BACKGROUND The impact of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in plasma cell myeloma patients on the frequency, quality, and timing of oligoclonal pattern in serum protein electrophoresis/immunofixation electrophoresis (SPEP/SIFE) and serum free light chain assay (SFLCA) was evaluated. METHODS Laboratory results and clinical data for 251 patients with plasma cell myeloma, who had SPEP/...

Objective To characterize clinical features of our institution's refractory pediatric NMDA receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) patients, in the hopes identifying predictive risk factors and specific treatment escalation targets. Background Management protocols for NMDARE increasingly recommend anti-CD-20 agents following first-line with high-dose corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), a...

BackgroundThe latest diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) have revitalized the role of oligoclonal bands synthesis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF-OCB). This study identifies predictors CSF-OCB-positivity among vivo metabolic markers subcortical gray/white matter MS patients after their first episode (CIS) and with relapsing-remitting course (RRMS).MethodsThe enrolled 13 CIS 23 RRMS pati...

Here, we report the case of a rare and complex disorder, rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumor (ROHHADNET) syndrome, in three-year-old girl no significant medical history. This is first such reported from UAE. ROHHADNET disorder respiratory control nervous system regulation endocrine abnormalities. It typically presents...