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Review: An update on inflammatory and autoimmune myopathies by Dalakas, M. C.

“…M. C. Dalakas (2011) Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology37, 226–242
An update on inflammatory and autoimmune myopathies The review provides an update on…”
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Toxic and drug-induced myopathies by Dalakas, M C

“…Drugs used for therapeutic interventions either alone or in combination may sometimes cause unexpected toxicity to the muscles, resulting in a varying degree…”
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EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestations: report of a task force of the EULAR standing committee for clinical affairs by Bertsias, G K, Ioannidis, J P A, Aringer, M, Bollen, E, Bombardieri, S, Bruce, I N, Cervera, R, Dalakas, M, Doria, A, Hanly, J G, Huizinga, T W J, Isenberg, D, Kallenberg, C, Piette, J C, Schneider, M, Scolding, N, Smolen, J, Stara, A, Tassiulas, I, Tektonidou, M, Tincani, A, van Buchem, M A, van Vollenhoven, R, Ward, M, Gordon, C, Boumpas, D T

“…To develop recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) manifestations. The authors…”
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Desmin myopathy by Goldfarb, L. G., Vicart, P., Goebel, H. H., Dalakas, M. C.

“…Desmin myopathy is a recently identified disease associated with mutations in desmin or αB‐crystallin. Typically, the illness presents with lower limb muscle…”
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Vigorimeter grip strength in CIDP: a responsive tool that rapidly measures the effect of IVIG - the ICE study by Vanhoutte, E. K., Latov, N., Deng, C., Hanna, K., Hughes, R. A. C., Bril, V., Dalakas, M. C., Donofrio, P., van Doorn, P. A., Hartung, H.-P., Merkies, I. S. J.

“…Background and purpose In a recent trial in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), the ICE study, grip strength…”
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Correlating phenotype and genotype in the periodic paralyses by MILLER, T. M, DIAS DA SILVA, M. R, PETAJAN, J, DALAKAS, M. C, RANUM, L. P. W, FU, Y. H, PTACEK, L. J, MILLER, H. A, KWIECINSKI, H, MENDELL, J. R, TAWIL, R, MCMANIS, P, GRIGGS, R. C, ANGELINI, C, SERVIDEI, S

“…Periodic paralyses and paramyotonia congenita are rare disorders causing disabling weakness and myotonia. Mutations in sodium, calcium, and potassium channels…”
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A controlled study of intravenous immunoglobulin combined with prednisone in the treatment of IBM by DALAKAS, M. C, KOFFMAN, B, FUJII, M, SPECTOR, S, SIVAKUMAR, K, CUPLER, E

“…To investigate whether the combination of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) with prednisone improves muscle strength and alters endomysial inflammation in…”
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GAD65 epitope mapping and search for novel autoantibodies in GAD-associated neurological disorders by Fouka, P, Alexopoulos, H, Akrivou, S, Trohatou, O, Politis, P.K, Dalakas, M.C

“…Abstract Antibodies against Glutamic-acid-decarboxylase (GAD65) are seen in various CNS excitability disorders including stiff-person syndrome, cerebellar…”
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Proinflammatory cell stress in sporadic inclusion body myositis muscle: overexpression of αB-crystallin is associated with amyloid precursor protein and accumulation of β-amyloid by Muth, I E, Barthel, K, Bähr, M, Dalakas, M C, Schmidt, J

“…Background:In the pathology of sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM), the relevance of cell stress molecules such as the heat shock protein αB-crystallin,…”
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Clinical applications of intravenous immunoglobulins in neurology by Hughes, R.A.C, Dalakas, M.C, Cornblath, D.R, Latov, N, Weksler, M.E, Relkin, N

“…Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used increasingly in the management of patients with neurological conditions. The efficacy and safety of IVIg treatment in…”
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Epileptic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus and neuronal autoantibody associations by Kampylafka, E I, Alexopoulos, H, Fouka, P, Moutsopoulos, H M, Dalakas, M C, Tzioufas, A G

“…We investigated systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with epilepsy, a major and organic neurological symptom. Our aim was to test patients for the…”
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Lactic acidosis and hepatic steatosis associated with use of stavudine : Report of four cases by MILLER, K. D, CAMERON, M, WOOD, L. V, DALAKAS, M. C, KOVACS, J. A

“…An association between use of zidovudine and didanosine and a rare but life-threatening syndrome of hepatic steatosis, lactic acidosis, and myopathy has been…”
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Treatment of inclusion-body myositis with IVIg: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Dalakas, M C, Sonies, B, Dambrosia, J, Sekul, E, Cupler, E, Sivakumar, K

“…Article abstract-We randomized 19 patients with inclusion-body myositis (IBM) to a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study using monthly infusions of…”
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T cell receptor profiling in muscle and blood lymphocytes in sporadic inclusion body myositis by SALAJEGHEH, M, RAKOCEVIC, G, RAJU, R, SHATUNOV, A, GOLDFARB, L. G, DALAKAS, M. C

“…Sporadic IBM (sIBM) is characterized by invasion of non-necrotic MHC-I class-expressing muscle fibers by clonally expanded CD8+ cells. Whether the endomysial…”
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Desmin Myopathy, a Skeletal Myopathy with Cardiomyopathy Caused by Mutations in the Desmin Gene by Dalakas, Marinos C, Park, Kye-Yoon, Semino-Mora, Cristina, Lee, Hee Suk, Sivakumar, Kumaraswamy, Goldfarb, Lev G

“…Myofibrillar or desmin-related myopathies are a heterogeneous group of severe, dominantly inherited, skeletal myopathies, often accompanied by cardiomyopathy,…”
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Intravenous immune globulin therapy for neurologic diseases by DALAKAS, M. C

“…High-dose intravenous immune globulin (IVIg) has emerged as an important therapy for various neurologic diseases. Different interpretations of clinical trial…”
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Update on idiopathic inflammatory myopathies by Briani, C., Doria, A., Sarzi-Puttini, P., Dalakas, M.C.

“…The inflammatory myopathies are a group of acquired diseases, characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate of the skeletal muscle. On the basis of clinical,…”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular diseases: Present status and practical therapeutic guidelines by Dalakas, Marinos C.

“…This review summarizes the current status of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular disorders and the possible…”
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7th International Immunoglobulin Conference: Interlaken Leadership Awards by Dalakas, M. C., Löscher, W. N.

“…Summary The Interlaken Leadership Awards (ILAs), established in 2010, are monetary grants pledged annually by CSL Behring to fund research into the use of…”
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7th International Immunoglobulin Conference: Interlaken Leadership Awards by Dalakas, M. C., Löscher, W. N.

“…Summary The research presented in this section explores novel applications of immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy in neurological disorders. The results from the…”
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