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1. Guillain-Barré syndrome during the Zika virus outbreak in Northeast Brazil: An observational cohort study

Author: Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Lant, S.B. (Suzannah B.), Militão de Albuquerque, M.D.F.P. (Maria de Fatima Pessoa), de Brito, C.A.A. (Carlos Alexandre Antunes), de Albuquerque, L.B.B. (Lívia Brito Bezerra), Ellul, M.A. (Mark A.), de Oliveira França, R.F. (Rafael Freitas), Gourlay, D. (Dawn), Griffiths, M.J. (Michael J.), de Miranda Henriques-Souza, A.M. (Adélia Maria), de Morais Machado, M.Í. (Maria Í.), Medialdea-Carrera, R. (Raquel), Mehta, R. (Ravi), da Paz Melo, R. (Roberta), Mesquita, S.D. (Solange D.), Moreira, Á.J.P. (Álvaro J.P.), Pena, L.J. (Lindomar J.), Santos, M.L. (Marcela Lopes), Turtle, L. (Lance), Solomon, T. (Tom), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Brito Ferreira, M.L. (Maria L.), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Lant, S.B. (Suzannah B.), Militão de Albuquerque, M.D.F.P. (Maria de Fatima Pessoa), de Brito, C.A.A. (Carlos Alexandre Antunes), de Albuquerque, L.B.B. (Lívia Brito Bezerra), Ellul, M.A. (Mark A.), de Oliveira França, R.F. (Rafael Freitas), Gourlay, D. (Dawn), Griffiths, M.J. (Michael J.), de Miranda Henriques-Souza, A.M. (Adélia Maria), de Morais Machado, M.Í. (Maria Í.), Medialdea-Carrera, R. (Raquel), Mehta, R. (Ravi), da Paz Melo, R. (Roberta), Mesquita, S.D. (Solange D.), Moreira, Á.J.P. (Álvaro J.P.), Pena, L.J. (Lindomar J.), Santos, M.L. (Marcela Lopes), Turtle, L. (Lance), Solomon, T. (Tom), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Brito Ferreira, M.L. (Maria L.)
Abstract: Objective: To determine the clinical phenotype of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, the anti-glycolipid antibody signature, and the role of other circulating arthropod-borne viruses, we describe a cohort of GBS patients identified during ZIKV and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks in Northeast Brazil. Methods: We prospectively recruited GBS patients from a regional neurology center in Northeast Brazil between December 2014 and February 2017. Serum and CSF were tested for ZIKV, CHIKV, and dengue virus (DENV), by RT-PCR and antibodies, and serum was tested for GBS-associated antibodies to glycolipids. Results: Seventy-one patients were identified. Forty-eight (68%) had laboratory evidence of a recent arbovirus infection; 25 (52%) ZIKV, 8 (17%) CHIKV, 1 (2%) DENV, and 14 (29%) ZIKV and CHIKV. Most patients with a recent arbovirus infection had motor and sensory symptoms (72%), a demyelinating electrophysiological subtype (67%) and a facial palsy (58%). Patients with a recent infection with ZIKV and CHIKV had a longer hospital admission and more frequent mechanical ventilation compared to the other patients. No specific anti-glycolipid antibody signature was identified in association with arbovirus infection, although significant antibody titres to GM1, GalC, LM1, and GalNAc-GD1a were found infrequently. Conclusion: A large proportion of cases had laboratory evidence of a recent infection with ZIKV or CHIKV, and recent infection with both viruses was found in almost one third of patients. Most patients with a recent arbovirus infection had a sensorimotor, demyelinating GBS. We did not find a specific anti-glycolipid antibody signature in association with arbovirus-related GBS.
Published: 2021
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2. Genetic biomarkers for intravenous immunoglobulin response in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Author: Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Bengrine, T. (Thiziri), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Baas, F. (Frank), Nagelkerke, S.Q. (Sietse Q.), Kuijpers, T.W. (Taco W.), Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Bunschoten, C. (Carina), Broers, M.C. (Merel C.), Willemsen, S.P. (Sten P.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Bengrine, T. (Thiziri), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Baas, F. (Frank), Nagelkerke, S.Q. (Sietse Q.), Kuijpers, T.W. (Taco W.), Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Bunschoten, C. (Carina), Broers, M.C. (Merel C.), Willemsen, S.P. (Sten P.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Huizinga, R. (Ruth)
Abstract: Background and purpose: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a clinical and electrophysiological heterogeneous immune-mediated polyneuropathy. Int
Published: 2021
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3. Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outbreak in Peru 2019 Associated With Campylobacter jejuni Infection

Author: Ramos, A.P. (Ana P.), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Cuba, M.A. (Mireya A.), Castañeda, C.C. (Carlos C.), Dioses, J.A. (Jose A.), Tipismana, M.A. (Martin A.), Abanto, J.T. (Jesus T.), Llanos, A. (Alejandro), Gourlay, D. (Dawn), Grogl, M. (Max), Ramos, M. (Mariana), Rojas, J.D. (Jesus D.), Meza, R. (Rina), Puiu, D. (Daniela), Sherman, R.M. (Rachel M.), Salzberg, S.L. (Steven L.), Simner, P.J. (Patricia J.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Umeres, H.F. (Hugo F.), Pardo, C. (Carlos), Ramos, A.P. (Ana P.), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Cuba, M.A. (Mireya A.), Castañeda, C.C. (Carlos C.), Dioses, J.A. (Jose A.), Tipismana, M.A. (Martin A.), Abanto, J.T. (Jesus T.), Llanos, A. (Alejandro), Gourlay, D. (Dawn), Grogl, M. (Max), Ramos, M. (Mariana), Rojas, J.D. (Jesus D.), Meza, R. (Rina), Puiu, D. (Daniela), Sherman, R.M. (Rachel M.), Salzberg, S.L. (Steven L.), Simner, P.J. (Patricia J.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Umeres, H.F. (Hugo F.), and Pardo, C. (Carlos)
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical phenotypes and infectious triggers in the 2019 Peruvian Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) outbreak. METHODS: We prospectively collected clinical and neurophysiologic data of patients with GBS admitted to a tertiary hospital in Lima, Peru, between May and August 2019. Molecular, immunologic, and microbiological methods were used to identify causative infectious agents. Sera from 41 controls were compared with cases for antibodies to Campylobacter jejuni and gangliosides. Genomic analysis was performed on 4 C jejuni isolates. RESULTS: The 49 included patients had a median age of 44 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30-54 years), and 28 (57%) were male. Thirty-two (65%) had symptoms of a preceding infection: 24 (49%) diarrhea and 13 (27%) upper respiratory tract infection. The median time between infectious to neurologic symptoms was 3 days (IQR 2-9 days). Eighty percent had a pure motor form of GBS, 21 (43%) had the axonal electrophysiologic subtype, and 18% the demyelinating subtype. Evidence of recent C jejuni infection was found in 28/43 (65%). No evidence of recent arbovirus infection was found. Twenty-three cases vs 11 controls (OR 3.3, confidence interval [CI] 95% 1.2-9.2, p < 0.01) had IgM and/or IgA antibodies against C jejuni. Anti-GM1:phosphatidylserine and/or anti-GT1a:GM1 heteromeric complex antibodies were strongly positive in cases (92.9% sensitivity and 68.3% specificity). Genomic analysis showed that the C jejuni strains were closely related and had the Asn51 polymorphism at cstII gene. CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates that the 2019 Peruvian GBS outbreak was associated with C jejuni infection and that the C jejuni strains linked to GBS circulate widely in different parts of the world.
Published: 2021
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4. Frequency of fatigue and its changes in the first 6 months after traumatic brain injury: results from the CENTER-TBI study

Author: Andelic, N. (Nada), Røe, C. (Cecilie), Brunborg, C. (Cathrine), Zeldovich, M. (Marina), Løvstad, M. (Marianne), Løke, D. (Daniel), Borgen, I.M. (Ida M.), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Howe, E.I. (Emilie I.), Forslund, M.V. (Marit V.), Dahl, H.M. (Hilde M.), Von Steinbuechel, N. (Nicole), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Clusmann, H. (Hans), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), Boogert, H. (Hugo), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy -Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L), Foks, K. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mikolic, A. (Ana), Misset, B. (Benoit), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Maria Tudora, C. (Cristina), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Jagt, M. (Mathieu), Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje), Jeroen, T.J.M.D. (T.J.M. van Dijck), Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim), Heugten, C. (Caroline), Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T. (Thijs), RoelWijk, P.J. (P. J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederick A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), Zoerle, T. (Tommaso), Andelic, N. (Nada), Røe, C. (Cecilie), Brunborg, C. (Cathrine), Zeldovich, M. (Marina), Løvstad, M. (Marianne), Løke, D. (Daniel), Borgen, I.M. (Ida M.), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Howe, E.I. (Emilie I.), Forslund, M.V. (Marit V.), Dahl, H.M. (Hilde M.), Von Steinbuechel, N. (Nicole), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Clusmann, H. (Hans), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), Boogert, H. (Hugo), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy -Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L), Foks, K. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mikolic, A. (Ana), Misset, B. (Benoit), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Maria Tudora, C. (Cristina), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Jagt, M. (Mathieu), Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje), Jeroen, T.J.M.D. (T.J.M. van Dijck), Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim), Heugten, C. (Caroline), Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T. (Thijs), RoelWijk, P.J. (P. J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederick A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), and Zoerle, T. (Tommaso)
Abstract: Background: Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported subjective symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aims were to assess frequency of fatigue over the first 6 months after TBI, and examine whether fatigue changes could be predicted by demographic characteristics, injury severity and comorbidities. Methods: Patients with acute TBI admitted to 65 trauma centers were enrolled in the study Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI). Subje
Published: 2020
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5. Informed consent procedures in patients with an acute inability to provide informed consent

Author: van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P.J.), van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T.J.M.), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Veen, E. (Ernest) van, Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Menon, D.K. (David K.), Peul, W.C. (Wilco C.), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), den Boogert, H. (Hugo), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K.A. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B.Y. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, A.L.C.J.R.M. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Misset, B. (Benoit), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C.A. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K.B. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers-Groeneweg, E.J.A. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederick A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), Zoerle, T. (Tommaso), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P.J.), van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T.J.M.), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Veen, E. (Ernest) van, Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Menon, D.K. (David K.), Peul, W.C. (Wilco C.), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), den Boogert, H. (Hugo), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K.A. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B.Y. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, A.L.C.J.R.M. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Misset, B. (Benoit), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C.A. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K.B. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers-Groeneweg, E.J.A. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederick A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), and Zoerle, T. (Tommaso)
Abstract: Purpose: Enrolling traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with an inability to provide informed consent in research is challenging. Alternatives to patient consent are not sufficiently embedded in European and national legislation, which allows procedural variation and bias. We aimed to quantify variations in informed consent policy and practice. Methods: Variation was explored in the CENTER-TBI study. Policies were reported by using a questionnaire and national legislation. Data on used informed consent procedures were available for 4498 patients from 57 centres across 17 European countries. Results: Variation in the use of informed consent procedures was found between and within EU member states. Proxy informed consent (N = 1377;64%) was the most frequently used type of consent in the ICU, followed by patient informed consent (N = 426;20%) and deferred consent (N = 334;16%). Deferred consent was only actively used in 15 centres (26%), although it was considered valid in 47 centres (82%). Conclusions: Alternatives to patient consent are essential for TBI research. While there seems to be concordance amongst national legislations, there is regional variability in institutional practices with respect to the use of different informed consent procedures. Variation could be caused by several reasons, including inconsistencies in clear legislation or knowledge of such legislation amongst researchers.
Published: 2020
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6. Guillain-Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy after alemtuzumab therapy in kidney transplant recipients

Author: van der Zwan, M., Hesselink, D.A. (Dennis), Brusse, E. (Esther), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, van den Hoogen, M.W.F., de Weerd, A.E., Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), van der Zwan, M., Hesselink, D.A. (Dennis), Brusse, E. (Esther), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, van den Hoogen, M.W.F., de Weerd, A.E., and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Published: 2020
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7. Guillain-Barré syndrome in times of pandemics

Author: Leonhard, S.E., Cornblath, D.R. (David), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Sejvar, J.J., Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leonhard, S.E., Cornblath, D.R. (David), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Sejvar, J.J., and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Published: 2020
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8. Frequency of fatigue and its changes in the first 6 months after traumatic brain injury: results from the CENTER-TBI study

Author: Andelic, N. (Nada), Røe, C. (Cecilie), Brunborg, C. (Cathrine), Zeldovich, M. (Marina), Løvstad, M. (Marianne), Løke, D. (Daniel), Borgen, I.M. (Ida M.), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Howe, E.I. (Emilie I.), Forslund, M.V. (Marit V.), Dahl, H.M. (Hilde M.), Von Steinbuechel, N. (Nicole), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Clusmann, H. (Hans), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), Boogert, H. (Hugo), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy -Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L), Foks, K. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mikolic, A. (Ana), Misset, B. (Benoit), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. 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Abstract: Background: Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported subjective symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aims were t
Published: 2020
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9. Tracheal intubation in traumatic brain injury

Author: Gravesteijn, B.Y. (Benjamin), Sewalt, C.A. (Charlie), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Menon, D.K. (David Krishna), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Klimek, M. (Markus), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Cavallo, S. (Simona), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Ceyisakar, I.E. (Iris), Clusmann, H. (Hans), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Boogert, H.D. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K.A. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, A.L.C.J.R.M. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew I.R.), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. 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(Iris), Clusmann, H. (Hans), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dark, P. (Paul), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Boogert, H.D. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K.A. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, A.L.C.J.R.M. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Johnson, F. (Faye), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kowark, A. (Ana), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Ledoux, D. (Didier), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew I.R.), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mikolic, A. (Ana), Misset, B. (Benoit), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T.J.M.), van Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P.J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K.B. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers-Groeneweg, E.J.A. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederick A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), and Zoerle, T. (Tommaso)
Abstract: Background: We aimed to study the associations between pre- and in-hospital tracheal intubation and outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI), and whether the association varied according to injury severity. Methods: Data from the international prospective pan-European cohort study, Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research for TBI (CENTER-TBI), were used (n=4509). For prehospital intubation, we excluded self-presenters. For in-hospital intubation, patients whose tracheas were intubated on-scene were excluded. The association between intubation and outcome was analysed with ordinal regression with adjustment for the International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials in TBI variables and extracranial injury. We assessed whether the effect of intubation varied by injury severity by testing the added value of an interaction term with likelihood ratio tests. Results: In the prehospital analysis, 890/3736 (24%) patients had their tracheas intubated at scene. In the in-hospital analysis, 460/2930 (16%) patients had their tracheas intubated in the emergency department. There was no adjusted overall effect on functional outcome of prehospital intubation (odds ratio=1.01; 95% confidence interval, 0.79–1.28; P=0.96), and the adjusted overall effect of in-hospital intubation was not significant (odds ratio=0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.65–1.13; P=0.28). However, prehospital intubation was associated with better functional outcome in patients with higher thorax and abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale scores (P=0.009 and P=0.02, respectively), whereas in-hospital intubation was associated with better outcome in patients with lower Glasgow Coma Scale scores (P=0.01): in-hospital intubation was associated with better functional outcome in patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores of 10 or lower. Conclusion: The benefits and harms of tracheal intubation should be carefully evaluated in patients with TBI to optimise benefit. This study suggests that e
Published: 2020
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10. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in clinical practice: A survey among Dutch neurologists

