Publications by authors named "L L Radulovic"

Background: A substantial autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction has been described in multiple sclerosis (MS) and recently, also in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The prevalence of ANS symptoms contributes to the chronic symptom burden in both diseases. The aim of our study was to assess ANS dysfunction in people with (pw) NMOSD and MS, using the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score-31 (COMPASS-31), and additionally, to evaluate if ANS dysfunction have impact on the quality of life of these patients.

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Introduction: Plasma exchange (PE) is widely used in many immune-based neurological diseases. Our aim is to analyze characteristics of PE in neurological patients at the Clinical Center of Montenegro.

Methods: Our study involved neurological patients treated with PE between January 2020 and April 2022.

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Physiological changes associated with aging increase the risk for the development of age-related diseases. This increase is non-specific to the type of age-related disease, although each disease develops through a unique pathophysiologic mechanism. People who age at a faster rate develop age-related diseases earlier in their life.

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Background: Cladribine is an oral disease-modifying drug authorized by the European Medicine Agency for the treatment of highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Objectives: To provide real-world evidence of cladribine's effectiveness and safety in people with MS (pwMS).

Methods: A retrospective observational multi-center, multi-national study of pwMS who were started on cladribine tablets in ten centers from five European countries.

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  • - The study aimed to identify risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections to help improve prevention and trial designs, using a matched case-control method across 50 hospitals from March 2016 to November 2018.
  • - It analyzed data from 235 patients with CRE infections (primarily complicated urinary tract infections), 235 with carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacterales (CSE) infections, and 705 non-infected controls, finding key risk factors like previous CRE colonization, urinary catheter use, and exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics.
  • - The findings highlighted that patients with a history of CRE colonization and those who had urinary catheters or received extensive antibiotic treatment were at
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