Melphalan Culprit or Confounder in Acute Encephalopathy during Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? by Diógenes Alayón-Laguer, Melissa Alsina, Jose L. Ochoa-Bayona, Ernesto Ayala

“…The most common etiologies for encephalopathy such as infection, narcotic medications, metabolic-electrolyte disturbance, stroke, and central nervous system (CNS) hemorrhages were ruled out. The patient recovered from the altered mental status spontaneously. …”
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Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy Associated with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Hurthle Cell Tumor by Daniel D. Kim, Ghassan Ghorayeb

“…The pathogenesis is controversial but is associated with a recent viral illness and can involve the central nervous system with concern for cerebral vasculitis. Rare reports of APMPEE associated with systemic vasculitis such as Wegener’s granulomatosis and malignancy such as clear cell renal carcinoma have been reported. …”
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Successful Treatment of Multiple Multidrug Resistant Intracranial Tuberculomata by Richard P. Sullivan, Hazel F. Goldberg, Ross S. Mellick, Jeffrey J. Post

“…Management is complex and requires consideration of the penetration and likely effect of antituberculous agents within the central nervous system. We discuss the role of various antituberculous agents, the duration of therapy, the utility of corticosteroids, the value of intrathecal and systemic therapy, and the need for rapid diagnosis.…”
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Treatment of neuro-invasive listeriosis: an overview by P. Gudeikaitė, J. Valaikienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an aerobic gram-positive bacillus that can cause invasive listeriosis in humans, which most commonly affects the central nervous system. Clinically, neurolisteriosis occurs as meningoencephalitis, which is associated with the highest mortality rate in patients with severe conditions. …”
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Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal and gut-brain axes in biological interaction pathway of the depression by Amanda Gollo Bertollo, Camila Ferreira Santos, Margarete Dulce Bagatini, Zuleide Maria Ignácio

“…In parallel, the gut-brain axis, a bidirectional communication network between the gut microbiota and the central nervous system, influences emotional and cognitive functions. …”
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Innovative IOP-Independent Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration Strategies in the Pipeline for Glaucoma by James C. Tsai

“…Alongside this new knowledge, enhanced opportunities for discovery of vision preservation and/or restoration therapies must be weighed against the potential disadvantages of perturbing the complex central nervous system environment.…”
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Nanoparticle-Based Therapies for Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Neurotrauma, and Stroke by Grace Hey, Ilyas Mehkri, Yusuf Mehkri, Hasan Maqbool, Mubariz Tahirkheli, Samuel Woodford, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Neurotrauma, stroke, and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are symptomatically diverse and etiologically complex central nervous system pathologies. Despite numerous therapeutic modalities that are available to minimize neurologic damage and secondary injury, the prognosis can still be dismal and unpredictable. …”
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Associated adverse outcomes with tumor treating fields when combined to temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized tria... by Yuanyuan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Zhen, Danhua Lou

“…Abstract Background Glioma is a brain tumor and glioblastoma represents its most common type, accounting for almost 40% of primary tumors of the central nervous system, and is associated with the worst prognosis. …”
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Elevated Kappa Index in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid IgG Oligoclonal Bands: Contribution of Intrathecal IgM and IgA Synthesis by Krzysztof Smolik, Roberta Bedin, Patrizia Natali, Martina Cardi, Diego Franciotta, Anna Maria Simone, Paolo Immovilli, Mario Santangelo, Matteo Gastaldi, Giulia De Napoli, Francesca Vitetta, Diana Ferraro

“…Diagnoses were classified as multiple sclerosis (MS), or other inflammatory (INFL), infectious (INFECT), or non-inflammatory (Other) central/peripheral nervous system disorders. Sixty-nine Kappa+OCB- patients and 50 controls (24 Kappa-OCB- and 26 Kappa+OCB+ patients) were included in this study. …”
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Clinical features of early multiple sclerosis by I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, M. Malciūtė, R. Balnytė

“…A retrospective analysis of data was performed in patients hospitalized with the following ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases Version 10) diagnoses: G37.8 (other specified demyelinating diseases of central nervous system) and G37.9 (demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified). …”
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Sweet Taste Receptor Signaling Network: Possible Implication for Cognitive Functioning by Menizibeya O. Welcome, Nikos E. Mastorakis, Vladimir A. Pereverzev

“…Based on increasing evidence about the role of these receptors in the initiation and control of absorption and metabolism, and the pivotal role of metabolic (glucose) regulation in the central nervous system functioning, we propose a possible implication of sweet taste receptor signaling in modulating cognitive functioning.…”
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On the Synchronizability of Quadratic Integrate and Fire Neurons by Koray Çiftçi

“…Neurons are the basic building blocks of the nervous system, and in neuronal networks, the firing times of the neurons get synchronized via the electrical and chemical synapses among them. …”
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Multiple cranial neuropathies in Churg-Strauss syndrome: case report by G. Rutkauskaitė, R. Masaitienė, J. Dadonienė, D. Jatužis

“…Because of the frequent positivity of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), which are found in 30–40% of the cases, CSS has been grouped with ANCA-associated vasculitis. Nervous system manifestations are found in up to 70% of CSS patients, while cranial neuropathies are rarely diagnosed. …”
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Role of Cytokines and Toll-Like Receptors in the Immunopathogenesis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Kishan Kumar Nyati, Kashi Nath Prasad

“…Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system, mostly triggered by an aberrant immune response to an infectious pathogen. …”
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Disruption in the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Missing Link between Brain and Body Inflammation in Bipolar Disorder? by Jay P. Patel, Benicio N. Frey

“…The blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulates the transport of micro- and macromolecules between the peripheral blood and the central nervous system (CNS) in order to maintain optimal levels of essential nutrients and neurotransmitters in the brain. …”
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Gender Differences in Behçet’s Disease Associated Uveitis by Didar Ucar-Comlekoglu, Austin Fox, H. Nida Sen

“…Behçet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, characterized by oral and genital ulceration, skin lesions, and uveitis as well as vascular, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal system involvement. …”
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Tau-Reactive Endogenous Antibodies: Origin, Functionality, and Implications for the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease by Lenka Hromadkova, Saak Victor Ovsepian

“…Based on the emerging evidence, we cautiously propose that impairments of tau clearance at the periphery by humoral immunity might aggravate the tau pathology in the central nervous system, with implication for the neurodegenerative process of AD.…”
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Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Related Solid Lymphoma Involving the Heart and Brain by Jason R. Andrews, Yoon Andrew Cho-Park, Judith Ferry, Jeremy S. Abramson, Gregory K. Robbins

“…We report an unusual case of KSHV-associated lymphoma in an HIV-infected patient manifesting with myocardial and central nervous system involvement. We discuss this case in the context of increasing array of KSHV-associated lymphomas. …”
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Bidirectional causality of physical exercise in retinal neuroprotection by Stephen K. Agadagba, Suk-yu Yau, Ying Liang, Kristine Dalton, Benjamin Thompson

“…Interestingly, reduced levels of physical exercise have been implicated in several central nervous system diseases, including ocular disorders. Emerging evidence has suggested that physical exercise levels are significantly lower in individuals with ocular diseases such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Neurosyphilis with Concomitant Cryptococcal and Tuberculous Meningitis in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Unique Case by Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora, Luis Alberto Espinoza, Rita N. Nwanyanwu

“…Simultaneous infections of the central nervous system caused by these pathogens are very uncommon even in the setting of severe immunosuppression. …”
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