Author: Broers, M.C. (Merel C.), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Eftimov, F. (Filip), Wirtz, P.W. (Paul W.), Goedee, S. (Stephan), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Broers, M.C. (Merel C.), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Eftimov, F. (Filip), Wirtz, P.W. (Paul W.), Goedee, S. (Stephan), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is often a challenge. The clinical presentation is diverse, accurate biomarkers are lacking, and the best strategy to initiate and maintain treatment is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine how neurologists diagnose and treat CIDP. We conducted a cross-sectional survey on diagnostic and treatment practices among Dutch neurologists involved in the clinical care of CIDP patients. Forty-four neurologists completed the survey (44/71; 62%). The respondents indicated to use the European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve
Published: 2020
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11. Health-related quality of life after traumatic brain injury: deriving value sets for the QOLIBRI-OS for Italy, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom

Author: Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Von Steinbuechel, N. (Nicole), Feng, Y. (Yan), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Oppe, M. (Mark), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Adams, H. (Hadie), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzó, P. (Pál), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), Boogert, H. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), L.Gruen, R. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan–, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McFadyen, C. (Charles), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Nair, N. (Nandesh), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Real, R. (Ruben), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevanovic, A. (Ana), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T. J. M.), van Essen, T. (Thomas), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P. J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederik A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), Zoerle, T. (Tommaso), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Von Steinbuechel, N. (Nicole), Feng, Y. (Yan), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Oppe, M. (Mark), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Adams, H. (Hadie), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzó, P. (Pál), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Corte, F.D. (Francesco Della), Boogert, H. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Dreier, J.P. (Jens), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (Valery L.), Foks, K. (Kelly), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), L.Gruen, R. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Jarrett, M. (Mike), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan–, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McFadyen, C. (Charles), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Nair, N. (Nandesh), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Real, R. (Ruben), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stevanovic, A. (Ana), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T. J. M.), van Essen, T. (Thomas), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P. J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederik A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), and Zoerle, T. (Tommaso)
Abstract: Purpose: The Quality of Life after Brain Injury overall scale (QOLIBRI-OS) measures health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to derive value sets for the QOLIBRI-OS in three European countries, which will allow calculation of utility scores for TBI health states. Methods: A QOLIBRI-OS value set was derived by using discrete choice experiments (DCEs) and visual analogue scales (VAS) in general population samples from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Italy. A three-stage procedure was used: (1) A selection of health states, covering the entire spectrum of severity, was defined; (2) General population samples performed the health state valuation task using a web-based survey with three VAS questions and an at random selection of sixteen DCEs; (3) DCEs were analysed using a conditional logistic regression and were then anchored on the VAS data. Utility scores for QOLIBRI-OS health states were generated resulting in estimates for all potential health states. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 13,623 respondents. The biggest weight increase for all attributes is seen from “slightly” to “not at all satisfied”, resulting in the largest impact on HRQoL. “Not at all satisfied with how brain is working” should receive the greatest weight in utility calculations in all three countries. Conclusion: By transforming the QOLIBRI-OS into utility scores, we enabled the application in economic evaluations and in summary measures of population health, which may be used to inform decision-makers on the best interventions and strategies for TBI patients.
Published: 2020
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12. Guillain-Barré syndrome related to Zika virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical and electrophysiological phenotype

Author: Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Bresani-Salvi, C.C. (Cristiane C.), Lyra Batista, J.D. (Joanna D.), Cunha, S. (Sergio), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Brito Ferreira, M.L. (Maria Lucia), P Militão de Albuquerque, M.F. (Maria de Fatima), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Bresani-Salvi, C.C. (Cristiane C.), Lyra Batista, J.D. (Joanna D.), Cunha, S. (Sergio), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Brito Ferreira, M.L. (Maria Lucia), and P Militão de Albuquerque, M.F. (Maria de Fatima)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in epidemiological studies. Whether ZIKV-associated GBS is related to a specific clinical or electrophysiological phenotype has not been established. To this end, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all published st
Published: 2020
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13. Machine learning algorithms performed no better than regression models for prognostication in traumatic brain injury

Author: Gravesteijn, B.Y. (Benjamin), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Ercole, A. (Ari), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Nelson, D. (David), Calster, B. (Ben) Van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, D.J. (D. Jamie), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Boogert, H.D. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Guy-Loup Dulière, J.D. (Jens Dreier), Esser, P. (Patrick), Martin Fabricius, E.E. (Erzsébet Ezer), Feigin, Kelly Foks, V.L. (Valery L.), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Ji-yao Jiang, M.J. (Mike Jarrett), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Nair, N. (Nandesh), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Real, R. (Ruben), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Kowark, A. (Ana), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T.J.M.), van Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P.J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederik A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), Zoerle, T. (Tommaso), Gravesteijn, B.Y. (Benjamin), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Ercole, A. (Ari), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Nelson, D. (David), Calster, B. (Ben) Van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Åkerlund, C. (Cecilia), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Azzolini, M.L. (Maria Luisa), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Beauvais, R. (Romuald), Beer, R. (Ronny), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Benali, H. (Habib), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brinck, V. (Vibeke), Brooker, J. (Joanne), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Cabeleira, M. (Manuel), Caccioppola, A. (Alessio), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Calvi, M.R. (Maria Rosa), Cameron, P. (Peter), Lozano, G.C. (Guillermo Carbayo), Carbonara, M. (Marco), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, D.J. (D. Jamie), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Degos, V. (Vincent), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Boogert, H.D. (Hugo den), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Đilvesi, Đ. (Đula), Dixit, A. (Abhishek), Donoghue, E. (Emma), Guy-Loup Dulière, J.D. (Jens Dreier), Esser, P. (Patrick), Martin Fabricius, E.E. (Erzsébet Ezer), Feigin, Kelly Foks, V.L. (Valery L.), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gantner, D. (Dashiell), Gao, G. (Guoyi), George, P. (Pradeep), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giga, L. (Lelde), Glocker, B. (Ben), Golubovic, J. (Jagoš), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Gratz, J. (Johannes), Gravesteijn, B. (Benjamin), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Horton, L. (Lindsay), Huijben, J. (Jilske), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jankowski, S. (Stefan), Ji-yao Jiang, M.J. (Mike Jarrett), Jones, K.M. (Kelly M.), Karan, M. (Mladen), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koraropoulos, E. (Evgenios), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lejeune, A. (Aurelie), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H. (Hester), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Manara, A. (Alex), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D.K. (David ), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Muraleedharan, V. (Visakh), Murray, L. (Lynnette), Nair, N. (Nandesh), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Olubukola, O. (Otesile), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Piippo-Karjalainen, A. (Anna), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Posti, J.P. (Jussi P.), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Radoi, A. (Andreea), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Real, R. (Ruben), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Richter, S. (Sophie), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J.V. (Jeffrey V.), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Schäfer, N. (Nadine), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Sewalt, C. (Charlie), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E. (Emmanuel), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Kowark, A. (Ana), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Takala, R. (Riikka), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tamosuitis, T. (Tomas), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Ao, B.T. (Braden Te), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Timmers, M. (Marjolein), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Trapani, T. (Tony), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Vallance, S. (Shirley), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Van der Steen, G. (Gregory), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, van Dijck, J.T.J.M. (Jeroen T.J.M.), van Essen, T.A. (Thomas A.), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs Vande), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), van Wijk, R.P.J. (Roel P.J.), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Velt, K. (Kimberley), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Volovici, V. (Victor), Von Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Voormolen, D.C. (Daphne), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin), Wiegers, E. (Eveline), Williams, G. (Guy), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winzeck, S. (Stefan), Wolf, S. (Stefan), Yang, Z. (Zhihui), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zeiler, F.A. (Frederik A.), Zelinkova, V. (Veronika), Ziverte, A. (Agate), and Zoerle, T. (Tommaso)
Abstract: Objective: We aimed to explore the added value of common machine learning (ML) algorithms for prediction of outcome for moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. Study Design and Setting: We performed logistic regression (LR), lasso regression, and ridge regression with key baseline predictors in the IMPACT-II database (15 studies, n = 11,022). ML algorithms included support vector machines, random forests, gradient boosting machines, and artificial neural networks and were trained using the same predictors. To assess generalizability of predictions, we performed internal, internal-external, and external validation on the recent CENTER-TBI study (patients with Glasgow Coma Scale <13, n = 1,554). Both calibration (calibration slope/intercept) and discrimination (area under the curve) was quantified. Results: In the IMPACT-II database, 3,332/11,022 (30%) died and 5,233(48%) had unfavorable outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale less than 4). In the CENTER-TBI study, 348/1,554(29%) died and 651(54%) had unfavorable outcome. Discrimination and calibration varied widely between the studies and less so between the studied algorithms. The mean area under the curve was 0.82 for mortality and 0.77 for unfavorable outcomes in the CENTER-TBI study. Conclusion: ML algorithms may not outperform traditional regression approaches in a low-dimensional setting for outcome prediction after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. Similar to regression-based prediction models, ML algorithms should be rigorously validated to ensure applicability to new populations.
Published: 2020
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14. International Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outcome Study: protocol of a prospective observational cohort study on clinical and biological predictors of disease course and outcome in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Author: Jacobs, B.C. (Bart C.), Berg, B. (Bianca) van den, Verboon, C. (Christine), Chavada, G. (Govindsinh), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Gorson, K.C. (Kenneth), Harbo, T. (Thomas), Hartung, H.P., Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard A. C.), Kusunoki, S. (Susumu), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Willison, H.J. (Hugh J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard), Cornblath, D.R., Gorson, K.C., Kusunoki, S., Willison, H.J. (Hugh), van Woerkom, M., van den Berg, B., Verboon, C., Roodbol, J. (J.), Reisin, R. (R.), Reddel, S.W., Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Islam, B., Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Bergh, P.Y.K. (Paul) van den, Feasby, T.E., Wang, Y.Z., Harbo, T., Péréon, Y., Lehmann, H.C., Dardiotis, E., Nobile-Orazio, E. (Eduarde), Shahrizaila, N., Jacobs, B.C., Bateman, K., Illa, I. (Isabel), Querol, L. (Luis), Hsieh, S.T., Willison, H.J., Chavada, G., Davidson, A., Addington, J.M., Ajroud-Driss, S., Andersen, H., Antonini, G., Attarian, S., Badrising, U.A. (Umesh), Barroso, F.A., Benedetti, L., Beronio, A., Bianco, M., Binda, D., Briani, C., Bürmann, J., Bella, I.R., Bertorini, T.E., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Brannagan, T.H., Busby, M., Butterworth, S., Campagnolo, M., Casasnovas, C., Cavaletti, G., Chao, C.S., Chen, S., Chetty, S., Claeys, T. (Tine), Cohen, J.A., Conti, M.E., Cosgrove, J.S., Dalakas, M.C. (Marinos), Dimachkie, M.M., Dillmann, U., Domínguez González, C., Doppler, K., Dornonville de la Cour, C., Echaniz-Laguna, A., Eftimov, F. (Filip), Faber, C.G., Fazio, R. (R.), Fokke, M. (Maureen), Fujioka, T., Fulgenzi, E. (E.), Galassi, G., Garcia, T., Garnero, M., Garssen, M.P.J. (Marcel), Gijsbers, C.J., Gilchrist, J.M., Gilhuis, J. (Job), Goldstein, J.M., Goyal, N., Granit, V., Grapperon, A., Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, G., Gutmann, L., Hadden, R.D.M. (Rob), Holbech, J.V., Holt, J.K.L., Homedes Pedret, C., Htut, M., Jellema, K., Jericó Pascual, I., Kaida, K.I. (Ken Ichi), Karafiath, S., Katzberg, H. (Hans), Kiers, H.A.L. (Henk), Kieseier, B.C. (Bernd), Kimpinski, K., Kleyweg, R.P., Kokubun, N., Kolb, N.A., Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Kuwabara, S., Kwan, J.Y., Ladha, S.S., Landschoff Lassen, L., Lawson, V., Ledingham, D., Léon Cejas, L., Luciano, C.A., Lucy, S.T., Lunn, M.P.T. (Michael P. T.), Magot, A., Manji, H., Marchesoni, A., Marfia, G.A.M., Márquez Infante, C., Martinez Hernandez, E., Mataluni, G., Mattiazi, M., McDermott, C.J., Meekins, G.D., Miller, J., Monges, M.S., Montero, M.C.J., Morís de la Tassa, G., Nascimbene, C., Neumann, C., Nowak, R.J., Orizaola Balaguer, P., Osei-Bonsu, M., Pan, E.B.L., Pardo Fernandez, J., Pasnoor, M., Pulley, M.T., Rajabally, Y.A., Rinaldi, S. (Sabina), Ritter, C., Roberts, R.C., Rojas-Marcos, I., Rudnicki, S.A., Sachs, G.M., Samijn, J.P. (Johnny), Santoro, L., Saperstein, D.S., Savransky, A., Schneider, H., Schenone, A. (Andrea), Sedano Tous, M.J., Sekiguchi, Y., Sheikh, K.A., Silvestri, N.J., Sindrup, S.H., Sommer, C., Stein, B., Stino, A.M., Spyropoulos, A., Srinivasan, J., Suzuki, H., Taylor, S.W., Tankisi, H., Tigner, D., Twydell, P.T., Valzania, F., van Damme, P., Kooj, A.J. (Anneke), Dijk, G.W. (Gert) van, van der Ree, T., Koningsveld, R. (Rinske) van, Varrato, J.D., Vermeij, F.H. (Frederique), Verschuuren, J.J. (Jan), Visser, L.H. (Leendert), Vytopil, M.V., Waheed, W., Wilken, M., Wilkerson, C., Wirtz, P.W., Yamagishi, Y., Yiu, E.M., Zhou, L., Zivkovic, S.A. (Sasa), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart C.), Berg, B. (Bianca) van den, Verboon, C. (Christine), Chavada, G. (Govindsinh), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Gorson, K.C. (Kenneth), Harbo, T. (Thomas), Hartung, H.P., Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard A. C.), Kusunoki, S. (Susumu), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Willison, H.J. (Hugh J.), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard), Cornblath, D.R., Gorson, K.C., Kusunoki, S., Willison, H.J. (Hugh), van Woerkom, M., van den Berg, B., Verboon, C., Roodbol, J. (J.), Reisin, R. (R.), Reddel, S.W., Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Islam, B., Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Bergh, P.Y.K. (Paul) van den, Feasby, T.E., Wang, Y.Z., Harbo, T., Péréon, Y., Lehmann, H.C., Dardiotis, E., Nobile-Orazio, E. (Eduarde), Shahrizaila, N., Jacobs, B.C., Bateman, K., Illa, I. (Isabel), Querol, L. (Luis), Hsieh, S.T., Willison, H.J., Chavada, G., Davidson, A., Addington, J.M., Ajroud-Driss, S., Andersen, H., Antonini, G., Attarian, S., Badrising, U.A. (Umesh), Barroso, F.A., Benedetti, L., Beronio, A., Bianco, M., Binda, D., Briani, C., Bürmann, J., Bella, I.R., Bertorini, T.E., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Brannagan, T.H., Busby, M., Butterworth, S., Campagnolo, M., Casasnovas, C., Cavaletti, G., Chao, C.S., Chen, S., Chetty, S., Claeys, T. (Tine), Cohen, J.A., Conti, M.E., Cosgrove, J.S., Dalakas, M.C. (Marinos), Dimachkie, M.M., Dillmann, U., Domínguez González, C., Doppler, K., Dornonville de la Cour, C., Echaniz-Laguna, A., Eftimov, F. (Filip), Faber, C.G., Fazio, R. (R.), Fokke, M. (Maureen), Fujioka, T., Fulgenzi, E. (E.), Galassi, G., Garcia, T., Garnero, M., Garssen, M.P.J. (Marcel), Gijsbers, C.J., Gilchrist, J.M., Gilhuis, J. (Job), Goldstein, J.M., Goyal, N., Granit, V., Grapperon, A., Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, G., Gutmann, L., Hadden, R.D.M. (Rob), Holbech, J.V., Holt, J.K.L., Homedes Pedret, C., Htut, M., Jellema, K., Jericó Pascual, I., Kaida, K.I. (Ken Ichi), Karafiath, S., Katzberg, H. (Hans), Kiers, H.A.L. (Henk), Kieseier, B.C. (Bernd), Kimpinski, K., Kleyweg, R.P., Kokubun, N., Kolb, N.A., Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Kuwabara, S., Kwan, J.Y., Ladha, S.S., Landschoff Lassen, L., Lawson, V., Ledingham, D., Léon Cejas, L., Luciano, C.A., Lucy, S.T., Lunn, M.P.T. (Michael P. T.), Magot, A., Manji, H., Marchesoni, A., Marfia, G.A.M., Márquez Infante, C., Martinez Hernandez, E., Mataluni, G., Mattiazi, M., McDermott, C.J., Meekins, G.D., Miller, J., Monges, M.S., Montero, M.C.J., Morís de la Tassa, G., Nascimbene, C., Neumann, C., Nowak, R.J., Orizaola Balaguer, P., Osei-Bonsu, M., Pan, E.B.L., Pardo Fernandez, J., Pasnoor, M., Pulley, M.T., Rajabally, Y.A., Rinaldi, S. (Sabina), Ritter, C., Roberts, R.C., Rojas-Marcos, I., Rudnicki, S.A., Sachs, G.M., Samijn, J.P. (Johnny), Santoro, L., Saperstein, D.S., Savransky, A., Schneider, H., Schenone, A. (Andrea), Sedano Tous, M.J., Sekiguchi, Y., Sheikh, K.A., Silvestri, N.J., Sindrup, S.H., Sommer, C., Stein, B., Stino, A.M., Spyropoulos, A., Srinivasan, J., Suzuki, H., Taylor, S.W., Tankisi, H., Tigner, D., Twydell, P.T., Valzania, F., van Damme, P., Kooj, A.J. (Anneke), Dijk, G.W. (Gert) van, van der Ree, T., Koningsveld, R. (Rinske) van, Varrato, J.D., Vermeij, F.H. (Frederique), Verschuuren, J.J. (Jan), Visser, L.H. (Leendert), Vytopil, M.V., Waheed, W., Wilken, M., Wilkerson, C., Wirtz, P.W., Yamagishi, Y., Yiu, E.M., Zhou, L., and Zivkovic, S.A. (Sasa)
Abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy with a highly variable clinical presentation, course, and outcome. The factors that determine the clinical variation of GBS are poorly understood which complicates the care and treatment of individual patients. The protocol of the ongoing International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS), a prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study that aims to identify the clinical and biological determinants and predictors of disease onset, subtype, course and outcome of GBS is presented here. Patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for GBS, regardless of age, disease severity, variant forms, or treatment, can participate if included within 2 weeks after onset of weakness. Information about demography, preceding infections, clinical features, diagnostic findings, treatment, course, and outcome is collected. In addition, cerebrospinal fluid and serial blood samples for serum and DNA is collected at standard time points. The original aim was to include at least 1,000 patients with a follow-up of 1–3 years. Data are collected via a web-based data entry system and stored anonymously. IGOS started in May 2012 and by January 2017 included more than 1,400 participants from 143 active centers in 19 countries across 5 continents. The IGOS data/biobank is available for research projects conducted by expertise groups focusing on specific topics including epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, clinimetrics, electrophysiology, antecedent events, antibodies, genetics, prognostic modeling, treatment effects, and long-term outcome of GBS. The IGOS will help to standardize the international collection of data and biosamples for future research of GBS.
Published: 2017
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15. Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps

