Lancet neurology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Safety and efficacy of inebilizumab for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: end-of-study results from the open-label period of the N-MOmentum trial.
Inebilizumab, an anti-CD19 B-cell-depleting antibody, demonstrated safety and efficacy in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in the randomised controlled period of the N-MOmentum trial. Here, end-of-study data, including the randomised controlled period and open-label extension period, are reported. ⋯ MedImmune and Viela Bio/Horizon Therapeutics, now part of Amgen.
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Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with multifactorial causes, among which genetic risk factors play a part. The RAB GTPases are regulators and substrates of LRRK2, and variants in the LRRK2 gene are important risk factors for Parkinson's disease. We aimed to explore genetic variability in RAB GTPases within cases of familial Parkinson's disease. ⋯ National Institutes of Health, the Canada Excellence Research Chairs program, Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and the UK Medical Research Council.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Medical management and surgery versus medical management alone for symptomatic cerebral cavernous malformation (CARE): a feasibility study and randomised, open, pragmatic, pilot phase trial.
The highest priority uncertainty for people with symptomatic cerebral cavernous malformation is whether to have medical management and surgery or medical management alone. We conducted a pilot phase randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of addressing this uncertainty in a definitive trial. ⋯ National Institute for Health and Care Research.
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Review
Haemorrhagic stroke and brain vascular malformations in women: risk factors and clinical features.
Haemorrhagic stroke is a severe condition with poor prognosis. Biological sex influences the risk factors, presentations, treatment, and patient outcomes of intracerebral haemorrhage, aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, and vascular malformations. Women are usually older at onset of intracerebral haemorrhage compared with men but have an increased risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage as they age. ⋯ The presence of intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, or cavernous malformations poses unique clinical dilemmas during pregnancy and delivery. In the absence of evidence-based guidelines for managing the low yet uncertain risk of haemorrhagic stroke during pregnancy and delivery in women with vascular malformations, multidisciplinary teams should carefully assess the risks and benefits of delivery methods for these patients. Health-care providers should recognise and address the challenges that women might have to confront when recovering from haemorrhagic stroke.