2022
Challenges in the Clinical Recognition of Acute Flaccid Myelitis and its Implications
Hayes LH, Hopkins SE, Liu S, Pardo CA, Garcia-Dominguez MA, Oleszek J, Yea C, Ciftci-Kavaklioglu B, Yeh EA, Dean J, Sadowsky CL, Desai J, Wiegand S, Farias-Moeller R, Nash K, Thakur KT, Vargas WS, Hong-Routson SJ, Yeshokumar A, Zhou MS, Makhani N, Wilson-Murphy M, Bove R, Zhang B, Benson LA. Challenges in the Clinical Recognition of Acute Flaccid Myelitis and its Implications. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2022, 253: 55-62.e4. PMID: 36115622, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flaccid myelitisInitial diagnosisCase definitionRetrospective multicenter studyPrevention case definitionInitial differential diagnosisNew treatment optionsInitial clinical encounterIntensive care monitoringRespiratory decompensationImmunomodulatory treatmentIntravenous immunoglobulinVentilatory supportPediatric patientsClinical featuresAcute careMulticenter studyTreatment optionsClinical recognitionTreatment paradigmClinical impactDifferential diagnosisPatientsDisease controlClinical encounters
2013
Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review
Kingwell E, Marriott JJ, Jetté N, Pringsheim T, Makhani N, Morrow SA, Fisk JD, Evans C, Béland SG, Kulaga S, Dykeman J, Wolfson C, Koch MW, Marrie RA. Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review. BMC Neurology 2013, 13: 128. PMID: 24070256, PMCID: PMC3856596, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent diagnostic criteriaIncidence estimatesDiagnostic criteriaOriginal population-based studiesEpidemiology of MSPrevalence of MSPopulation-based studyPeer-reviewed full-text articlesComprehensive literature searchFull-text articlesBackgroundMultiple sclerosisMS incidenceMS prevalenceNeurological disabilityMultiple sclerosisCase definitionCommon causeInclusion criteriaMethodological qualityEpidemiological dataRecent studiesSystematic reviewPrevalenceLiterature searchIncidenceIncidence and Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Americas: A Systematic Review
Evans C, Beland SG, Kulaga S, Wolfson C, Kingwell E, Marriott J, Koch M, Makhani N, Morrow S, Fisk J, Dykeman J, Jetté N, Pringsheim T, Marrie RA. Incidence and Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Americas: A Systematic Review. Neuroepidemiology 2013, 40: 195-210. PMID: 23363936, DOI: 10.1159/000342779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of MSMultiple sclerosisUniform case definitionComprehensive literature searchQuality of studiesFull-text articlesMS prevalenceCase definitionLifestyle habitsSex distributionInclusion criteriaStudy qualitySystematic reviewMajority of studiesPrevalenceStandardized ratesIncidenceLiterature searchSclerosisEpidemiological knowledgeSearch termsAssessment toolFuture studiesQuality scoresReview