Author: Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Mandarakas, M.R. (Melissa R.), Gondim, F.A.A. (Francisco A. A.), Bateman, K. (Kathleen), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria L. B.), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Dourado, M.E. (Mario E.), Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard), Islam, B. (Badrul), Kusunoki, S. (Susumu), Pardo, C. (Carlos), Reisin, R. (Ricardo), Sejvar, J.J. (James J.), Shahrizaila, N. (Nortina), Soares, C. (Cristiane), Umapathi, T. (Thirugnanam), Wang, Y. (Yuzhong), Yiu, E.M. (Eppie M.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Mandarakas, M.R. (Melissa R.), Gondim, F.A.A. (Francisco A. A.), Bateman, K. (Kathleen), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria L. B.), Cornblath, D.R. (David), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Dourado, M.E. (Mario E.), Hughes, R.A.C. (Richard), Islam, B. (Badrul), Kusunoki, S. (Susumu), Pardo, C. (Carlos), Reisin, R. (Ricardo), Sejvar, J.J. (James J.), Shahrizaila, N. (Nortina), Soares, C. (Cristiane), Umapathi, T. (Thirugnanam), Wang, Y. (Yuzhong), Yiu, E.M. (Eppie M.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare, but potentially fatal, immune-mediated disease of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots that is usually triggered by infections. The incidence of GBS can therefore increase during outbreaks of infectious diseases, as was seen during the Zika virus epidemics in 2013 in French Polynesia and 2015 in Latin America. Diagnosis and management of GBS can be complicated as its clinical presentation and disease course are heterogeneous, and no international clinical guidelines are currently available. To support clinicians, especially in the context of an outbreak, we have developed a globally applicable guideline for the diagnosis and management of GBS. The guideline is based on current literature and expert consensus, and has a ten-step structure to facilitate its use in clinical practice. We first provide an introduction to the diagnostic criteria, clinical variants and differential diagnoses of GBS. The ten steps then cover early recognition and diagnosis of GBS, admission to the intensive care unit, treatment indication and selection, monitoring and treatment of disease progression, prediction of clinical course and outcome, and management of complications and sequelae.
Published: 2019
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16. Diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil: A national survey study

Author: Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Conde, R.M. (Rodrigo M.), de Assis Aquino Gondim, F. (Francisco), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja E.), Conde, R.M. (Rodrigo M.), de Assis Aquino Gondim, F. (Francisco), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in Brazil in 2015-2016 was followed by an increase in the incidence of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). With this national survey study, we aimed to gain a better understanding of how neurologists in Brazil are currently diagnosing and treating patients with GBS, and how this increase in incidence has impacted the management of the disease. The questionnaire consisted of 52 questions covering: personal profile of the neurologist, practice of managing GBS during and outside of the ZIKV epidemic, and limitations in managing GBS. All 3264 neurologists that were member of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology at the time of the study were invited to participate. The questionnaire was fully answered by 171 (5%) neurologists. Sixty-one percent of neurologists noticed an increase in patients with GBS during the ZIKV epidemic, and 30% experienced an increase in problems in managing GBS during this time. The most important limitations in the diagnosis and management of GBS included the availability of nerve conduction studies (NCS), beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and referral to rehabilitation centers. Most neurologists did not use a protocol for treating patients with GBS and the treatment practice varied. Increasing availability of NCS and beds in the ICU and rehabilitation centers, and the implementation of (inter)national guidelines, are critical in supporting Brazilian neurologist in their management of GBS, and
Published: 2019
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17. Antecedent infections in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a single-center, prospective study

Author: Hao, Y. (Yanlei), Wang, W. (Weifang), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Qiao, B. (Baojun), Chen, M. (Mengshi), Liu, D. (Daiqiang), Feng, X. (Xungang), Wang, Y. (Yuzhong), Hao, Y. (Yanlei), Wang, W. (Weifang), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Qiao, B. (Baojun), Chen, M. (Mengshi), Liu, D. (Daiqiang), Feng, X. (Xungang), and Wang, Y. (Yuzhong)
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the spectrum of antecedent infections in Chinese patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and analyze the infectio
Published: 2019
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18. ZikaPLAN: addressing the knowledge gaps and working towards a research preparedness network in the Americas

Author: Wilder-Smith, A. (Annelies), Preet, R. (Raman), Brickley, E.B. (Elizabeth B.), Ximenes, R.A.A. (Ricardo Arraes de Alencar), Miranda-Filho, D.B. (Demócrito de Barros), Turchi Martelli, C.M. (Celina Maria), Araújo, T.V.B. (Thália Velho Barreto de), Montarroyos, U.R. (Ulisses Ramos), Moreira, M.E. (Maria Elisabeth), Turchi, M.D. (Marília Dalva), Solomon, T. (Tom), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Villamizar, C.P. (Carlos Pardo), Osorio, L. (Lyda), de Filipps, A.M.B. (Ana Maria Bispo), Neyts, J., Kaptein, S.J.F. (Suzanne), Huits, R.M.H.G. (Ralph M. H. G.), Ariën, K.K. (Kevin K.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Edgar, J. (Julia), Barnett, S.C. (Susan C.), Peeling, R. (Rosanna), Boeras, D. (Debi), Guzman, M.G. (Maria G.), de Silva, A.M. (Aravinda M.), Falconar, A., Romero-Vivas, C. (Claudia), Gaunt, M.W. (Michael W.), Sette, A. (Alessandro), Weiskopf, D. (Daniela), Lambrechts, L. (Louis), Dolk, H. (Helen), Morris, J.K. (Joan K.), Orioli, I.M. (Ieda M.), O'Reilly, K.M. (Kathleen M.), Yakob, L. (Laith), Rocklöv, J. (Joacim), Soares, C. (Cristiane), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria Lúcia Brito), Franca, R.F.O. (Rafael Freitas de Oliveira), Precioso, A.R. (Alexander R.), Logan, J. (James), Lang, T. (Trudie), Jamieson, N. (Nina), Massad, E. (Eduardo), Wilder-Smith, A. (Annelies), Preet, R. (Raman), Brickley, E.B. (Elizabeth B.), Ximenes, R.A.A. (Ricardo Arraes de Alencar), Miranda-Filho, D.B. (Demócrito de Barros), Turchi Martelli, C.M. (Celina Maria), Araújo, T.V.B. (Thália Velho Barreto de), Montarroyos, U.R. (Ulisses Ramos), Moreira, M.E. (Maria Elisabeth), Turchi, M.D. (Marília Dalva), Solomon, T. (Tom), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Villamizar, C.P. (Carlos Pardo), Osorio, L. (Lyda), de Filipps, A.M.B. (Ana Maria Bispo), Neyts, J., Kaptein, S.J.F. (Suzanne), Huits, R.M.H.G. (Ralph M. H. G.), Ariën, K.K. (Kevin K.), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Edgar, J. (Julia), Barnett, S.C. (Susan C.), Peeling, R. (Rosanna), Boeras, D. (Debi), Guzman, M.G. (Maria G.), de Silva, A.M. (Aravinda M.), Falconar, A., Romero-Vivas, C. (Claudia), Gaunt, M.W. (Michael W.), Sette, A. (Alessandro), Weiskopf, D. (Daniela), Lambrechts, L. (Louis), Dolk, H. (Helen), Morris, J.K. (Joan K.), Orioli, I.M. (Ieda M.), O'Reilly, K.M. (Kathleen M.), Yakob, L. (Laith), Rocklöv, J. (Joacim), Soares, C. (Cristiane), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria Lúcia Brito), Franca, R.F.O. (Rafael Freitas de Oliveira), Precioso, A.R. (Alexander R.), Logan, J. (James), Lang, T. (Trudie), Jamieson, N. (Nina), and Massad, E. (Eduardo)
Abstract: Zika Preparedness Latin American Network (ZikaPLAN) is a research consortium funded by the European Commission to address the research gaps in combating Zika and to establish a sustainable network with research capacity building in the Americas. Here we present a report on ZikaPLAN`s mid-term achievements since its initiation in October 2016 to June 2019, illustrating the research objectives of the 15 work packages ranging from virology, diagnostics, entomology and vector control, modelling to clinical cohort studies in pregnant women and neonates, as well as studies on the neurological complications of Zika infections in adolescents and adults. For example, the Neuroviruses Emerging in the Americas Study (NEAS) has set up more than 10 clinical sites in Colombia. Through the Butantan Phase 3 dengue vaccine trial, we have access to samples of 17,000 subjects in 14 different geographic locations in Brazil. To address the lack of access to clinical samples for diagnostic evaluation, ZikaPLAN set up a network of quality sites with access to well-characterized clinical specimens and capacity for independent evaluations. The International Committee for Congenital Anomaly Surveillance Tools was formed with global representation from regional networks conducting birth defects surveillance. We have collated a comprehensive inventory of resources and tools for birth defects surveillance, and developed an App for low resource regions facilitating the coding and description of all major externally visible congenital anomalies including congenital Zika syndrome. Research Capacity Network (REDe) is a shared and open resource centre where researchers and health workers can access tools, resources and support, enabling better and more research in the region. Addressing the gap in research capacity in LMICs is pivotal in ensuring broad-based systems to be prepared for the next outbreak. Our shared and open research space through REDe will be used to maximize the transfer of research
Published: 2019
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19. Incidence and Prevalence of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author: Broers, M.C., Bunschoten, C. (Carina), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Broers, M.C., Bunschoten, C. (Carina), Nieboer, D. (Daan), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Background: Prevalence and incidence rates of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) are required to determine the impact of CIDP on society. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of CIDP worldwide and to determine the effect of diagnostic criteria on prevalence and incidence. Method: A systematic review was conducted for all published incidence and prevalence studies on CIDP until May 18, 2017. Methodological quality was assessed using the Methodological Evaluation of Observational Research checklist. We performed a random effect meta-analysis to estimate pooled prevalence and incidence rates. Results: Of the 907 studies, 11 were included in the systematic review, 5 in the meta-analysis of incidence (818 cases; 220,513,514 person-years) and 9 in the meta-analysis of prevalence (3,160 cases; 160,765,325 population). These studies had a moderate quality. The pooled crude incidence rate was 0.33 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 0.21–0.53; I2 = 95.7%) and the pooled prevalence rate was 2.81 per 100,000 (95% CI 1.58–4.39; I 2 = 99.1%). Substantial heterogeneity in incidence and prevalence across studies seems to be partly explained by using different diagnostic criteria. Conclusion: These findings provide a starting point to estimate the social burden of CIDP and demonstrate the need to reach consensus on diagnostic criteria for CIDP.
Published: 2019
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20. Efficient design and analysis of randomized controlled trials in rare neurological diseases: An example in Guillain-Barre syndrome

Author: Leeuwen, N. (Nikki) van, Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Leeuwen, N. (Nikki) van, Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), and Lingsma, H.F. (Hester)
Abstract: Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) pose specific challenges in rare and heterogeneous neurological diseases du
Published: 2019
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21. Small volume plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome in resource-limited settings: A phase II safety and feasibility study

