2020
Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19
Farhadian S, Glick LR, Vogels CBF, Thomas J, Chiarella J, Casanovas-Massana A, Zhou J, Odio C, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Fauver JR, Alpert T, Wyllie AL, Turcotte C, Steinle M, Paczkowski P, Dela Cruz C, Wilen C, Ko AI, MacKay S, Grubaugh ND, Spudich S, Barakat LA. Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19. BMC Neurology 2020, 20: 248. PMID: 32552792, PMCID: PMC7301053, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial presentationCentral nervous system inflammationSARS-CoV-2 infectionCSF inflammatory markersNervous system inflammationCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokinesSeizure-like activityCOVID-19 infectionVirus SARS-CoV-2COVID-19SARS-CoV-2BackgroundCOVID-19Inflammatory markersNeurologic complicationsSystem inflammationImmunocompromised womanNeurologic manifestationsNeurologic symptomsViral neuroinvasionCase presentationWeInfected patientsMental statusRespiratory pathogensConclusionOur findingsInflammation
2019
Neurosyphilis During Acute HIV Infection: A CNS Immunologic and Virologic Characterization.
Chan P, Dumrongpisutikul N, Subra C, Colby DJ, Kroon E, Fletcher J, Sacdalan C, Phanuphak N, Valcour V, Ananworanich J, Trautmann L, Spudich S. Neurosyphilis During Acute HIV Infection: A CNS Immunologic and Virologic Characterization. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: e34-e37. PMID: 31180994, PMCID: PMC10126948, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVery Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute HIV Infection Is Associated With Normalized Levels of Immune Activation Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid but Not in Plasma
Hellmuth J, Slike BM, Sacdalan C, Best J, Kroon E, Phanuphak N, Fletcher JLK, Prueksakaew P, Jagodzinski LL, Valcour V, Robb M, Ananworanich J, Allen IE, Krebs SJ, Spudich S. Very Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute HIV Infection Is Associated With Normalized Levels of Immune Activation Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid but Not in Plasma. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 220: 1885-1891. PMID: 30668739, PMCID: PMC6833977, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV infectionAntiretroviral therapyART initiationCerebrospinal fluidWeek 96Week 24HIV infectionImmune activationAHI groupHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEarly ART initiationPlasma CCL2 levelsTrajectory of HIVChronic immune activationImmune activation markersSuppressive antiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virus infectionInterleukin-6 levelsMarkers of inflammationPlasma neopterin levelsWeeks of treatmentCentral nervous systemART regimenCCL2 levelsNeopterin levels
2018
Structural and functional brain imaging in acute HIV
Samboju V, Philippi CL, Chan P, Cobigo Y, Fletcher JLK, Robb M, Hellmuth J, Benjapornpong K, Dumrongpisutikul N, Pothisri M, Paul R, Ananworanich J, Spudich S, Valcour V, 010/RV254 S, teams R. Structural and functional brain imaging in acute HIV. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 20: 327-335. PMID: 30101063, PMCID: PMC6082997, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultBrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAcute HIV infectionAntiretroviral treatmentDiffusion tensor imagingAHI groupNPZ-4HIV RNARadial diffusivityFractional anisotropyCerebrospinal fluidHigher CD4 cell countsParahippocampal cortexHigher resting-state functional connectivityCombination antiretroviral treatmentHIV disease variablesLeft parahippocampal cortexMean CD4 countPlasma HIV RNACD4 cell countCopies/mLNeuropsychological testing performanceMicrostructural white matterFunctional brain integrityMiddle frontal gyrusSuperior longitudinal fasciculusDistribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Is Linked to CD4/CD8 Ratio During Acute HIV
