Are the out-of-pocket costs of your medications taking a toll on your finances? Rising drug costs are happening to many people with neurological diseases, but people with multiple sclerosis (MS) ...

The results correct a misconception in the ACR/EULAR criteria for IgG4-RD that list hypocomplementemia as a feature limited to patients with renal involvement. A new study has found that ...

Differentiating POEMS syndrome from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is important because both have similar demyelinating features but require different treatments.

Eculizumab was started between 35 and 61 days following the onset of the NMOSD attack and partially reduced the symptoms of all 5 patients. Eculizumab treatment may reduce the symptoms of ...

When AIH is suspected in the context of cholestasis, an overlap syndrome should be considered, as was observed in this case. Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can be complicated with other autoimmune ...

Understanding the DSP patterns may aid in determining responses to treatments that target demyelinating neuropathies like CIDP. Statistical tools could help predict axonal loss that leads to distal ...

Both predictive models suggest that tryptase, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin are key indicators of disease severity in SM. Researchers have developed 2 new predictive models using peripheral ...

Early diagnosis is vital in AAV with interstitial lung disease so that treatment can begin as soon as possible. Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) ...

A patient with PLA2R-positive membranous nephropathy later developed IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis and renal masses, which resolved with glucocorticoid therapy. Glucocorticoid therapy ...

Tertiary lymphoid structures were present in 61.3% of the liver tissues obtained from patients with PBC. Tertiary lymphoid structures are characteristics of lymphocyte accumulation in the portal ...

Now that I’m in my 30s, navigating life with a progressive muscle disease like limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) has been emotionally and mentally challenging. The fear of losing close family, or ...

When I’m out in public, whether it be a doctor’s office or a clothing store, I usually have to deal with people ogling my scooter. I understand that I look a little different and that the way I have ...