Author: Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Rahman, S. (Shafiqur), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Vos, M.C. (Margreet C), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Van Doorn, P.A. (Peter A), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Rahman, S. (Shafiqur), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Vos, M.C. (Margreet C), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Van Doorn, P.A. (Peter A), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi)
Abstract: Objective To assess the safety and feasibility of small volume plasma exchange (SVPE) for patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Design Non-randomised, single-arm, interventional trial. Setting National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Participants Twenty adult (>18 years) patients with GBS presented within 2 weeks of onset of weakness who were unable to walk unaided for more than 10 m. Interventions SVPE involves blood cell sedimentation in a blood bag and removal of supernatant plasma after blood cells are retransfused. This procedure was repeated three to six times a day, for eight consecutive days. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and normal saline were used as replacement fluid. Outcome measures Serious adverse events (SAEs) were defined as severe sepsis and deep venous thrombosis related to the central venous catheter (CVC) used during SVPE. SVPE was considered safe if less than 5/20 patients experienced an SAE, and feasible if 8 L plasma could be removed within 8 days in at least 15/20 patients. Results Median patient age 33 years (IQR 23-46; range 18-55); 13 (65%) were male. Median Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score was 20 (IQR 0-29; range 0-36); three (15%) patients required mechanical ventilation. One patient developed SAE (severe sepsis, possibly related to CVC). The median plasma volume exchanged was 140 mL/kg (range 110-175) and removal of 8 L plasma was possible in 15 (75%) patients. Patients received a median 1 g/kg IgG via FFP although a substantial proportion of IgG was probably removed again by the SVPE sessions. GBS disability score improved by at least one grade in 14 (70%) patients 4 weeks after SVPE started. No patients died. Conclusion SVPE seems a safe and feasible alternative treatment to standard plasma exchange (PE) or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for GBS; further studies of clinical efficacy in low-income and middle-income countries are warranted. Trial registration number NCT02780570.
Published: 2018
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22. Zika virus and Guillain–Barré syndrome in Bangladesh

Author: Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Kengne Kamga, S. (Sandra), Papri, N. (Nowshin), Vijver, D.A.M.C. (David) van de, Reusken, C.B.E.M. (Chantal), Mögling, R. (Ramona), Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Jahan, I. (Israt), Pradel, F.K. (Florence K.), Pavlicek, R.L. (Rebecca L.), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Koopmans D.V.M., M.P.G. (Marion), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Kengne Kamga, S. (Sandra), Papri, N. (Nowshin), Vijver, D.A.M.C. (David) van de, Reusken, C.B.E.M. (Chantal), Mögling, R. (Ramona), Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Jahan, I. (Israt), Pradel, F.K. (Florence K.), Pavlicek, R.L. (Rebecca L.), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Koopmans D.V.M., M.P.G. (Marion), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Endtz, H.P. (Hubert)
Abstract: Objective: Previous studies have associated Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) with Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks in South America and Oceania. In Asia, ZIKV is known to circulate widely, but the association with Guillain–Barré syndrome is unclear. We investigated whether endemic ZIKV infection is associated with the development of GBS. Methods: A prospective study was conducted from 2011 to 2015 in Bangladesh. A total of 418 patients and 418 healthy family controls were included in the study. Patients were diagnosed with GBS prior to inclusion according to established criteria. Detailed information on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, electrophysiology, diagnosis, disease severity, and clinical course were obtained during a follow-up of 1 year using a predefined protocol. Results: ZIKV-neutralizing antibodies were detected in our study from 2013 onwards. The prevalence of ZIKV-neutralizing antibodies was not significantly higher in patients with GBS compared to healthy controls (OR 2.23, P = 0.14, 95% CI 0.77–6.53). Serological evidence for prior ZIKV infection in patients with GBS was associated with more frequent cranial, sensory, and autonomic nerve involvement compared to GBS patients with Campylobacter jejuni, the predominant preceding infection in GBS worldwide. Nerve-conduction studies revealed that ZIKV antibodies were associated with a demyelinating subtype of GBS, while C. jejuni infections were related to an axonal subtype. Interpretation: No significant association was found between ZIKV infection and GBS in Bangladesh, but GBS following ZIKV infection was characterized by a distinct clinical and electrophysiological subtype compared to C. jejuni infection. These findings indicate that ZIKV may precede a specific GBS subtype but the risk is low.
Published: 2018
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23. Dexamethasone therapy versus surgery for chronic subdural haematoma (DECSA trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Author: Miah, I.P. (Ishita P.), Holl, D.C. (Dana C.), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Walchenbach, R. (Robert), Kruyt, N.D. (Nyika), Laat, K.F. (Karlijn) de, Koot, R.W. (Radboud W.), Volovici, V. (Victor), Dirven, C.M.F. (Clemens), Kooten, F. (Fop) van, Kho, K.H. (Kuan H.), Hertog, H.M. (Heleen) den, Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Groen, R. (Rob), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Dammers, R. (Ruben), Jellema, K. (Korné), van der Gaag, N.A. (Niels A.), Miah, I.P. (Ishita P.), Holl, D.C. (Dana C.), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Walchenbach, R. (Robert), Kruyt, N.D. (Nyika), Laat, K.F. (Karlijn) de, Koot, R.W. (Radboud W.), Volovici, V. (Victor), Dirven, C.M.F. (Clemens), Kooten, F. (Fop) van, Kho, K.H. (Kuan H.), Hertog, H.M. (Heleen) den, Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Groen, R. (Rob), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Dammers, R. (Ruben), Jellema, K. (Korné), and van der Gaag, N.A. (Niels A.)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurological disease with a rapidly rising incidence due to increasing age and widespread use of anticoagulants. Surgical intervention by burr-hole craniotomy (BHC) is the current standard practice for symptomatic patients, but associated with complications, a recurrence rate of up to 30% and increased mortality. Dexamethasone (DXM) therapy is, therefore, used as a non-surgical alternative but considered to achieve a lower success rate. Furthermore, the benefit of DXM therapy appears much more deliberate than the immediate relief from BHC. Lack of evidence and clinical equipoise among caregivers prompts the need for a head-to-head randomised controlled trial. The objective of this study is to compare the effect of primary DXM therapy versus primary BHC on functional outcome and cost-effectiveness in symptomatic patients with CSDH.METHODS/DESIGN: This study is a prospective, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Consecutive patients with a CSDH with a Markwalder Grading Scale (MGS) grade 1 to 3 will be randomised to treatment with DXM or BHC. The DXM treatment scheme will be 16 mg DXM per day (8 mg twice daily, days 1 to 4) which is then halved every 3 days until a dosage of 0.5 mg a day on day 19 and stopped on day 20. If the treatment response is insufficient (i.e. persistent or progressive symptomatology due to insufficient haematoma resolution), additional surgery can be performed. The primary outcomes are the functional outcome by means of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 3 months and cost-effectiveness at 12 months. Secondary outcomes are quality of life at 3 and 12 months using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Quality of Life after Brain Injury Overall Scale (QOLIBRI), haematoma thickness after 2 weeks on follow-up computed tomography (CT), haematoma recurrence during the first 12 months, complications and drug-related adverse events, failure of therapy within 12 months after r
Published: 2018
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24. External validation of computed tomography decision rules for minor head injury: Prospective, multicentre cohort study in the Netherlands

Author: Foks, K.A. (Kelly A.), Brand, C.L. (Crispijn) van den, Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), De Jong, E. (Eline), Den Boogert, H.F. (Hugo F.), Sir, Ö. (Özcan), Patka, P. (Peter), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Gaakeer, M. (Menno), Schutte, C.E. (Charlotte E.), Jie, K.E. (Kim E.), Visee, H.F. (Huib F.), Hunink, M.G.M. (Myriam), Reijners, E. (Eef), Braaksma, M. (Meriam), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Jellema, K. (Korné), Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), Foks, K.A. (Kelly A.), Brand, C.L. (Crispijn) van den, Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), De Jong, E. (Eline), Den Boogert, H.F. (Hugo F.), Sir, Ö. (Özcan), Patka, P. (Peter), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Gaakeer, M. (Menno), Schutte, C.E. (Charlotte E.), Jie, K.E. (Kim E.), Visee, H.F. (Huib F.), Hunink, M.G.M. (Myriam), Reijners, E. (Eef), Braaksma, M. (Meriam), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Jellema, K. (Korné), and Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik)
Abstract: Objective To externally validate four commonly used rules in computed tomography (CT) for minor head injury. Design Prospective, multicentre cohort study. Setting Three university and six non-university hospitals in the Netherlands. Participants Consecutive adult patients aged 16 years and over who presented with minor head injury at the emergency department with a Glasgow coma sc
Published: 2018
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25. IVIg-induced plasmablasts in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

Author: Brem, M.D. (Maarten), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Tio-Gillen, A.P. (Anne), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, IJspeert, H. (Hanna), Burg, M. (Mirjam) van der, Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Brem, M.D. (Maarten), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Tio-Gillen, A.P. (Anne), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, IJspeert, H. (Hanna), Burg, M. (Mirjam) van der, and Huizinga, R. (Ruth)
Abstract: Objective: The Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, immune-mediated disease of peripheral nerves. Plasmablasts and plasma cells play a central role in GBS by producing neurotoxic antibodies. The standard treatment for GBS is high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg), however the working mechanism is unknown and the response to treatment is highly variable. We aimed to determine whether IVIg changes the frequency of B-cell subsets in patients with GBS. Methods: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from 67 patients with GBS before and/or 1, 2, 4, and 12 weeks after treatment with high-dose IVIg. B-cell subset frequencies were determined by flow cytometry and related to serum immunoglobulin levels. Immunoglobulin transcripts before and after IVIg treatment were examined by next-generation sequencing. Antiglycolipid antibodies were determined by ELISA. Results: Patients treated with IVIg demonstrated a strong increase in plasmablasts, which peaked 1 week after treatment. Flow cytometry identified a relative increase in IgG2 plasmablasts posttreatment. Within IGG sequences, dominant clones were identified which were also IGG2 and had different immunoglobulin sequences compared to pretreatment samples. High plasmablast frequencies after treatment correlated with an increase in serum IgG and IgM, suggesting endogenous production. Patients with a high number of plasmablasts started to improve earlier (P = 0.015) and were treated with a higher dose of IVIg. Interpretation: High-dose IVIg treatment alters the distribution of B-cell subsets in the peripheral blood of GBS patients, suggesting de novo (oligo-)clonal B-cell activation. Very high numbers of plasmablasts after IVIg therapy may be a potential biomarker for fast clinical recovery.
Published: 2018
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26. Reply to: Comment on: Zika virus and Guillain–Barré syndrome in Bangladesh

Author: Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Endtz, H.P. (Hubert)
Published: 2018
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27. Zika virus infection in the returning traveller: What every neurologist should know

Author: Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja), Lant, S. (Suzannah), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Wilder-Smith, A. (Annelies), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria Lucia Brito), Solomon, T. (Tom), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Leonhard, S.E. (Sonja), Lant, S. (Suzannah), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Wilder-Smith, A. (Annelies), Ferreira, M.L.B. (Maria Lucia Brito), Solomon, T. (Tom), and Willison, H.J. (Hugh)
Abstract: Zika virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Neurologists in areas without current active transmission of the virus may be confronted with Zika-associated neurological disease, as a large number of returning travellers with Zika virus infection have been reported and the virus continues to spread to previously unaffected regions. This review provides an overview of Zika virus-associated neurological disease and aims to support neurologists who may encounter patients returning from endemic areas.
Published: 2018
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28. Guillain-Barré syndrome following varicella-zoster virus infection

Author: Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Jahan, I. (Israt), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart C.), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Geurts van Kessel, C.H. (Corine), Jahan, I. (Israt), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart C.)
Abstract: We describe the frequency, clinical features, and electrophysiological and immunological phenotypes of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) patients treated at a single institution in Bangladesh who had preceding chicken pox (primary Varicella-zoster virus [VZV] infection) within 4 weeks of GBS onset. A literature review of GBS cases preceding VZV infection is also provided. Diagnosis of GBS was based on the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke criteria for GBS. Serum anti-VZV IgM and IgG antibodies were quantified by indirect chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA); anti-Campylobacter jejuni IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies and anti-ganglioside GM1 IgM and IgG antibodies, by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Neurophysiologic subtypes were categorized following the Hadden criteria. Of 536 patients with GBS, 7 (1.3%) had chicken pox within 4 weeks before GBS onset. Four of the seven cases were male (age range, 23 to 40 years old). All seven patients were bed-bound, six had sensory symptoms, and three required mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure. All seven patients had CSF albuminocytologic dissociation and evidence of demyelination in nerve conduction studies. Anti-VZV IgM antibodies were present and anti-GM1 and anti-Campylobacter jejuni lipo-oligosaccharides (LOS) were negative in all cases. All patients had excellent outcome at 1 year (able to run). A systematic literature review of GBS cases related to VZV revealed 39 previously reported patients with comparable clinical presentations and outcomes, of which 36 had neurophysiologic evidence of demyelination. VZV infection is associated with the demyelinating subtype of GBS, clearly distinct from the axonal form of GBS that predominate in countries like Bangladesh.
Published: 2018
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29. Tracheostomy or Not: Prediction of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Guillain–Barré Syndrome

Author: Walgaard, C. (Christa), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Background: Respiratory insufficiency occurs in 20 % of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) patients, and the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) ranges widely. We identified predictors of prolonged MV to guide clinical decision-making on tracheostomy. Methods: We analyzed prospectively collected data from 552 patients with GBS in the context of two clinical trials and three cohort studies in The Netherlands. Potential predictors for prolonged MV, defined as duration of ≥14 days, were considered using crosstabs. Selected predictors were analyzed using Cox regression analysis. Results: On a total of 150 (27 %) patients requiring MV, 106 (71 %) patients needed prolonged MV. The median duration of MV was 28 days (Interquartile Range [IQR] 12–60 days). The strongest observed predictors of prolonged MV were muscle weakness and axonal degeneration or unexcitable nerves on nerve conduction studies. Patients who are unable to lift the arms from the bed (bilateral Medical Research Council [MRC] of deltoid muscles of 0–2) at 1 week after intubation have an 87 % chance to require prolonged MV versus 69 % in patients who are able to lift the arms from the bed (bilateral MRC of deltoid muscles of 3–10). Patients in this last group who had axonal degeneration or unexcitable nerves on nerve conduction studies also have a 90 % chance to require prolonged MV. Conclusions: Ventilated GBS patients who are unable to lift the arms from the bed and patients who have axonal degeneration or unexcitable nerves at 1 week are at high risk of prolonged MV, and tracheostomy should be considered in these patients.
Published: 2017
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30. Small volume plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome in resource poor settings: A safety and feasibility study

Author: Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Rahman, S. (Shafiqur), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Vos, M.C. (Margreet C.), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad Badrul), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Rahman, S. (Shafiqur), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Vos, M.C. (Margreet C.), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), and Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi)
Abstract: Background: In Bangladesh, most patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) cannot afford standard treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or a standard plasma exchange (PE) course, which partly explains the high rate of mortality and residual disability associated with GBS in this country. Small volume plasma exchange (SVPE) is an affordable and potentially effective alternative form of plasma exchange. SVPE is the repeated removal of small volumes of supernatant plasma over several days via sedimentation of patient whole blood. The aim of this study is to define the clinical feasibility and safety of SVPE in patients with GBS in resource poor settings. Methods: A total of 20 adult patients with GBS will be enrolled for SVPE at a single center in Bangladesh. Six daily sessions of whole blood sedimentation and plasma removal will be performed in all patients with GBS with a target to remove an overall volume of at least 8 liters (L) of plasma over a total of 8 days. Serious adverse events (SAE) are defined as the number of patients developing severe sepsis associated with the central venous catheter or deep venous thrombosis in the limb where the catheter is placed for SVPE. Based upon a predictive success rate of 75%
Published: 2017
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31. Diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome in children and validation of the Brighton criteria

