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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare disease in childhood. We reviewed the 10-year data from a local pediatric department, reported the clinical characteristics, laboratory tests, neuroimaging findings, and outcome of the acute necrotizing encephalopathy cases and identified the potential factors affecting the outcome. Eight episodes of acute necrotizing encephalopathy among 7 patients were recorded, in which all of them had an initial presentation of fever and seizure. We identified that acute necrotizing encephalopathy patients with a severe score of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on presentation, brainstem involvement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, and higher MR imaging scores were associated with worse outcome. Association of outcome with acute necrotizing encephalopathy severity score, platelet count, and serum alanine aminotransferase level did not reach a statistically significant level. These results highlight the importance of combined clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging findings in determining the prognostic outcome of acute necrotizing encephalopathy patients.
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- Chit Kwong Chow
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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D'Amico F, Chateau T, Laurent V, Danese S, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Which MRI Score and Technique Should Be Used for Assessing Crohn's Disease Activity? J Clin Med 2020; 9:E1691. [PMID: 32498279 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Magnetic resonance (MR) enterography is assuming an increasingly important and central role in the management of patients with Crohn’s disease, as it is not only involved in diagnosis and staging of the disease but also allows for patients’ follow-up, evaluating the response to therapy, and predicting disease outcomes. Several MR scores have been developed but unfortunately there is no globally accepted score. The most widely used scores are the Magnetic Resonance Index of Activity (MaRIA) score, the London score, the Nancy score, and the Clermont score; however, there are multiple differences between these tools in terms of the assessed radiological items, fasting, administration of oral or intravenous contrast, and the use of diffusion-weighted images. Here we reviewed the main characteristics of each MR scoring system to clarify which is the most appropriate score for monitoring disease activity in both clinical practice and clinical trials.
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Liu J, Zhu Q, Han J, Zhang H, Li Y, Ma Y, Ji H, He D, Gu J, Zhou X, Reveille JD, Jin L, Zou H, Ren S, Wang J. The IgG galactosylation ratio is higher in spondyloarthritis patients and associated with the MRI score. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 39:2317-2323. [PMID: 32124128 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-04998-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES MRI is an important tool for evaluating inflammation levels and assessing treatment response in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, it is expensive and requires experienced physicians. The goal of this study was to identify a biomarker correlated with the MRI score. METHODS A total of 558 spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients including 527 AS patients, 10 psoriasis (PsA) patients, and 21 non-radiographic SpA (nr-SpA) patients and 725 controls were enrolled for the studies. Plasma IgG galactosylation (IgG-Gal) level was measured by mass spectrometry. Clinical indexes such as Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in all AS patients. MRIs and X-rays were obtained from 65 AS patients who were followed up for 6 months. RESULTS The IgG-Gal ratio was twice as high in the AS patients compared with the controls. It correlated with inflammation indices which is evaluated by MRI according to SPARCC. (Pearson coefficient/p value was 0.6/7E10-6). In addition, AS patients with a higher IgG-Gal ratio at baseline tended to show greater improvement in inflammation scores by MRI both in 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSION The IgG-Gal ratio was significantly increased in AS patients. In clinical care, it may be used as a potential biomarker for diagnosis in the future. Key Points • IgG galactosylation level was abnormal in SpA patients. • IgG galactosylation level was associated with MRI indices.
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- Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Arthritis Research, Shanghai Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Arthritis Research, Shanghai Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, The University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, The University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research Ministry of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Institute of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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