Chan P, Patel P, Hellmuth J, Colby DJ, Kroon E, Sacdalan C, Pinyakorn S, Jagodzinski L, Krebs S, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, Spudich S, Team R. Distribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Is Linked to CD4/CD8 Ratio During Acute HIV. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2018, 218: 937-945. PMID: 29741638, PMCID: PMC6093332, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4/CD8 ratioCSF HIV RNAHIV RNACD8 ratioCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus ribonucleic acidCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune markersLog10 copies/mLStage I/IIHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNAChronic HIV infectionHigher CSF neopterinAcute HIV infectionPlasma HIV RNACopies/mLHuman immunodeficiency virus ribonucleic acid levelsRibonucleic acid levelsVirus ribonucleic acidAcute HIVCSF neopterinSCD14 levelsAcute infectionMedian ageImmune markers
2016
Neurologic signs and symptoms frequently manifest in acute HIV infection
Hellmuth J, Fletcher JL, Valcour V, Kroon E, Ananworanich J, Intasan J, Lerdlum S, Narvid J, Pothisri M, Allen I, Krebs SJ, Slike B, Prueksakaew P, Jagodzinski LL, Puttamaswin S, Phanuphak N, Spudich S, Phanuphak P, Phanuphak N, Colby D, Chalermchai T, Chomchey N, Suttichom D, Rattanamanee S, Sangtawan P, Rattanamanee S, Nuntapinit B, Rakyat P, Inprakong S, Lucksanawong S, Ruangjan P, Nuchwong A, Kruacharoen P, O’Connell R, Adams C, Clifford K, Wendelken L, Le L, Mistry H, Tovanabutra S, Pinyakorn S, Robb M, Paul R. Neurologic signs and symptoms frequently manifest in acute HIV infection. Neurology 2016, 87: 148-154. PMID: 27287217, PMCID: PMC4940060, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAcute HIV infectionNeurologic findingsHIV infectionAcute HIVNeurologic manifestationsNeurologic evaluationHIV infection durationLog10 HIV RNASevere neurologic manifestationsStructural neuroimaging abnormalitiesCART initiationAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNAInflammatory markersMotor findingsNeuroimaging abnormalitiesStudy entryNeurologic signsBrain MRIInfection durationCognitive symptomsViral factorsInfectionDiagnosis
2012
Change in Brain Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy after Treatment during Acute HIV Infection
Sailasuta N, Ross W, Ananworanich J, Chalermchai T, DeGruttola V, Lerdlum S, Pothisri M, Busovaca E, Ratto-Kim S, Jagodzinski L, Spudich S, Michael N, Kim JH, Valcour V, Phanuphak N, Teeratakulpisarn N, Fletcher J, Suttichom D, Pinyakorn S, Rattanamanee S, Chomchey N, Mangum P, Ubolyam S, Suwanwela N, Chaisinanunkul N, Suthiponpaisan U, Sutthapas C, deSouza M, Ngauy V, Trichavaroj R, Akapirat S, Marovich M, Wendelken L, Busovaca E, Liu C, Mun E, Miller B. Change in Brain Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy after Treatment during Acute HIV Infection. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e49272. PMID: 23229129, PMCID: PMC3500278, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccipital gray matterAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionFrontal gray matterFrontal white matterN-acetyl aspartateBasal gangliaControl subjectsGray matterHIV-negative control subjectsInitiation of ARTSingle-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopyBrain magnetic resonance spectroscopyAcute HIV infectionEarly antiretroviral therapyBrain metabolite levelsNegative control subjectsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyHIV subjectsBrain inflammationNeuronal injuryHIV casesCNS injuryCellular inflammationCentral Nervous System Viral Invasion and Inflammation During Acute HIV Infection
Valcour V, Chalermchai T, Sailasuta N, Marovich M, Lerdlum S, Suttichom D, Suwanwela NC, Jagodzinski L, Michael N, Spudich S, van Griensven F, de Souza M, Kim J, Ananworanich J. Central Nervous System Viral Invasion and Inflammation During Acute HIV Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 206: 275-282. PMID: 22551810, PMCID: PMC3490695, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV RNA levelsAcute HIV infectionCSF HIV RNA levelsCopies/mLHIV infectionCerebrospinal fluidHIV RNARNA levelsPlasma HIV RNA levelsCentral nervous system eventsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCSF HIV RNAFiebig stages IIntrathecal immune activationAcute retroviral syndromeImmunodeficiency virus infectionNervous system eventsMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance spectroscopy characterizationCSF neopterinBrain inflammationCNS inflammationCSF levelsHIV transmissionImmune activation