Author: Roodbol, J. (J.), Wit, M.C.Y. (Marie Claire) de, Berg, B. (Bianca) van den, Kahlmann, V. (Vivienne), Drenthen, J. (Judith), Catsman-Berrevoets, C.E. (Coriene), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Roodbol, J. (J.), Wit, M.C.Y. (Marie Claire) de, Berg, B. (Bianca) van den, Kahlmann, V. (Vivienne), Drenthen, J. (Judith), Catsman-Berrevoets, C.E. (Coriene), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: To describe the key diagnostic features of pediatric Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and validate the Brighton criteria. Retrospective cohort study of all children (<18 years) diagnosed with GBS between 1987 and 2013 at Sophia Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam. Clinical information was collected and the sensitivity of the Brighton criteria was calculated. 67 children (35 boys) were included, with a median age of 5.0 years [interquartile range (IQR) 3.0–10.0 years]. Bilateral limb weakness was present at hospital admission in 93% of children, and at nadir in all patients. Children presented with tetraparesis in 70% or with paraparesis in 23%. Reduced reflexes in paretic limbs were observed at hospital admission in 82% and during follow-up in all children. The progressive phase lasted median 6 days (IQR 3–8 days) and less than 4 weeks in all children. A monophasic disease course was seen in 97%, including 5 children with a treatment-related fluctuation. Two children had a later relapse at 9 weeks and 19 weeks after onset. 77% of the children showed an elevated protein level in CSF. Nerve conduction studies showed evidence for a poly(radiculo)neuropathy in 91% of the children. 46 children had a complete data set, the sensitivity of the Brighton criteria level 1 was 72% (95% CI 57–84) and 96% (95% CI 85–99) for level 2 and 98% (95% CI 88–100) for level 3. The majority of the pediatric GBS patients presented in this cohort fulfilled the current diagnostic criteria.
Published: 2017
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32. Variation in monitoring and treatment policies for intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury: A survey in 66 neurotrauma centers participating in the CENTER-TBI study

Author: Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Huijben, J.A. (Jilske A.), van der Jagt, M. (Mathieu), Volovici, V. (Victor), van Essen, T. (Thomas), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Nelson, D. (David), Ercole, A. (Ari), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Menon, D.K. (David ), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester F.), Adams, H. (Hadie), Alessandro, M. (Masala), Allanson, J.E. (Judith), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andaluz, N. (Norberto), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andrea, N. (Nanni), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Ardon, H. (Hilko), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Auslands, K. (Kaspars), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Baciu, C. (Camelia), Bacon, A. (Andrew), Badenes, R. (Rafael), Baglin, T. (Trevor), Bartels, R.H.M.A. (Ronald), Barzo, P. (P.), Bauerfeind, U. (Ursula), Beer, R. (Ronny), Belda, F.J. (Francisco Javier), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Bellier, R. (Rémy), Benali, H. (Habib), Benard, T. (Thierry), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Beynon, C. (Christopher), Bilotta, F. (Federico), Binder, H. (Harald), Biqiri, E. (Erta), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Lund, S.B. (Stine Borgen), Bouzat, P. (Pierre), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brehar, F. (Felix), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Bucková, V. (Veronika), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Cameron, P. (Peter), Carbayo, L.G. (Lozano Guillermo), Carise, E. (Elsa), Carpenter, K.L.H. (Keri L.H.), Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Causin, F. (Francesco), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Cnossen, M. (Maryse), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Damas, F. (François), Damas, P. (Pierre), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Corte, F.D. (Francesco), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Ding, S. (Shenghao), Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), Dizdarevic, K. (Kemal), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Dzeko, A. (Adelaida), Eapen, G. (George), Engemann, H. (Heiko), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (V.), Feng, J. (Junfeng), Foks, K. (Kelly), Fossi, F. (Francesca), Francony, G. (Gilles), Frantzén, J. (Janek), Freo, U. (Ulderico), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gao, G. (Guoyi), Geleijns, K. (Karin), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giraud, B. (Benoit), Glocker, B. (Ben), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Hadzic, E. (Ermin), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Hartings, J.A. (Jed), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Hertle, D. (Daniel), Hill, S. (Sean), Hoedemaekers, A. (Astrid), Hoefer, S. (Stefan), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Håberg, K.A. (Kristine Asta), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Janciak, I. (Ivan), Janssens, K. (Koen), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Jones, K. (Kelly), Kalala, J.-P. (Jean-Pierre), Kamnitsas, K. (Konstantinos), Karan, M. (Mladen), Karau, J. (Jana), Katila, A. (Ari), Kaukonen, M. (Maija), Keeling, D. (David), Kerforne, T. (Thomas), Ketharanathan, N. (Naomi), Kettunen, J. (Johannes), Kivisaari, R. (Riku), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kolumbán, B. (Bálint), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kalovits, F. (Ferenc), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lauritzen, M. (Martin), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledig, C. (Christian), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lei, J. (Jin), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Loeckx, D. (Dirk), Lozano, A. (Angels), Luddington, R. (Roger), Luijten-Arts, C. (Chantal), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew I.R.), MacDonald, S. (Stephen), MacFayden, C. (Charles), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Major, S. (Sebastian), Manara, A. (Alex), Manhes, P. (Pauline), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martin, D. (Didier), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maruenda, A. (Armando), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mastelova, D. (Dagmara), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menon, D. (David), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Morganti-Kossmann, C. (Cristina), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Mutschler, M. (Manuel), Mühlan, H. (Holger), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Neugebauer, E. (Eddy), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Oddo, M. (Mauro), Oldenbeuving, A.W., Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Patruno, A. (Adriana), Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W. (Wilco), Pichon, N. (Nicolas), Piilgaard, H. (Henning), Piippo, A. (Anna), Floury, S.P. (Sébastien Pili), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Psota, M. (Marek), Pullens, P. (Pim), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rehorcíková, V. (Veronika), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Rodier, N. (Nicolas), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Roks, C.M.A.A. (Gerwin), Romegoux, P. (Pauline), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J. (Jeffrey), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rostalski, T. (Tim), Rueckert, D. (Daniel), de Ruiz, A.F. (Arcaute Felix), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sacchi, M. (Marco), Sahakian, B. (Barbara), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sala, F. (Francesca), Sanchez-Pena, P. (Paola), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Santos, E. (Edgar), Sasse, N. (Nadine), Sasu, L. (Luminita), Savo, D. (Davide), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Schlößer, B. (Barbara), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schneider, A. (Annette), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Rico, F.S. (Frederik Schou), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Schöll, M. 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(Nicole), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Szabó, J. (József), Söderberg, J. (Jeannette), Taccone, F.S. (Fabio), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tanskanen, P. (Päivi), Tascu, A. (Alexandru), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Te, A.B. (Ao Braden), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Teodorani, G. (Guido), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Tshibanda, J.-F.L. (Jean-Flory Luaba), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Hecke, W.V. (Wim Van), Praag, D.V. (Dominique Van), Dirk, V.R. (Van Roost), Vlierberghe, E.V. (Eline Van), Vyvere, T.V. (Thijs vande), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Vizzino, G. (Giacinta), Vleggeert-Lankamp, C.L.A.M. (Carmen), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Wade, D. (Derick), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin K.W.), Wang, L. (Lei), Wildschut, E.D. (Enno), Williams, G. (Guy), Willumsen, L. (Lisette), Wilson, A. (Adam), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winkler, M.K.L. (Maren K.L.), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zaaroor, M. (Menashe), Zhang, Z. (Zhiqun), Zheng, Z. (Zelong), Zumbo, F. (Fabrizio), de Lange, S. (Stefanie), De Ruiter, G.C.W. (Godard C.W.), den Boogert, H. (Hugo), van Dijck, J. (Jeroen), Essen, T.A. (T.) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, and Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der
Abstract: Background: No definitive evidence exists on how intracranial hypertension should be treated in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is therefore likely that centers and practitioners individually balance potential benefits and risks of different intracranial pressure (ICP) management strategies, resulting in practice variation. The aim of this study was to examine variation in monitoring and treatment policies for intracranial hypertension in patients with TBI. Methods: A 29-item survey on ICP monitoring and treatment was developed on the basis of literature and expert opinion, and it was pilot-tested in 16 centers. The questionnaire was sent to 68 neurotrauma centers participating in the Collaborative European Neurotrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. Results: The survey was completed by 66 centers (97% response rate). Centers were mainly academic hospitals (n=60, 91%) and designated level I trauma centers (n=44, 67%). The Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines were used in 49 (74%) centers. Approximately 90% of the participants (n=58) indicated placing an ICP monitor in patients with severe TBI and computed tomographic abnormalities. There was no consensus on other indications or on peri-insertion precautions. We found wide variation in the use of first- and second-tier treatments for elevated ICP. Approximately half of the centers were classified as using a relatively aggressive approach to ICP monitoring and treatment (n=32, 48%), whereas the others were considered more conservative (n=34, 52%). Conclusions: Substantial variation was found regarding monitoring and treatment policies in patients with TBI and intracranial hypertension. The results of this survey indicate a lack of consensus between European neurotrauma centers and provide an opportunity and necessity for comparative effectiveness research.
Published: 2017
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33. Microarray screening of Guillain-Barré syndrome sera for antibodies to glycolipid complexes

Author: Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Kalna, G. (Gabriela), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad B.), Jahan, I. (Israt), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Halstead, S.K. (Susan), Kalna, G. (Gabriela), Islam, M.B. (Mohammad B.), Jahan, I. (Israt), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), and Willison, H.J. (Hugh)
Abstract: __Objective:__ To characterize the patterns of autoantibodies to glycolipid complexes in a large cohort of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and control samples collected in Bangladesh using a newly developed microarray technique. __Methods:__ Twelve commonly studied glycolipids and lipids, plus their 66 possible heteromeric complexes, totaling 78 antigens, were applied to polyvinylidene fluoride-coated slides using a microarray printer. Arrays were probed with 266 GBS and 579 control sera (2 mL per serum, diluted 1/50) and bound immunoglobulin G detected with secondary antibody. Scanned arrays were subjected to statistical analyses. __Results:__ Measuring antibodies to single targets was 9% less sensitive than to heteromeric complex targets (49.2% vs 58.3%) without significantly affecting specificity (83.9% 85.0%). The optimal screening protocol for GBS sera comprised a panel of 10 glycolipids (4 single glycolipids GM1, GA1, GD1a, GQ1b, and their 6 heteromeric complexes), resulting in an overall assay sensitivity of 64.3% and specificity of 77.1%. Notable heteromeric targets were GM1:GD1a, GM1:GQ1b, and GA1:GD1a, in which exclusive binding to the complex was observed. __Conclusions:__ Rationalizing the screening protocol to capture the enormous diversity of glycolipid complexes can be achieved by miniaturizing the screening platform to a microarray platform, and applying simple bioinformatics to determine optimal sensitivity and specificity of the targets. Glycolipid complexes are an important category of glycolipid antigens in autoimmune neuropathy cases that require specific analytical and bioinformatics methods for optimal detection.
Published: 2016
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34. Neonatal Fc receptor promoter gene polymorphism does not predict pharmacokinetics of IVIg or the clinical course of GBS

Author: Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Haarman, A.E.G. (Annechien E. G.), Tio-Gillen, A.P. (Anne), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Haarman, A.E.G. (Annechien E. G.), Tio-Gillen, A.P. (Anne), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome with a standard course of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) results in a variable clinical recovery which is associated with changes in serum IgG levels after treatment. The neonatal Fc-receptor protects IgG from degradation, and a genetic polymorphism in its promoter region that influences the expression of Fc-receptor, may in part explain the variation in IgG levels and outcome. This polymorphism was determined by polymerase chain reaction in a cohort of 257 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome treated with IVIg. We could not demonstrate a relation between this polymorphism, the pharmacokinetics of IVIg, or the clinical course and outcome.
Published: 2016
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35. Variation in structure and process of care in traumatic brain injury: Provider profiles of European Neurotrauma Centers participating in the CENTER-TBI study

