2015
Viral exposures and MS outcome in a prospective cohort of children with acquired demyelination
Makhani N, Banwell B, Tellier R, Yea C, McGovern S, O’Mahony J, Ahorro JM, Arnold D, Sadovnick AD, Marrie RA, Bar-Or A, Network O. Viral exposures and MS outcome in a prospective cohort of children with acquired demyelination. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2015, 22: 385-388. PMID: 26199356, DOI: 10.1177/1352458515595876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralChickenpoxChildCohort StudiesCytomegalovirus InfectionsDemyelinating DiseasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleHerpes SimplexHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMultiple SclerosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsCMV infectionEpstein-Barr virus infectionRemote EBV infectionSubsequent MS diagnosisImportant prognostic informationMultiple sclerosis riskVaricella-zoster virusHerpes simplex virusCMV seroprevalenceDemyelinating syndromesMonophasic ADSEBV infectionCytomegalovirus infectionProspective cohortMS diagnosisViral exposurePrognostic informationMS outcomesVirus infectionHigh riskSimplex virusMS developmentInfectionProtective factorsChildren
2013
Diagnosing Neuromyelitis Optica
Makhani N, Bigi S, Banwell B, Shroff M. Diagnosing Neuromyelitis Optica. Neuroimaging Clinics Of North America 2013, 23: 279-291. PMID: 23608690, DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromyelitis opticaRecurrent optic neuritisInflammatory demyelinating disorderNMO spectrum disordersChildhood-onset diseaseBroad clinical spectrumAquaporin-4 expressionImportant therapeutic implicationsOptic neuritisTransverse myelitisDemyelinating disorderPrompt diagnosisMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesRecurrent attacksClinical spectrumBrain lesionsHigh riskTherapeutic implicationsAquaporin-4Severe disabilityDiagnostic accuracyOpticaDisordersSpectrum disorderImaging techniques