schwangerschaft und Geburt bei Myasthenie. Das Outcome für Mutter und Kind hängt stark von dem Wissen über den Einfluss der Schwangerschaft auf die Myasthenie, über therapeutische Besonderheiten, über ihre Bedeutung für Entbindung und das Neugeborene ab. Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen Überblick über die klinischen Besonderheiten und will Patientinnen und ihre Ärzte bei Kinderwunsch, im Verlauf von Schwangerschaft, Geburt sowie Neonatalperiode unterstützen.Durch ausführliche Beratung, gute Vorbereitung, und Unterstützung durch Partner und Familie ist die Erfüllung des Kinderwunsches für Myasthenie-Patientinnen möglich. Die Risiken für Mutter und Kind lassen sich durch entsprechende Vorsichtsmaßnahmen und interdisziplinäre Behandlung sehr gering halten.
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- Andrea Thieme
- Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Klinik für Neurologie, Zertifiziertes Integriertes Myasthenie Zentrum
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Nestle U, Schimek-Jasch T, Kremp S, Schaefer-Schuler A, Kuesters A, Tosch M, Hehr T, Eschmann S, Bultel Y, Hass P, Brunner T, Fleckenstein J, Thieme A, Stockinger M, Miederer M, Beck M, Holl G, Rischke H, Adebahr S, Lenz S, Koenig J, Grosu A. OC-0598: FDG-PET-guided target volume reduction for isotoxic dose escalation in LA NSCLC (PET-Plan study). Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Musumeci O, Thieme A, Claeys KG, Wenninger S, Kley RA, Kuhn M, Lukacs Z, Deschauer M, Gaeta M, Toscano A, Gläser D, Schoser B. Homozygosity for the common GAA gene splice site mutation c.-32-13T>G in Pompe disease is associated with the classical adult phenotypical spectrum. Neuromuscul Disord 2015; 25:719-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Thürling M, Galuba J, Thieme A, Burciu R, Göricke S, Beck A, Wondzinski E, Siebler M, Gerwig M, Bracha V, Timmann D. Age effects in storage and extinction of a naturally acquired conditioned eyeblink response. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2014; 109:104-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Meyer M, Thieme A, Jablonka B, Just M, Ströhl C, Schellenberg I, Kirchmaier CM. A new variant of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia with defective activation-dependent fibrinogen binding and altered expression of epitopes for several monoclonal antibodies against GP IIb-IIIa. Platelets 2009; 7:215-24. [DOI: 10.3109/09537109609023581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Schiermeier S, Pildner von Steinburg S, Thieme A, Reinhard J, Daumer M, Scholz M, Hatzmann W, Schneider KTM. Sensitivity and specificity of intrapartum computerised FIGO criteria for cardiotocography and fetal scalp pH during labour: multicentre, observational study. BJOG 2008; 115:1557-63. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01857.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Will U, Thieme A, Fueldner F, Gerlach R, Wanzar I, Meyer F. Treatment of biliary obstruction in selected patients by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided transluminal biliary drainage. Endoscopy 2007; 39:292-5. [PMID: 17357950 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-guided implantation of a biliary endoprosthesis or stent is the gold standard treatment for biliary obstructions. When the papilla cannot be traversed because there is pyloric or duodenal stenosis, or the catheter cannot be introduced, or because of previous gastrointestinal surgery (Billroth II gastric resection, Whipple procedure, gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction), the alternative treatment is considered to be percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and drainage (PTCD). The aim of the study was to investigate the further alternative of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transgastric or transjejunal biliary drainage where PTCD failed or was declined, and particularly, the feasibility and outcome of this option. PATIENTS AND METHODS Over 3 years all appropriate consecutive patients (as defined above) were enrolled in this prospective, observational, single-center, case series study, and patient and intervention data were recorded. Feasibility was characterized by success rate (regression of cholestasis), and outcomes by complication rate, mortality, and follow-up findings. RESULTS Between November 2002 and December 2005, eight patients (in 10 interventions) underwent this new biliary drainage procedure. The routes were transesophageal (n = 1), transgastric (n = 4), and transjejunal (n = 3, including a rendezvous technique with ERCP [n = 1]). The indications were cholestasis, arising from recurrent tumor growth (n = 5, 62.5%), that included gastric carcinoma after previous gastrectomy (n = 4) and a periampullary carcinoma after previous Whipple procedure (n = 1); arising from Klatskin tumor (n = 2, 25%); and from benign stenosis of a hepaticojejunostomy (n = 1, 12.5%). Five patients (62.5%) received a metal stent, and three (37.5%) had a plastic prosthesis (8.5-Fr double-pigtail). The technical success rate was 90% (9/10) and the clinical success rate was 88.9% (8/9). There was only one case of cholangitis (12.5%) and slight postinterventional pain, but no severe complications such as bleeding or perforation, and no mortality. During follow-up (range 4 weeks to 3 years) re-interventions were needed in two patients (20%) because of increasing cholestasis; these resulted in technical success and clinical improvement. CONCLUSION EUS-guided transgastric or transjejunal biliary drainage is a reasonable, feasible and encouraging treatment option in selected patients as indicated, with a low peri-interventional risk. It broadens the therapeutic spectrum but still needs further evaluation and follow-up investigation.
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- U Will
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Municipal Hospital, Gera, Germany.
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Thieme A, Kölmel HW. Hemiballismus bei Hyperglykämie. Akt Neurol 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-987921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Schiermeier S, Thieme A, Daumer M, Scholz M, Schneider KTM, Hatzmann W. Die computergestützte CTG-Analyse unter der Entbindung in Korrelation zu den Ergebnissen der Mikroblutuntersuchung. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1002951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dreier J, Woitzik J, Fabricius M, Bhatia R, Major S, Drenckhahn C, Lehmann T, Sarrafzadeh A, Willumsen L, Hartings J, Sakowitz O, Seemann J, Thieme A, Lauritzen M, Strong A. Ein Status repetitiver Cortical Spreading Depressions ist das electrocorticographische Korrelat verzögerter ischämischer neurologischer Defizite bei Patienten nach Subarachnoidalblutung. Akt Neurol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-952999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Thieme A, Pildner von Steinburg S, Harner N, Scholz M, Schneider KTM. FIGO criteria for CTG analysis and fetal scalp blood sampling in subpartal monitoring. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-923110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study presents the most extensive epidemiological data on chronic forms of spinal muscular atrophy in childhood (CSMA) in West-Thüringen in Germany. The incidence of CSMA was calculated to be 1 in 9,420 live births. The prevalence was 1.624 in 100,000 of the general population (as of 31 December 1980).
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- A Thieme
- Abteilung Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Hochschule Erfurt, Germany
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This study contains the largest body of epidemiological data on Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (acute infantile spinal muscular atrophy; ASMA) in West-Thüringen in Germany. The incidence of ASMA was calculated to be 1 in 10,202 live births. The prevalence was 1 in 595,362 of the general population (as of 31 December 1987). The study gives an unexpectedly high incidence rate confirming the suggestion that ASMA in Central and Eastern Europe might be more frequent than in Western Europe. However, we consider that this high incidence rate in West-Thüringen is a result of the almost complete ascertainment made possible because of the well-organised and centralised health system existing in Thüringen over the last few decades.
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- A Thieme
- Abteilung Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Hochschule Erfurt, Germany
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Hamm G, Apel G, Matthies J, Heuck U, Winter CG, Thieme A, Brennecke L. [Halothane working-site concentrations in operating rooms of the Magdeburg district]. Z Gesamte Hyg 1979; 25:14-8. [PMID: 425556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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