Author: Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester F.), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Menon, D.K. (David ), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Adams, H. (Hadie), Alessandro, M. (Masala), Allanson, J.E. (Judith), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andaluz, N. (Norberto), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andrea, N. (Nanni), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Ardon, H. (Hilko), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Auslands, K. (Kaspars), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Baciu, C. (Camelia), Bacon, A. (Andrew), Badenes, R. (Rafael), Baglin, T. (Trevor), Bartels, R. (Ronald), Barzó, P. (Pál), Bauerfeind, U. (Ursula), Beer, R. (Ronny), Belda, F.J. (Francisco Javier), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Bellier, R. (Rémy), Benali, H. (Habib), Benard, T. (Thierry), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Beynon, C. (Christopher), Bilotta, F. (Federico), Binder, H. (Harald), Biqiri, E. (Erta), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Borgen, L.S. (Lund Stine), Bouzat, P. (Pierre), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brehar, F. (Felix), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Bučková, V. (Veronika), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Cameron, P. (Peter), Carbayo, L.G. (Lozano Guillermo), Carise, E. (Elsa), Carpenter, C., Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Causin, F. (Francesco), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Damas, F. (François), Damas, P. (Pierre), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Ding, S. (Shenghao), Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), Dizdarevic, K. (Kemal), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Dzeko, A. (Adelaida), Eapen, G. (George), Engemann, H. (Heiko), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (V.), Feng, J. (Junfeng), Foks, K. (Kelly), Fossi, F. (Francesca), Francony, G. (Gilles), Frantzén, J. (Janek), Freo, U. (Ulderico), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gao, G. (Guoyi), Geleijns, K. (Karin), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giraud, B. (Benoit), Glocker, B. (Ben), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Hadzic, E. (Ermin), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Hartings, J.A. (Jed), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Hertle, D. (Daniel), Hill, S. (Sean), Hoedemaekers, A. (Astrid), Hoefer, S. (Stefan), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Håberg, A.K. (Asta Kristine), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Janciak, I. (Ivan), Janssens, K. (Koen), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Jones, K. (Kelly), Kalala, J.-P. (Jean-Pierre), Kamnitsas, K. (Konstantinos), Karan, M. (Mladen), Karau, J. (Jana), Katila, A. (Ari), Kaukonen, M. (Maija), Keeling, D. (David), Kerforne, T. (Thomas), Ketharanathan, N. (Naomi), Kettunen, J. (Johannes), Kivisaari, R. (Riku), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kolumbán, B. (Bálint), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kalovits, F. (Ferenc), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lauritzen, M. (Martin), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledig, C. (Christian), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lei, J. (Jin), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Loeckx, D. (Dirk), Lozano, A. (Angels), Luddington, R. (Roger), Luijten-Arts, C. (Chantal), MacDonald, S. (Stephen), MacFayden, C. (Charles), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Major, S. (Sebastian), Manara, A. (Alex), Manhes, P. (Pauline), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martin, D. (Didier), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maruenda, A. (Armando), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mastelova, D. (Dagmara), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Morganti-Kossmann, C. (Cristina), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Mutschler, M. (Manuel), Mühlan, H. (Holger), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Neugebauer, E. (Eddy), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Oddo, M. (Mauro), Oldenbeuving, A. (Annemarie), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Patruno, A. (Adriana), Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Pichon, N. (Nicolas), Piilgaard, H. (Henning), Piippo, A. (Anna), Pili, F.S. (Floury Sébastien), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Psota, M. (Marek), Pullens, P. (Pim), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rehorčíková, V. (Veronika), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Rodier, N. (Nicolas), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Roks, G. (Gerwin), Romegoux, P. (Pauline), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J. (Jeffrey), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rostalski, T. (Tim), Rueckert, D.L. (Danie L.), Ruiz De Arcaute, F. (Felix), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sacchi, M. (Marco), Sahakian, B. (Barbara), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sala, F. (Francesca), Sanchez-Pena, P. (Paola), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Santos, E. (Edgar), Sasse, N. (Nadine), Sasu, L. (Luminita), Savo, D. (Davide), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Schlößer, B. (Barbara), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schneider, A. (Annette), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Schöll, M. (Michael), Sir, O. (Özcan), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smakman, L. (Lidwien), Smeets, D. (Dirk), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E.L. (Emmanue L.), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stegemann, K. (Katrin), Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Szabó, J. (József), Söderberg, J. (Jeannette), Taccone, F.S. (Fabio), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tanskanen, P. (Päivi), Tascu, A. (Alexandru), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Te Ao, B. (Braden), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Teodorani, G. (Guido), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Tshibanda, J.-F.L. (Jean-Flory Luaba), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Van Roost, D. (Dirk), Van Vlierberghe, E. (Eline), Vande Vyvere, T. (Thijs), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Vizzino, G. (Giacinta), Vleggeert-Lankamp, C.L.A.M. (Carmen), Volovici, V. (Victor), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Wade, D. (Derick), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin K.W.), Wang, L. (Lei), Wildschut, E. (Eno), Williams, G. (Guy), Willumsen, L. (Lisette), Wilson, A. (Adam), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winkler, M.K.L. (Maren K. L.), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zaaroor, M. (Menashe), Zhang, Z. (Zhiqun), Zheng, Z. (Zelong), Zumbo, F. (Fabrizio), De Lange, S. (Stefanie), De Ruiter, G.C.W. (Godard C.W.), Den Boogert, H. (Hugo), Van Dijck, J. (Jeroen), Essen, T.A. (T.) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der, Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Polinder, S. (Suzanne), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester F.), Maas, A.I.R. (Andrew), Menon, D.K. (David ), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Adams, H. (Hadie), Alessandro, M. (Masala), Allanson, J.E. (Judith), Amrein, K. (Krisztina), Andaluz, N. (Norberto), Andelic, N. (Nada), Andrea, N. (Nanni), Andreassen, L. (Lasse), Anke, A. (Audny), Antoni, A. (Anna), Ardon, H. (Hilko), Audibert, G. (Gérard), Auslands, K. (Kaspars), Azouvi, P. (Philippe), Baciu, C. (Camelia), Bacon, A. (Andrew), Badenes, R. (Rafael), Baglin, T. (Trevor), Bartels, R. (Ronald), Barzó, P. (Pál), Bauerfeind, U. (Ursula), Beer, R. (Ronny), Belda, F.J. (Francisco Javier), Bellander, B.-M. (Bo-Michael), Belli, A. (Antonio), Bellier, R. (Rémy), Benali, H. (Habib), Benard, T. (Thierry), Berardino, M. (Maurizio), Beretta, L. (Luigi), Beynon, C. (Christopher), Bilotta, F. (Federico), Binder, H. (Harald), Biqiri, E. (Erta), Blaabjerg, M. (Morten), Borgen, L.S. (Lund Stine), Bouzat, P. (Pierre), Bragge, P. (Peter), Brazinova, A. (Alexandra), Brehar, F. (Felix), Brorsson, C. (Camilla), Buki, A. (Andras), Bullinger, M. (Monika), Bučková, V. (Veronika), Calappi, E. (Emiliana), Cameron, P. (Peter), Carbayo, L.G. (Lozano Guillermo), Carise, E. (Elsa), Carpenter, C., Castaño-León, A.M. (Ana M.), Causin, F. (Francesco), Chevallard, G. (Giorgio), Chieregato, A. (Arturo), Citerio, G. (Giuseppe), Coburn, M. (Mark), Coles, J.P. (Jonathan P.), Cooper, J.D. (Jamie D.), Correia, M. (Marta), Covic, A. (Amra), Curry, N. (Nicola), Czeiter, E. (Endre), Czosnyka, M. (Marek), Dahyot-Fizelier, C. (Claire), Damas, F. (François), Damas, P. (Pierre), Dawes, H. (Helen), De Keyser, V. (Véronique), Della Corte, F. (Francesco), Depreitere, B. (Bart), Ding, S. (Shenghao), Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), Dizdarevic, K. (Kemal), Dulière, G.-L. (Guy-Loup), Dzeko, A. (Adelaida), Eapen, G. (George), Engemann, H. (Heiko), Ercole, A. (Ari), Esser, P. (Patrick), Ezer, E. (Erzsébet), Fabricius, M. (Martin), Feigin, V.L. (V.), Feng, J. (Junfeng), Foks, K. (Kelly), Fossi, F. (Francesca), Francony, G. (Gilles), Frantzén, J. (Janek), Freo, U. (Ulderico), Frisvold, S.K. (Shirin Kordasti), Furmanov, A. (Alex), Gagliardo, P. (Pablo), Galanaud, D. (Damien), Gao, G. (Guoyi), Geleijns, K. (Karin), Ghuysen, A. (Alexandre), Giraud, B. (Benoit), Glocker, B. (Ben), Gomez, P.A. (Pedro A.), Grossi, F. (Francesca), Gruen, R.L. (Russell), Gupta, D. (Deepak), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Hadzic, E. (Ermin), Haitsma, I. (Iain), Hartings, J.A. (Jed), Helbok, R. (Raimund), Helseth, E. (Eirik), Hertle, D. (Daniel), Hill, S. (Sean), Hoedemaekers, A. (Astrid), Hoefer, S. (Stefan), Hutchinson, P.J. (Peter J.), Håberg, A.K. (Asta Kristine), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Janciak, I. (Ivan), Janssens, K. (Koen), Jiang, J.-Y. (Ji-Yao), Jones, K. (Kelly), Kalala, J.-P. (Jean-Pierre), Kamnitsas, K. (Konstantinos), Karan, M. (Mladen), Karau, J. (Jana), Katila, A. (Ari), Kaukonen, M. (Maija), Keeling, D. (David), Kerforne, T. (Thomas), Ketharanathan, N. (Naomi), Kettunen, J. (Johannes), Kivisaari, R. (Riku), Kolias, A.G. (Angelos G.), Kolumbán, B. (Bálint), Kompanje, E.J.O. (Erwin), Kondziella, D. (Daniel), Koskinen, L.-O. (Lars-Owe), Kovács, N. (Noémi), Kalovits, F. (Ferenc), Lagares, A. (Alfonso), Lanyon, L. (Linda), Laureys, S. (Steven), Lauritzen, M. (Martin), Lecky, F.E. (Fiona), Ledig, C. (Christian), Lefering, R., Legrand, V. (Valerie), Lei, J. (Jin), Levi, L. (Leon), Lightfoot, R. (Roger), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Loeckx, D. (Dirk), Lozano, A. (Angels), Luddington, R. (Roger), Luijten-Arts, C. (Chantal), MacDonald, S. (Stephen), MacFayden, C. (Charles), Maegele, M. (Marc), Majdan, M. (Marek), Major, S. (Sebastian), Manara, A. (Alex), Manhes, P. (Pauline), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), Martin, D. (Didier), Martino, C. (Costanza), Maruenda, A. (Armando), Maréchal, H. (Hugues), Mastelova, D. (Dagmara), Mattern, J. (Julia), McMahon, C. (Catherine), Melegh, B. (Béla), Menovsky, T. (Tomas), Morganti-Kossmann, C. (Cristina), Mulazzi, D. (Davide), Mutschler, M. (Manuel), Mühlan, H. (Holger), Negru, A. (Ancuta), Nelson, D. (David), Neugebauer, E. (Eddy), Newcombe, V.F. (Virginia F.), Noirhomme, Q. (Quentin), Nyirádi, J. (József), Oddo, M. (Mauro), Oldenbeuving, A. (Annemarie), Oresic, M. (Matej), Ortolano, F. (Fabrizio), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Parizel, P.M., Patruno, A. (Adriana), Payen, J.-F. (Jean-François), Perera, N. (Natascha), Perlbarg, V. (Vincent), Persona, P. (Paolo), Peul, W.C. (Wilco), Pichon, N. (Nicolas), Piilgaard, H. (Henning), Piippo, A. (Anna), Pili, F.S. (Floury Sébastien), Pirinen, M. (Matti), Ples, H. (Horia), Pomposo, I. (Inigo), Psota, M. (Marek), Pullens, P. (Pim), Puybasset, L. (Louis), Ragauskas, A. (Arminas), Raj, R. (Rahul), Rambadagalla, M. (Malinka), Rehorčíková, V. (Veronika), Rhodes, J.K.J. (Jonathan K.J.), Richardson, S. (Sylvia), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Rocka, S. (Saulius), Rodier, N. (Nicolas), Roe, C. (Cecilie), Roise, O. (Olav), Roks, G. (Gerwin), Romegoux, P. (Pauline), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Rosenfeld, J. (Jeffrey), Rosenlund, C. (Christina), Rosenthal, G. (Guy), Rossaint, R. (Rolf), Rossi, S. (Sandra), Rostalski, T. (Tim), Rueckert, D.L. (Danie L.), Ruiz De Arcaute, F. (Felix), Rusnák, M. (Martin), Sacchi, M. (Marco), Sahakian, B. (Barbara), Sahuquillo, J. (Juan), Sakowitz, O. (Oliver), Sala, F. (Francesca), Sanchez-Pena, P. (Paola), Sanchez-Porras, R. (Renan), Sandor, J. (Janos), Santos, E. (Edgar), Sasse, N. (Nadine), Sasu, L. (Luminita), Savo, D. (Davide), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Schlößer, B. (Barbara), Schmidt, S. (Silke), Schneider, A. (Annette), Schoechl, H. (Herbert), Schoonman, G.G. (Guus), Schou, R. (Rico), Schwendenwein, E. (Elisabeth), Schöll, M. (Michael), Sir, O. (Özcan), Skandsen, T. (Toril), Smakman, L. (Lidwien), Smeets, D. (Dirk), Smielewski, P. (Peter), Sorinola, A. (Abayomi), Stamatakis, E.L. (Emmanue L.), Stanworth, S. (Simon), Stegemann, K. (Katrin), Steinbüchel, N. (Nicole), Stevens, R. (Robert), Stewart, W. (William), Stocchetti, N. (Nino), Sundström, N. (Nina), Synnot, A. (Anneliese), Szabó, J. (József), Söderberg, J. (Jeannette), Taccone, F.S. (Fabio), Tamás, V. (Viktória), Tanskanen, P. (Päivi), Tascu, A. (Alexandru), Taylor, M.S. (Mark Steven), Te Ao, B. (Braden), Tenovuo, O. (Olli), Teodorani, G. (Guido), Theadom, A. (Alice), Thomas, M. (Matt), Tibboel, D. (Dick), Tolias, C.M. (Christos M.), Tshibanda, J.-F.L. (Jean-Flory Luaba), Tudora, C.M. (Cristina Maria), Vajkoczy, P. (Peter), Valeinis, E. (Egils), Hecke, W. (Wim) van, Van Praag, D. (Dominique), Van Roost, D. (Dirk), Van Vlierberghe, E. (Eline), Vande Vyvere, T. (Thijs), Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (Audrey), Vargiolu, A. (Alessia), Vega, E. (Emmanuel), Verheyden, J. (Jan), Vespa, P.M. (Paul M.), Vik, A. (Anne), Vilcinis, R. (Rimantas), Vizzino, G. (Giacinta), Vleggeert-Lankamp, C.L.A.M. (Carmen), Volovici, V. (Victor), Vulekovic, P. (Peter), Vámos, Z. (Zoltán), Wade, D. (Derick), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin K.W.), Wang, L. (Lei), Wildschut, E. (Eno), Williams, G. (Guy), Willumsen, L. (Lisette), Wilson, A. (Adam), Wilson, L. (Lindsay), Winkler, M.K.L. (Maren K. L.), Ylén, P. (Peter), Younsi, A. (Alexander), Zaaroor, M. (Menashe), Zhang, Z. (Zhiqun), Zheng, Z. (Zelong), Zumbo, F. (Fabrizio), De Lange, S. (Stefanie), De Ruiter, G.C.W. (Godard C.W.), Den Boogert, H. (Hugo), Van Dijck, J. (Jeroen), Essen, T.A. (T.) van, van Heugten, C.M. (Caroline M.), Jagt, M. (Mathieu) van der, and Naalt, J. (Joukje) van der
Abstract: Introduction: The strength of evidence underpinning care and treatment recommendations in traumatic brain injury (TBI) is low. Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has been proposed as a framework to provide evidence for optimal care for TBI patients. The first step in CER is to map the existing variation. The aim of current study is to quantify variation in general structural and process characteristics among centers participating in the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. Methods: We designed a set of 11 provider profiling questionnaires with 321 questions about various aspects of TBI care, chosen based on literature and expert opinion. After pilot testing, questionnaires were disseminated to 71 centers from 20 countries participating in the CENTER-TBI study. Reliability of questionnaires was estimated by calculating a concordance rate among 5% duplicate questions. Results: All 71 centers completed the questionnaires. Median concordance rate among duplicate questions was 0.85. The majority of centers were academic hospitals (n = 65, 92%), designated as a level I trauma center (n = 48, 68%) and situated in an urban location (n = 70, 99%). The availability of facilities for neuro-trauma care varied across centers; e.g. 40 (57%) had a dedicated neuro-intensive care unit (ICU), 36 (51%) had an in-hospital rehabilitation unit and the organization of the ICU was closed in 64% (n = 45) of the centers. In addition, we found wide variation in processes of care, such as the ICU admission policy and intracranial pressure monitoring policy among centers. Conclusion: Even among high-volume, specialized neurotrauma centers there is substantial variation in structures and processes of TBI care. This variation provides an opportunity to study effectiveness of specific aspects of TBI care and to identify best practices with CER approaches.
Published: 2016
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36. Hospital admissions, transfers and costs of guillain-Barré syndrome

Author: Leeuwen, N. (Nikki) van, Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Vanrolleghem, A.M. (Ann M.), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leeuwen, N. (Nikki) van, Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Vanrolleghem, A.M. (Ann M.), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Background Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has a highly variable clinical course, leading to frequent transfers within and between hospitals and high associated costs. We defined the current admissions, transfers and costs in relation to disease severity of GBS. Methods Dutch neurologists were requested to report patients diagnosed with GBS between November 2009 and November 2010. Information regarding clinical course and transfers was obtained via neurologists and general practitioners. Results 87 GBS patients were included with maximal GBS disability score of 1 or 2 (28%), 3 or 4 (53%), 5 (18%) and 6 (1%). Four mildly affected GBS patients were not hospital admitted. Of the 83 hospitalized patients 68 (82%) were initially admitted at a neurology department, 4 (5%) at an ICU, 4 (5%) at pediatrics, 4 (5%) at pediatrics neurology and 3 (4%) at internal medicine. Median hospital stay was 17 days (IQR 11-26 days, absolute range 1-133 days). Transfers between departments or hospitals occurred in 33 (40%) patients and 25 (30%) were transferred 2 times or more. From a cost-effectiveness perspective 21 (25%) of the admissions was suboptimal. Median costs for hospital admission of GBS patients were 15,060 Euro (IQR 11,226-23,683). Maximal GBS disability score was significantly correlated with total length of stay, number of transfers
Published: 2016
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37. Comparison of Fc N-Glycosylation of pharmaceutical products of intravenous immunoglobulin G

Author: Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Falck, D. (David), Santbergen, T.C.M. (Tom C.M.), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Wuhrer, M. (Manfred), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Falck, D. (David), Santbergen, T.C.M. (Tom C.M.), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Wuhrer, M. (Manfred), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) products from different pharmaceutical companies vary in composition, in part because of the selected blood donors and production process. N-glycosylation of the Fc-portion of IgG varies between blood donors and may influence both the side-effects and therapeutic effectiveness of IVIg. At present, the variation in Fc N-glycosylation between IVIg products has not been defined. Utilizing mass spectrometry, we performed relative quantitation of the Fc N-glycosylation of IgG, assessing a total of 154 unique lot numbers of IVIg. Seven products showed comparable Fc N-glycosylation, with only one product differing from the others in all glycosylation features (galactosylation, sialylation, fucosylation and bisecting N-acetylglucosamine). However, the mean difference did not exceed 3%. Within product variation was present to a minor degree, but largely indistinguishable from analytical variation. In conclusion, we expect that the minor variation in Fc N-glycosylation between IVIg products has a small effect, if any, on the biological activity.
Published: 2015
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38. Antibody Responses to Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Role in Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Encephalitis?

