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Brain inflammatory disease

MedGen UID:
798945
•Concept ID:
CN197488
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: brain inflammation; brain inflammatory disease; inflammation of brain
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015144
Orphanet: ORPHA102005

Definition

An inflammatory disease involving a pathogenic inflammatory response in the brain. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medical treatment of Rasmussen's Encephalitis: A systematic review.
Lagarde S, Boucraut J, Bartolomei F
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Sep;178(7):675-691. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2022.01.007. PMID: 35131107
Treatment of small vessel primary CNS vasculitis in children: an open-label cohort study.
Hutchinson C, Elbers J, Halliday W, Branson H, Laughlin S, Armstrong D, Hawkins C, Westmacott R, Benseler SM
Lancet Neurol 2010 Nov;9(11):1078-84. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70243-X. PMID: 20889380

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Differences in iron deficiency anemia and mean platelet volume between children with simple and complex febrile seizures.
Ozaydin E, Arhan E, Cetinkaya B, Ozdel S, Değerliyurt A, Güven A, Köse G
Seizure 2012 Apr;21(3):211-4. Epub 2012 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.12.014. PMID: 22251926

Diagnosis

Differences in iron deficiency anemia and mean platelet volume between children with simple and complex febrile seizures.
Ozaydin E, Arhan E, Cetinkaya B, Ozdel S, Değerliyurt A, Güven A, Köse G
Seizure 2012 Apr;21(3):211-4. Epub 2012 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.12.014. PMID: 22251926

Therapy

Nox4 NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species, via endogenous carbon monoxide, promote survival of brain endothelial cells during TNF-α-induced apoptosis.
Basuroy S, Tcheranova D, Bhattacharya S, Leffler CW, Parfenova H
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011 Feb;300(2):C256-65. Epub 2010 Dec 1 doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00272.2010. PMID: 21123734Free PMC Article

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