Publications by authors named "Tifanie Alberto"

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  • The study investigated immune checkpoint inhibitor-related encephalitis (ICI-encephalitis) to better understand its characteristics, identify diagnostic biomarkers, and explore factors predicting patient outcomes.* -
  • It analyzed data from 67 patients (median age 69 years) diagnosed between 2015-2023, finding that 64% had focal syndromes (like limbic encephalitis) while 36% had meningoencephalitis, with the former showing worse treatment responses and higher mortality rates.* -
  • The presence of PNS-related antibodies and abnormal MRI findings were more common in focal encephalitis cases, highlighting important distinctions that could guide future diagnostics and therapeutic strategies.*
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Few studies have investigated sustained B-cell depletion after long-term intravenous (IV) anti-CD20 B-cell depleting therapy (BCDT) in multiple sclerosis (MS) with respect to strict and/or minimal disease activity. The main objective of this study was to investigate how sustained B-cell depletion after BCDT influences clinical and radiological stability as defined by "no evidence of disease activity" (NEDA-3) and "minimal evidence of disease activity" (MEDA) status in MS patients at 12 and 18 months. Furthermore, we assessed the frequency of serious adverse events (SAE), and the influence of prior lymphocytopenia-inducing treatment (LIT) on lymphocyte subset counts and gammaglobulins in MS patients receiving long-term BCDT.

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Anti-Hu are the most frequent antibodies in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, mainly associated with an often limited stage small cell lung cancer. The clinical presentation is pleomorphic, frequently multifocal. Although the predominant phenotypes are well characterized, how different neurological syndromes associate is unclear.

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Background And Objectives: Kappa free light chains (KFLC) seem to efficiently diagnose MS. However, extensive cohort studies are lacking to establish consensus cut-offs, notably to rule out non-MS autoimmune CNS disorders. Our objectives were to (1) determine diagnostic performances of CSF KFLC, KFLC index, and KFLC intrathecal fraction (IF) threshold values that allow us to separate MS from different CNS disorder control populations and compare them with oligoclonal bands' (OCB) performances and (2) to identify independent factors associated with KFLC quantification in MS.

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