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Spectrum of MRI findings in central nervous system affection in Lyme neuroborreliosis by Volk, T., Urbach, H., Fingerle, V., Bardutzky, J., Rauer, S., Dersch, Rick

“…Affections of the central nervous system (CNS) rarely occur in Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). CNS manifestations can have residual neurological symptoms despite…”
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Prevalence and spectrum of residual symptoms in Lyme neuroborreliosis after pharmacological treatment: a systematic review by Dersch, R., Sommer, H., Rauer, S., Meerpohl, J. J.

“…Controversy exists about residual symptoms after pharmacological treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis. Reports of disabling long-term sequels lead to concerns in…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid findings in aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica: Results from 211 lumbar punctures by Jarius, S, Paul, F, Franciotta, D, Ruprecht, K, Ringelstein, M, Bergamaschi, R, Rommer, P, Kleiter, I, Stich, O, Reuss, R, Rauer, S, Zettl, U.K, Wandinger, K.P, Melms, A, Aktas, O, Kristoferitsch, W, Wildemann, B

“…Abstract Background Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, Devic disease) is a severely disabling autoimmune disorder of the CNS, which was considered a subtype of…”
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Toscana virus encephalitis in Southwest Germany: a retrospective study by Dersch, R, Sophocleous, A, Cadar, D, Emmerich, P, Schmidt-Chanasit, J, Rauer, S

“…Toscana virus (TOSV) is an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies (Phlebotomus sp.) widespread throughout the Mediterranean having the…”
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Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for acute Lyme neuroborreliosis - a systematic review by Dersch, R., Freitag, M. H., Schmidt, S., Sommer, H., Rauer, S., Meerpohl, J. J.

“…Background and purpose Our aim was to evaluate the available evidence for pharmacological treatment of acute Lyme neuroborreliosis as a basis for…”
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Guidelines on routine cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Report from an EFNS task force by Deisenhammer, F., Bartos, A., Egg, R., Gilhus, N. E., Giovannoni, G., Rauer, S., Sellebjerg, F.

“…A great variety of neurological diseases require investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to prove the diagnosis or to rule out relevant differential…”
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Neuroborreliosis - Diagnostics, treatment and course by Dersch, R, Rauer, S

“…Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Clinical manifestations are…”
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and autoimmune encephalitis by Stich, O, Rauer, S

“…Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are defined as remote effects on the central and peripheral nervous system that are not caused directly by the…”
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Oligoclonal restriction of antiviral immunoreaction in oligoclonal band-negative MS patients by Stich, O., Kluge, J., Speck, J., Rauer, S.

“…Objectives Presence of oligoclonal bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a diagnostic hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, up to 10% of patients…”
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Evaluation of Study and Patient Characteristics of Clinical Studies in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review by Ziemssen, T, Rauer, S, Stadelmann, C, Henze, T, Koehler, J, Penner, I-K, Lang, M, Poehlau, D, Baier-Ebert, M, Schieb, H, Meuth, S

“…So far, clinical studies in primary progressive MS (PPMS) have failed to meet their primary efficacy endpoints. To some extent this might be attributable to…”
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The chemokine CXCL13 is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neurosyphilis by Dersch, R, Hottenrott, T, Senel, M, Lehmensiek, V, Tumani, H, Rauer, S, Stich, O

“…The chemokine CXCL13 has been discussed as a diagnostic parameter with high specificity for Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) and as a marker of disease activity…”
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Erythrophages do not develop when lumbar CSF and blood samples are mixed in vitro by Dersch, R, Benkler, D, Robinson, T, Baumgartner, A, Rauer, S, Stich, O

“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a crucial method in the diagnostic process for suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), especially when cerebral imaging…”
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SOX1 antibodies in sera from patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes by Stich, O., Klages, E., Bischler, P., Jarius, S., Rasiah, C., Voltz, R., Rauer, S.

“…Objectives –  SOX1 antibodies have been described in patients with Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in association with voltage‐gated calcium channel…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid parameters of B cell-related activity in patients with active disease during natalizumab therapy by Harrer, A, Tumani, H, Niendorf, S, Lauda, F, Geis, C, Weishaupt, A, Kleinschnitz, C, Rauer, S, Kuhle, J, Stangel, M, Weber, F, Uhr, M, Linnebank, M, Wildemann, B, Jarius, S, Guger, M, Ayzenberg, I, Chan, A, Zettl, U, Wiendl, H, Pilz, G, Hitzl, W, Weber, JR, Kraus, J

“…Recently, the disappearance of oligoclonal bands (OCBs) from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a few natalizumab-treated patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)…”
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Methodological quality of guidelines for management of Lyme neuroborreliosis by Dersch, R, Toews, I, Sommer, H, Rauer, S, Meerpohl, J J

“…Many aspects of clinical management of Lyme neuroborreliosis are subject to intense debates. Guidelines show considerable variability in their recommendations,…”
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Challenge of neuroborreliosis by Spreer, A, Rauer, S, Wilking, H, Fingerle, V

“…Lyme borreliosis is the most frequent tick-borne infection in Europe. It is a multisystemic disease affecting the skin, joints, heart, in rare cases the eyes…”
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Prevalence of neurofascin-155 antibodies in patients with multiple sclerosis by Stich, O, Perera, S, Berger, B, Jarius, S, Wildemann, B, Baumgartner, A, Rauer, S

“…Abstract Introduction Antibodies against neurofascin, an axo-glial protein located around the node of Ranvier, have been shown to contribute to axonal…”
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Immunoblot reactivity at follow-up in treated patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis and healthy controls by Dersch, R., Sarnes, A., Maul, M., Minakowski, O., Hottenrott, T., Stich, O., Rauer, S.

“…About 5–20% of the general population in endemic areas have seroprevalence for anti-borrelial antibodies. Previous studies have shown a high rate of 25–97% of…”
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Antimyelin antibodies and the risk of relapse in patients with a primary demyelinating event by Rauer, S, Euler, B, Reindl, M, Berger, T

“…Aim: To investigate whether the presence of serum antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and myelin basic protein (MBP) in patients with…”
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Polyspecific, antiviral immune response distinguishes multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica by Jarius, S, Franciotta, D, Bergamaschi, R, Rauer, S, Wandinger, K P, Petereit, H F, Maurer, M, Tumani, H, Vincent, A, Eichhorn, P, Wildemann, B, Wick, M, Voltz, R

“…Background:A polyspecific, intrathecal humoral immune response against neurotropic viruses such as measles, rubella and varicella zoster virus (MRZ reaction,…”
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