Abstracts tagged "central nervous system involvement"

Abstract Number: 447 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discriminating between Central & Peripheral Pain Sensitization Using a Slowly Repeated Evoked Pain Protocol
Manuel Romero¹, Stephen Bruehl², Gustavo A Reyes del Paso³ and Pablo De la Coba³, ¹University Hospital of Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ²Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Department of Psychology, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
Background/Purpose: In a prior study, the response of pain sensitization by fibromyalgia (FM) patients to a protocol of Slowly Repeated Evoked Pain (SREP)* was strongly…
Abstract Number: 2732 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recommendations for the Management of Neuro-Behcet’s Disease By the Japanese National Research Committee for Behcet’s Disease
Hirotoshi Kikuchi¹, Tetsuji Sawada², Masato Okada³, Mitsuhiro Takeno⁴, Masataka Kuwana⁴, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo⁵, Izumi Kawachi⁶, Hideki Mochizuki⁷, Susumu Kusunoki⁸ and Shunsei Hirohata⁹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan, ³Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ⁶Department of Neurology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan, ⁷Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ⁸Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ⁹Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Central nervous system involvement is one of the most serious complications in Behçet’s disease (BD). This condition is referred to as neuro-Behçet’s disease (NB)…
Abstract Number: 18L • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary CNS Vaculitis Vs Neurosarcoidosis: Can We Predict the Diagnosis with MRI?
Didem Saygin¹, Priya Sundaram-Simonelli², Leonard H. Calabrese³, Elisabeth Ray⁴, William Messner⁵, Stephen Jones², Jinny Tavee⁶ and Rula A Hajj-Ali⁷, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Neuroradiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Rheumatic & Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Neuromuscular diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Rheumatic and Immunologic Dis, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Background/Purpose: Neurosarcoidosis and primary angiitis of central nervous system (PACNS) are inflammatory diseases affecting central nervous system, with overlapping clinical and pathological characteristics. Differentiating between…
Abstract Number: 39 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Pregabalin (Lyrica®) on Cerebrospinal Fluid Substance P in Human Subjects with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Irwin Jon Russell¹, Joel E. Michalek² and Sorleen Trevino-Mendez³, ¹Affiliated with Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center of South Texas, Medical Director, Fibromyalgia Research and Consulting, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, TX, ²Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, TX, ³Medical Student, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome [FMS] is a common chronic pain disorder. Pregabalin (PGB) is one of three medications approved by the FDA for treatment of FMS.…
Abstract Number: 1348 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neuromyelitis Optica: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among Rheumatologists Versus Non-Rheumatologists
Sabrina Gmuca¹, Rui Xiao², Amy T. Waldman³, Jeffrey S. Gerber⁴ and Pamela F. Weiss⁵, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system that has been associated with systemic autoimmunity often cared for by…
Abstract Number: 1931 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Findings in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Pachymeningitis and Implications in Quality of Life
Violeta Higuera-Ortiz¹, Natllely Ruiz¹, Daniel Carrillo², Abraham Reynoso², Rosa Delia Delgado-Hernández² and Luis F. Flores-Suarez¹, ¹Primary Systemic Vasculitides Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The frequency of CNS involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is uncommon (4-18%). Among them, pachymeningitis (PM) has been reported in 0.6-8%. Improvement of…
Abstract Number: 2819 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Utility of Anti-Aquaporin 4 Antibody Measurement in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Manifestations
Simone Mader¹, Yoshiyuki Arinuma¹, Venkatesh Jeganathan¹, Yuichiro Fujieda², Irena Dujmovi³, Jelen Drulovic³, Yuko Sakuma⁴, Shinsuke Yasuda⁵, Joel Stern⁶, Cynthia Aranow⁶, Meggan Mackay⁷, Tatsuya Atsumi⁵, Shunsei Hirohata⁸ and Betty Diamond⁹, ¹Center of Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Diseases, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ³Clinical Centre of Serbia University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ⁶The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disorders, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁸Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁹Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Diseases, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies. Among the complications of SLE, neuropsychiatric manifestations (NPSLE) can…
Abstract Number: 2951 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Outcomes in Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
Elisabeth Ray¹, Didem Saygin², Anabelle Morales-Mena³, William Messner⁴, Leonard H. Calabrese⁵ and Rula A Hajj-Ali⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Rheumatology, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH, ⁴Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Rheumatic & Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Rheumatic and Immunologic Dis, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Results: 1855 patient records were identified using the ICD-9 code for cerebral angiitis. 78 patients met inclusion criteria, of which 27 responded to the questionnaires…