Author: Meyer Sauteur, P.M. (Patrick), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Spuesens, E.B.M. (Emiel), Jacobs, E. (Enno), Nadal, D. (David), Vink, C. (Cornelis), Rossum, A.M.C. (Annemarie) van, Meyer Sauteur, P.M. (Patrick), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Spuesens, E.B.M. (Emiel), Jacobs, E. (Enno), Nadal, D. (David), Vink, C. (Cornelis), and Rossum, A.M.C. (Annemarie) van
Published: 2014
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39. Immunoglobulin G Fc N-glycosylation in Guillain-Barré syndrome treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

Author: Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Selman, M.H.C., Wuhrer, M. (Manfred), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Fokkink, W.-J.R. (Willem-Jan), Selman, M.H.C., Wuhrer, M. (Manfred), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Published: 2014
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40. Neuralgic amyotrophy and hepatitis E virus infection

Author: Eijk, J.J.J. (Jeroen) van, Madden, R.G. (Richie), Eijck, A.A. (Annemiek), Hunter, J.G. (Jeremy), Reimerink, J.H.J. (Johan), Bendall, R.P. (Richard), Pas, S.D. (Suzan), Ellis, V. (Vic), Alfen, N. (Nens) van, Beynon, L. (Laura), Southwell, L. (Lucy), McLean, B. (Brendan), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Engelen, B.G.M. (Baziel) van, Dalton, H.R. (Harry), Eijk, J.J.J. (Jeroen) van, Madden, R.G. (Richie), Eijck, A.A. (Annemiek), Hunter, J.G. (Jeremy), Reimerink, J.H.J. (Johan), Bendall, R.P. (Richard), Pas, S.D. (Suzan), Ellis, V. (Vic), Alfen, N. (Nens) van, Beynon, L. (Laura), Southwell, L. (Lucy), McLean, B. (Brendan), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Engelen, B.G.M. (Baziel) van, and Dalton, H.R. (Harry)
Abstract: Objective: To determine whether there is an association between an acute preceding hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), and if so, whether patients with HEV-related NA differ from patients without an associated HEV infection. Methods: HEV testing was conducted in a retrospective cohort of 28 Cornish patients with NA (2011-2013) and a prospective cohort of 38 consecutive Dutch patients with NA (2004- 2007). Acute-phase serum samples were analyzed for the presence of anti-HEV immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG and HEV RNA (quantitative real-time PCR). Results: Five cases (10.6%) of acute hepatitis E infection were identified in a total group of 47 patients with NA of whom serum samples were available. In 4 patients, HEV RNA was detected in serum samples taken at presentation. All patients with HEV-associated NA had clinical and electrophysiologic evidence of bilateral brachial plexus involvement. Anti-HEV IgM positivity was not related to age, sex, disease severity, disease course, or outcome. Conclusions: Acute hepatitis E is found in 10%of patients with NA from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Further research is required to investigate the role of HEV in NA in other geographical locations and to determine pathophysiologic mechanisms.
Published: 2014
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41. Guillain-Barré syndrome and adjuvanted pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccines: A multinational self-controlled case series in Europe

Author: Romio, S.A. (Silvana), Weibel, D.M. (Daniel), Dieleman, J.P. (Jeanne), Olberg, H.K. (Henning), Vries, C.S. (Corinne) de, Sammon, C. (Cormac), Andrews, N.J. (Nick), Svanström, H. (Henrik), Mølgaard-Nielsen, D. (Ditte), Hviid, A. (Anders), Lapeyre-Mestre, M. (Maryse), Sommet, A. (Agnès), Saussier, C. (Christel), Castot, A. (Anne), Heijbel, H. (Harald), Arnheim-Dahlström, L. (Lisen), Sparen, P. (Pär), Mosseveld, M. (Mees), Schuemie, M.J. (Martijn), Maas, N.A.T. (Nicoline) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leino, T. (Tuija), Kilpi, T. (Terhi), Storsaeter, J. (Jann), Johansen, K. (Kari), Kramarz, P (Piotr), Bonhoeffer, J. (Jan), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Romio, S.A. (Silvana), Weibel, D.M. (Daniel), Dieleman, J.P. (Jeanne), Olberg, H.K. (Henning), Vries, C.S. (Corinne) de, Sammon, C. (Cormac), Andrews, N.J. (Nick), Svanström, H. (Henrik), Mølgaard-Nielsen, D. (Ditte), Hviid, A. (Anders), Lapeyre-Mestre, M. (Maryse), Sommet, A. (Agnès), Saussier, C. (Christel), Castot, A. (Anne), Heijbel, H. (Harald), Arnheim-Dahlström, L. (Lisen), Sparen, P. (Pär), Mosseveld, M. (Mees), Schuemie, M.J. (Martijn), Maas, N.A.T. (Nicoline) van der, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Leino, T. (Tuija), Kilpi, T. (Terhi), Storsaeter, J. (Jann), Johansen, K. (Kari), Kramarz, P (Piotr), Bonhoeffer, J. (Jan), and Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam)
Abstract: Background: The risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following the United States' 1976 swine flu vaccination campaign in the USA led to enhanced active surveillance during the pandemic influenza (A(H1N1)pdm09) immunization campaign. This study aimed to estimate the risk o
Published: 2014
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42. International collaboration to assess the risk of Guillain Barré Syndrome following Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines

Author: Dodd, C.N. (Caitlin), Romio, S.A. (Silvana), Black, S. (Steve), Vellozzi, C. (Claudia), Andrews, N.J. (Nick), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Zuber, P. (Patrick), Hua, W. (Wei), Bonhoeffer, J. (Jan), Buttery, J. (Jim), Crawford, N. (Nigel), Deceuninck, G. (Genevieve), Vries, C.S. (Corinne) de, Wals, P. (Philippe) de, Gimeno, D. (David), Heijbel, H. (Harald), Hughes, H. (Hayley), Hur, K. (Kwan), Hviid, A. (Anders), Kelman, J. (Jeffrey), Kilpi, T. (Tehri), Chuang, S.K. (S.), Macartney, T. (Thomas), Rett, M. (Melisa), Lopez-Callada, V.R. (Vesta Richardson), Salmon, D. (Daniel), Sanchez, F.G. (Francisco Gimenez), Sanz, N. (Nuria), Silverman, B. (Bernard), Storsaeter, J. (Jann), Thirugnanam, U. (Umapathi), Maas, N.A.T. (Nicoline) van der, Yih, K. (Katherine), Zhang, T. (Teng Fei), Izurieta, H.S. (Hector), Addis, B.J., Akhtar, A. (Aysha), Cope, J. (Judith), Davis, R.L. (Robert), Gargiullo, P. (Paul), Kurz, X. (Xavier), Law, B. (Barbara), Sahinovic, I. (Isabelle), Tokars, J. (Jerry), Serrano, P. (Pedro), Cheng, A. (Aixin), Charles, P. (Pat), Clothier, H. (Hazel), Day, B. (Bruce), Day, T. (Timothy), Gates, P. (Peter), MacDonnell, R. (Richard), Roberts, L. (Les), Rodriguez-Casero, V. (Vic-toria), Wijeratne, T. (Tissa), Kiers, H.A.L. (Henk), Blyth, C. (Christopher), Booy, R. (Robert), Elliott, E. (Elizabeth), Gold, M.R. (Michael), Marshall, H., McIntyre, P. (Peter), Richmond, P. (Peter), Royle, J. (Jenny), Wood, N.W. (Nicholas), Zurynski, Y. (Yvonne), Calvo, G. (Gonzalo), Campins, M. (Magda), Corominas, N. (Nuria), Torres, F. (Ferran), Valls, V., Vilella, A. (Ángels), Dutra, A. (Amalia), Eick-Cost, A. (Angelia), Jackson, H.M. (Henry), Garman, K. (Katherine), Hu, Z. (Zheng), Rigo, J., Badoo, J. (Judith), Cho, D (David), Polakowski, L.L. (Laura), Sandhu, S.K. (Sukhminder), Sun, G. (Guoying), Chan, H.-S.S. (Hoi-Shan Sophelia), Chan, K.-Y. (Kwok-Yin), Cheung, R. (Raymond), Cheung, Y-F. (Yuk-Fai), Cherk, S. (Sharon), Chuang, S.K (S.), Fok, D. (Dennis), Fung, B.-H. (Bun-Hey), Ko, K.-F. (Kwai-Fu), Lau, K.W. (Ka Wing), Lau, K.-K. (Kwok-Kwong), Li, P. (Pulin), Liu, H.-T. (Hui-Tung), Liu, S.-H. (Shao-Haei), Mok, K. (Kin), So, J. (Joanna), Wong, W. (Winnie), Wu, S.-P. (Shun-Ping), Ball, R. (Robert), Burwen, D. (Dale), Franks, R.L. (Riley), Gibbs, J.M. (Jonathan), Kliman, R.E. (Rebecca), Kropp, S. (Silke), MaCurdy, T.E. (Thomas), Martin, D.B. (David), Sandhu, S.-D.K. (Sukhmin-Der), Worrall, B.B. (Bradford B.), Fuentes, D.E.F. (Dra. Elvira Fuentes), González, P.C.O. (Paola Carolina Ojeda), Reyna, V.F. (Valerie ), Kulldorff, M. (Martin), Lee, G. (Grace), Lieu, T.A. (Tracy), Platt, S., Serres, G.D. (Gaston De), Jabin, K. (Kamilah), Soh, B.L.S. (Bee Leng Sally), Arnheim-Dahlström, L. (Lisen), Castot, A. (Anne), Melker, H.E. (Hester) de, Dieleman, J.P. (Jeanne), Hallgren, J. (Jonal), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Johansen, K. (Kari), Kramarz, P (Piotr), Lapeyre, M. (Maryse), Leino, T. (Tuija), Mølgaard-Nielsen, D. (Ditte), Mosseveld, M. (Mees), Olberg, H.K. (Henning K), Sammon, C.-M. (Cor-Mac), Saussier, C. (Christel), Schuemie, M.J. (Martijn), Sommet, A. (Agnès), Sparen, P. (Pär), Svanström, H. (Henrik), Vanrolleghem, A.M. (Ann M.), Weibel, D.M. (Daniel), Domingo, J.D. (Javier Diez), Esparza, J.L. (José LuísMicó), Lucas, R.M.O. (Rafael M. Ortí), Maseres, J.B.M. (Juan B. Mollar), Sánchez, J.L.A. (José Luís Alfonso), Sánchez, M.G. (Mercedes Garcés), Viguer, V.Z. (Vicente Zanón), Cunningham, F. (Francesca), Avagyan, A. (Armen), Thakkar, B. (Bharat), Zhang, R. (Rongping), Dodd, C.N. (Caitlin), Romio, S.A. (Silvana), Black, S. (Steve), Vellozzi, C. (Claudia), Andrews, N.J. (Nick), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Zuber, P. (Patrick), Hua, W. (Wei), Bonhoeffer, J. (Jan), Buttery, J. (Jim), Crawford, N. (Nigel), Deceuninck, G. (Genevieve), Vries, C.S. (Corinne) de, Wals, P. (Philippe) de, Gimeno, D. (David), Heijbel, H. (Harald), Hughes, H. (Hayley), Hur, K. (Kwan), Hviid, A. (Anders), Kelman, J. (Jeffrey), Kilpi, T. (Tehri), Chuang, S.K. (S.), Macartney, T. (Thomas), Rett, M. (Melisa), Lopez-Callada, V.R. (Vesta Richardson), Salmon, D. (Daniel), Sanchez, F.G. (Francisco Gimenez), Sanz, N. (Nuria), Silverman, B. (Bernard), Storsaeter, J. (Jann), Thirugnanam, U. (Umapathi), Maas, N.A.T. (Nicoline) van der, Yih, K. (Katherine), Zhang, T. (Teng Fei), Izurieta, H.S. (Hector), Addis, B.J., Akhtar, A. (Aysha), Cope, J. (Judith), Davis, R.L. (Robert), Gargiullo, P. (Paul), Kurz, X. (Xavier), Law, B. (Barbara), Sahinovic, I. (Isabelle), Tokars, J. (Jerry), Serrano, P. (Pedro), Cheng, A. (Aixin), Charles, P. (Pat), Clothier, H. (Hazel), Day, B. (Bruce), Day, T. (Timothy), Gates, P. (Peter), MacDonnell, R. (Richard), Roberts, L. (Les), Rodriguez-Casero, V. (Vic-toria), Wijeratne, T. (Tissa), Kiers, H.A.L. (Henk), Blyth, C. (Christopher), Booy, R. (Robert), Elliott, E. (Elizabeth), Gold, M.R. (Michael), Marshall, H., McIntyre, P. (Peter), Richmond, P. (Peter), Royle, J. (Jenny), Wood, N.W. (Nicholas), Zurynski, Y. (Yvonne), Calvo, G. (Gonzalo), Campins, M. (Magda), Corominas, N. (Nuria), Torres, F. (Ferran), Valls, V., Vilella, A. (Ángels), Dutra, A. (Amalia), Eick-Cost, A. (Angelia), Jackson, H.M. (Henry), Garman, K. (Katherine), Hu, Z. (Zheng), Rigo, J., Badoo, J. (Judith), Cho, D (David), Polakowski, L.L. (Laura), Sandhu, S.K. (Sukhminder), Sun, G. (Guoying), Chan, H.-S.S. (Hoi-Shan Sophelia), Chan, K.-Y. (Kwok-Yin), Cheung, R. (Raymond), Cheung, Y-F. (Yuk-Fai), Cherk, S. (Sharon), Chuang, S.K (S.), Fok, D. (Dennis), Fung, B.-H. (Bun-Hey), Ko, K.-F. (Kwai-Fu), Lau, K.W. (Ka Wing), Lau, K.-K. (Kwok-Kwong), Li, P. (Pulin), Liu, H.-T. (Hui-Tung), Liu, S.-H. (Shao-Haei), Mok, K. (Kin), So, J. (Joanna), Wong, W. (Winnie), Wu, S.-P. (Shun-Ping), Ball, R. (Robert), Burwen, D. (Dale), Franks, R.L. (Riley), Gibbs, J.M. (Jonathan), Kliman, R.E. (Rebecca), Kropp, S. (Silke), MaCurdy, T.E. (Thomas), Martin, D.B. (David), Sandhu, S.-D.K. (Sukhmin-Der), Worrall, B.B. (Bradford B.), Fuentes, D.E.F. (Dra. Elvira Fuentes), González, P.C.O. (Paola Carolina Ojeda), Reyna, V.F. (Valerie ), Kulldorff, M. (Martin), Lee, G. (Grace), Lieu, T.A. (Tracy), Platt, S., Serres, G.D. (Gaston De), Jabin, K. (Kamilah), Soh, B.L.S. (Bee Leng Sally), Arnheim-Dahlström, L. (Lisen), Castot, A. (Anne), Melker, H.E. (Hester) de, Dieleman, J.P. (Jeanne), Hallgren, J. (Jonal), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Johansen, K. (Kari), Kramarz, P (Piotr), Lapeyre, M. (Maryse), Leino, T. (Tuija), Mølgaard-Nielsen, D. (Ditte), Mosseveld, M. (Mees), Olberg, H.K. (Henning K), Sammon, C.-M. (Cor-Mac), Saussier, C. (Christel), Schuemie, M.J. (Martijn), Sommet, A. (Agnès), Sparen, P. (Pär), Svanström, H. (Henrik), Vanrolleghem, A.M. (Ann M.), Weibel, D.M. (Daniel), Domingo, J.D. (Javier Diez), Esparza, J.L. (José LuísMicó), Lucas, R.M.O. (Rafael M. Ortí), Maseres, J.B.M. (Juan B. Mollar), Sánchez, J.L.A. (José Luís Alfonso), Sánchez, M.G. (Mercedes Garcés), Viguer, V.Z. (Vicente Zanón), Cunningham, F. (Francesca), Avagyan, A. (Armen), Thakkar, B. (Bharat), and Zhang, R. (Rongping)
Abstract: Background: The global spread of the 2009 novel pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus led to the accelerated production and distribution of monovalent 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) vaccines (pH1N1). This pandemic provided the opportunity to evaluate the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which has been an influenza vaccine safety concern since the swine flu pandemic of 1976, using a common protocol among high and middle-income countries. The primary objective of this project was to demonstrate the feasibility and utility of global collaboration in the assessment of vaccine safety, including countries both with and without an established infrastructure for vaccine active safety surveillance. A second objective, included a priori, was to assess the risk of GBS following pH1N1 vaccination. Methods: The primary analysis used the self-controlled case series (SCCS) design to estimate the relative incidence (RI) of GBS in the 42 days following vaccination with pH1N1 vaccine in a pooled analysis across databases and in analysis using a meta-analytic approach. Results: We found a relative incidence of GBS of 2.42 (95% CI 1.58-3.72) in the 42 days following exposure to pH1N1 vaccine in analysis of pooled data and 2.09 (95% CI 1
Published: 2013
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43. Antibodies to heteromeric glycolipid complexes in guillain-barré syndrome

