Effects of natalizumab therapy on intrathecal antiviral antibody responses in MS

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of natalizumab (NAT) treatment on intrathecally produced antiviral antibodies in MS. METHODS: We performed a longitudinal, observational study analyzing both serum and CSF samples collected before and during NAT treatment for antibodies against measles, rubella, mumps, influenza, entero, herpes, and polyoma viruses, including JC polyomavirus (JCV) and its nearest homologue… Read more »

Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Patient Awareness and Needs. Results From an Online Survey in Italy and Germany.

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Background: Few studies have investigated the experiences of patients around the conversion to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). ManTra is a mixed-method, co-production research project conducted in Italy and Germany to develop an intervention for newly-diagnosed SPMS patients. In previous project actions, we identified the needs and experiences of patients converting to SPMS via literature… Read more »

Healthy women with severe early life trauma show altered neural facilitation of emotion inhibition under acute stress.

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Across psychopathologies, trauma-exposed individuals suffer from difficulties in inhibiting emotions and regulating attention. In trauma-exposed individuals without psychopathology, only subtle alterations of neural activity involved in regulating emotions have been reported. It remains unclear how these neural systems react to demanding environments, when acute (non-traumatic but ordinary) stress serves to perturbate the system. Moreover, associations… Read more »