Abstract Number: 769 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Soluble Alpha-Klotho in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kunihiro Ichinose¹, Takeshi Ushigusa², Masataka Umeda¹, Tomohiro Koga², Atsushi Kawakami² and Shuntaro Sato³, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Clinical Research Center, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
Evaluation of Soluble alpha-Klotho in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus ErythematosusABSTRACTBackground/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a serious complication in SLE that presents a variety of…
Abstract Number: 889 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Central Nervous System Involvement of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss): Retrospective Analysis of 26 Cases and Review of the Literature
Raphael André¹, Chahéra Khouatra², Jean-Luc Saraux³, Francois Maurier⁴, Gilles Blaison⁵, Boris Bienvenu⁶, Pascal Cathebras⁷, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau⁸, Robin Dhote⁹, Aurélie Foucher¹⁰, Helder Gil¹¹, Joelle Lapouarie¹², David Launay¹³, Edouard Pertuiset¹⁴, Valentine Loustau¹⁵, Thierry Zenone¹⁶, Claire Le Jeunne¹⁷, Luc Mouthon¹⁸, Loïc Guillevin¹⁹ and Benjamin Terrier²⁰, ¹Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²CHU Lyon, Lyon, France, ³CH Eaubonne, Eaubonne, France, ⁴HP Metz Belle Isle Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Metz, France, ⁵Internal medicine, CHR, Colmar, France, ⁶Internal Medicine, Hospital Caen, Caen, France, ⁷Internal Medicine, University Hospital St Etienne, St Etienne, France, ⁸Internal Medicine Department, Cochin Hospital, “René-Descartes Paris V” University, Paris, France, ⁹Internal Medicine, Hospital Avicenne, Bobigny, France, ¹⁰CHU, Saint Pierre de la Réunion, France, ¹¹CHU, Besancon, France, ¹²CHU, Pau, France, ¹³Service de Médecine Interne, Centre National de Référence des Maladies Systémiques Rares, Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁴CH René Dubos, Pontoise, France, ¹⁵Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ¹⁶CH de Valence, Valence, France, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Referent Center for Necrotizing Vasculitis and Systemic Sclerosis, Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP, Paris, France, ¹⁹Internal Medicine, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ²⁰Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is characterized by asthma, blood and tissue eosinophilia, vasculitis-related peripheral neuropathy, glomerulonephritis or skin symptoms. Although peripheral nervous system…
Abstract Number: 1449 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Anakinra (Kineret®) on Measures of Central Nervous System Inflammation and Headaches in Pediatric Patients with Severe Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
Hans Olivecrona¹, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky², Torbjörn Kullenberg¹ and Mika Leinonen³, ¹Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases Section, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³4Pharma AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) include a group of rare inherited autoinflammatory diseases consisting of Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells Syndrome and the most…
Abstract Number: 2427 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Childhood Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Alice Brambilla¹, Alessandra Cosi², Anna Rosati², Renzo Guerrini², Rolando Cimaz¹ and Gabriele Simonini¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital-University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ²Neurology Unit, Neurology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital-University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
Background/Purpose: Childhood primary central nervous system vasculitis (cPANCS) is an inflammatory brain disease targeting either small (angiography-negative) or medium-large (angiography-positive) central nervous system vessels. Vascular…
Abstract Number: 1282 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Pain Modulation Is Related to Body Perception in People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley¹ and Andrew Kittelson², ¹Physical Therapy Program, UCD Physical Therapy Program, Aurora, CO, ²Rehabilitation Science PhD Program, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose Cortically mediated changes in body perception have been linked to a variety of chronic pain conditions, including knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, associations between body…
Abstract Number: 2763 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome of Chronic Progressive Neurological Manifestations in Behcet’s Disease
Shunsei Hirohata¹, Hirotoshi Kikuchi², Tetsuji Sawada³, Hiroko Nagafuchi⁴, Msataka Kuwana⁵, Mitsuhiro Takeno⁶ and Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo⁷, ¹Int Med/Rheumatol & Infec Dis, Kitasato Univ School of Med, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Internal Medicine 3, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁵Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Clinical Laboratory Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, ⁷Int Med & Clin Immunology, Yokohama City Grad Schl of Med, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Chronic progressive neurological manifestations in Behcet's disease (BD) is characterized by progressive deterioration leading to disability either with or without a history of previous…
Abstract Number: 2659 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neurofilament H Is Associated with White Matter Lesions in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Aline T. Lapa¹, Mariana Postal¹, Nailu A. Sinicato¹, Lucas Ferreti Silveira², Fernando Cendes³, Roberto Marini⁴ and Simone Appenzeller⁵, ¹Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Departament of Pediatrics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁵Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose Imaging findings in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are diverse; and diffuse or regional atrophy and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) have been described in…

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