Author: Rinaldi, S. (Simon), Brennan, K.M. (Kathryn), Kalna, G. (Gabriela), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Yu, R.K. (Robert), Mansson, J.-E. (Jan-Eric), Goodyear, C.S. (Carl), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Rinaldi, S. (Simon), Brennan, K.M. (Kathryn), Kalna, G. (Gabriela), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Yu, R.K. (Robert), Mansson, J.-E. (Jan-Eric), Goodyear, C.S. (Carl), and Willison, H.J. (Hugh)
Abstract: Autoantibodies are infrequently detected in the sera of patients with the demyelinating form of Guillain-Barré syndrome most commonly encountered in the Western world, despite abundant circumstantial evidence suggesting their existence. We hypothesised that antibody specificities reliant on the cis interactions of neighbouring membrane glycolipids could explain this discrepancy, and would not have been detected by traditional serological assays using highly purified preparations of single gangliosides. To assess the frequency of glycolipid complex antibodies in a Western European cohort of patients GBS we used a newly developed combinatorial glycoarray methodology to screen against large range of antigens (11 gangliosides, 8 other single glycolipids and 162 heterodimeric glycolipid complexes). Serum samples of 181 patients from a geographically defined, Western European cohort of GBS cases were analysed, along with 161 control sera. Serum IgG binding to single gangliosides was observed in 80.0% of axonal GBS cases, but in only 11.8% of cases with demyelinating electrophysiology. The inclusion of glycolipid complexes increased the positivity rate in demyelinating disease to 62.4%. There were 40 antigens with statistically significantly increased binding intensities in GBS as compared to healthy control sera. Of these, 7 complex antigens and 1 single ganglioside also produced statistically significantly increased binding intensities in GBS versus neurological disease controls. The detection of antibodies against specific complexes was associated with particular clinical features including disease severity, requirement for mechanical ventilation, and axonal electrophysiology. This study demonstrates that while antibodies against single gangliosides are often found in cases with axonal-type electrophysiology, antibodies against glycolipid complexes predominate in cases with demyelinating electrophysiology, providing a more robust serum biomarker than has ever been previ
Published: 2013
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44. Sialylation of campylobacter jejuni lipo-oligosaccharides: Impact on phagocytosis and cytokine production in mice

Author: Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Easton, A.S. (Alistair), Donachie, A.M. (Anne), Guthrie, J. (Jim), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Boon, L. (Louis), Samsom, J.N. (Janneke), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), Goodyear, C.S. (Carl), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Easton, A.S. (Alistair), Donachie, A.M. (Anne), Guthrie, J. (Jim), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Boon, L. (Louis), Samsom, J.N. (Janneke), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Willison, H.J. (Hugh), and Goodyear, C.S. (Carl)
Abstract: Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a post-infectious polyradiculoneuropathy, frequently associated with antecedent Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) infection. The presence of sialic acid on C. jejuni lipo-oligosaccharide (LOS) is considered a risk factor for development of GBS as it crucially determines the structural homology between LOS and gangliosides, explaining the induction of cross-reactive neurotoxic antibodies. Sialylated C. jejuni are recognised by TLR4 and sialoadhesin; however, the functional implications of these interactions in vivo are unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings: In this study we investigated the effects of bacterial sialylation on phagocytosis and cytokine secretion by mouse myeloid cells in vitro and in vivo. Using fluorescently labelled GM1a/GD1a ganglioside-mimicking C. jejuni strains and corresponding (Cst-II-mutant) control strains lacking sialic acid, we show that sialylated C. jejuni was more efficiently phagocytosed in vitro by BM-MΦ, but not by BM-DC. In addition, LOS sialylation increased the production of IL-10, IL-6 and IFN-β
Published: 2012
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45. High incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome in children, Bangladesh

Author: Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Diorditsa, S. (Serguei), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Islam, Z. (Zhahirul), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Mohammad, Q.D. (Quazi), Diorditsa, S. (Serguei), and Endtz, H.P. (Hubert)
Published: 2011
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46. Early recognition of poor prognosis in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Author: Walgaard, C. (Christa), Roozenbeek, B. (Bob), Ruts, L. (Liselotte), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Roozenbeek, B. (Bob), Ruts, L. (Liselotte), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has a highly diverse clinical course and outcome, yet patients are treated with a standard therapy. Patients with poor prognosis may benefit from additional treatment, provided they can be identified early, when nerve degeneration is potentially reversible and treatment is most effective. We developed a clinical prognostic model for early prediction of outcome in GBS, applicable for clinical practice and future therapeutic trials. Methods: Data collected prospectively from a derivation cohort of 397 patients with GBS were used to identify risk factors of being unable to walk at 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. Potential predictors of poor outcome (unable to walk unaided) were considered in univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. The clinical model was based on the multivariable logistic regression coefficients of selected predictors and externally validated in an independent cohort of 158 patients with GBS. Results: High age, preceding diarrhea, and low Medical Research Council sumscore at hospital admission and at 1 week were independently associated with being unable to walk at 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months (all p 0.05-0.001). The model can be used at hospital admission and at day 7 of admission, the latter having a better predictive ability for the 3 endpoints; the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) is 0.84-0.87 and at admission the AUC is 0.73-0.77. The model proved to be valid in the validation cohort. Conclusions: A clinical prediction model applicable early in the course of disease accurately predicts the first 6 months outcome in GBS.
Published: 2011
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47. Coma in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Author: Jong, F.J. (Fransina) de, Boekhorst, P.A.W. (Peter) te, Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jong, F.J. (Fransina) de, Boekhorst, P.A.W. (Peter) te, Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Thrombotic thrombocy topenic purpura (TTP) is characterised by a thrombotic, haemolytic microangiopathy leading to microvascular occlusion, haemolysis and ischaemic dysfunction of various organs including the brain. TTP may present with a variety of neurological symptoms, including headache, focal deficits, seizures and coma. The authors describe a 55-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain and rapidly progressive deterioration into coma without focal neurological deficits or seizures. A concomitant, transient, rapid increase in blood pressure raised the suspicion of a hypertensive crisis. Yet, our patient did not improve after vigorous treatment with antihy pertensives. Brain imaging excluded a hypertensive leucoencephalopathy . Despite the absence of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif member 13 (ADAMTS13) deficiency, the diagnosis idiopathic TTP was made after excluding secondary causes of TTP. Upon treatment with plasma exchange, corticosteroids and vincristin our patient gradually improved. On discharge to a rehabilitation centre he was awake and alert, had minor cognitive deficits and a mild proximal tetraparesis consistent with a critical illness poly (neuro)myopathy.
Published: 2010
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48. IVIG treatment and prognosis in guillain-barré syndrome

Author: Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Koningsveld, R. (Rinske) van, Ruts, L. (Liselotte), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Kuitwaard, K. (Krista), Walgaard, C. (Christa), Koningsveld, R. (Rinske) van, Ruts, L. (Liselotte), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: Introduction Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often leads to severe weakness. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a proven effective treatment for GBS (class 1 evidence). However, about 25% of patients need artificial ventilation and 20% are still unable to walk unaided after 6 months. Important clinical factors associated with poor outcome are age, presence of preceding diarrhea and the severity of disability in the early course of disease. These clinical factors were combined in a clinical prognostic scoring scale, the Erasmus GBS Outcome Scale (EGOS). Materials and Methods GBS patients being unable to walk unaided are currently treated with a standard single IVIg dose (0.4 g/kg bodyweight for 5 days). A recent retrospective study in 174 GBS patients enrolled in one of our randomized controlled clinical trials showed that patients with a minor increase of serum IgG level after standard single IVIg dose recovered significantly slower. Additionally, fewer patients reached the ability to walk unaided at six months after correction for the known clinical prognostic factors (multivariate analysis; P<0.022). Discussion It is yet unknown why some GBS patients only have a minor increase after standard IVIg treatment. By using the EGOS it is possible to select GBS patients with a poor prognosis. These patients potentially may benefit from a second IVIg dose. Conclusion A standard dose of IVIG is not sufficiently effective in many GBS patients. Whether these patients might benefit from a second IVIg dose needs further investigation.
Published: 2010
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49. TLR4-mediated sensing of Campylobacter jejuni by dendritic cells is determined by sialylation

Author: Kuijf, M.L. (Mark), Samsom, J.N. (Janneke), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Bax, M. (Marieke), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Belkum, A.F. (Alex) van, Kooyk, Y. (Yvette) van, Burgers, P.C. (Peter), Luider, T.M. (Theo), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Nieuwenhuis, E.E.S. (Edward), Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Kuijf, M.L. (Mark), Samsom, J.N. (Janneke), Rijs, W. (Wouter) van, Bax, M. (Marieke), Huizinga, R. (Ruth), Heikema, A.P. (Astrid), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Belkum, A.F. (Alex) van, Kooyk, Y. (Yvette) van, Burgers, P.C. (Peter), Luider, T.M. (Theo), Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Nieuwenhuis, E.E.S. (Edward), and Jacobs, B.C. (Bart)
Abstract: In Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), ganglioside mimicry of Campylobacter jejuni lipo-oligosaccharide (LOS) drives the production of cross-reactive Abs to peripheral nerve gangliosides. We determined whether sialic acid residues in C. jejuni LOS modulate dendritic cell (DC) activation and subsequent B cell proliferation as a possible mechanism for the aberrant humoral immune response in GBS. Highly purified sialylated LOS of C. jejuni isolates from three GBS patients induced human DC maturation and secretion of inflammatory cytokines that were inhibited by anti-TLR4 neutralizing Abs. The extent of TLR4 signaling and DC activation was greater with LOS of the wild type isolates than with nonsialylated LOS of the corresponding sialyltransferase gene knockout (cst-II mutant) strains, indicating that sialylation boosts the DC response to C. jejuni LOS. Supernatants of LOS-activated DCs induced B cell proliferation after cross-linking of surface Igs in the absence of T cells. Lower B cell proliferation indices were found with DC supernatants after DC stimulation with cst-II mutant or neuraminidase desialylated LOS. This study showed that sialylation of C. jejuni LOS enhances human DC activation and subsequent B cell proliferation, which may contribute to the development of cross-reactive anti-ganglioside Abs found in GBS patients following C. jejuni infection. Copyright
Published: 2010
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50. Host factors determine anti-GM1 response following oral challenge of chickens with Guillain-Barré syndrome derived campylobacter jejuni strain GB11

Author: Ang, C.W. (Wim), Dijkstra, J.R. (Jeroen), Klerk, M.A. de, Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jeurissen, P.P.T. (Patrick), Wagenaar, J.A. (Jaap), Ang, C.W. (Wim), Dijkstra, J.R. (Jeroen), Klerk, M.A. de, Endtz, H.P. (Hubert), Doorn, P.A. (Pieter) van, Jacobs, B.C. (Bart), Jeurissen, P.P.T. (Patrick), and Wagenaar, J.A. (Jaap)
Abstract: Background: Anti-ganglioside antibodies with a pathogenic potential are present in C. jejuni-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) patients and are probably induced by molecular mimicry. Immunization studies in rabbits and mice have demonstrated that these anti-ganglioside antibodies can be induced using purified lipo-oligosaccharides (LOS) from C. jejuni in a strong adjuvant. Methodology/Principal Findings: To investigate whether natural colonization of chickens with a ganglioside-mimicking C. jejuni strain induces an anti-ganglioside response, and to investigate the diversity in anti-ganglioside response between and within genetically different chicken lines, we orally challenged chickens with different C. jejuni strains. Oral challenge of chickens with a C. jejuni strain from a GBS patient, containing a LOS that mimics ganglioside GM1, induced specific IgM and IgG anti-LOS and anti-GM1 antibodies. Inoculation of chickens with the Penner HS:3 serostrain, without a GM1-like structure, induced anti-LOS but no anti-ganglioside antibodies. We observed different patterns of anti-LOS/ganglioside response between and within the five strains of chickens. Conclusions: Natural infection of chickens with C. jejuni induces anti-ganglioside antibodies. The production of antibodies is governed by both microbial and host factors.
Published: 2010
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