
Pietro Zara
@pietrozara6
MD, Neurologist
📍Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
🧠 @aousassari @univca @ndcnoxford
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28-03-2021 22:04:45
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neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NX… Proud to share Stefano Masciocchi latest work on PLP1 antibodies in demyelinating diseases. PLP1 abs are mainly found in patients with non MS diseases with combined central and peripheral demyelination, but also in rare seronegative NMOSD

Anti-Vimentin IgG (astrocytic pattern on tissue-based) identified in meningoencephalomyelitis with 🔹Cerebellar ataxia 🔹Pyramidal symptoms and MRI lesions linked to pyramidal tract 🔝Single-cell immune repertoire used to unlock autoantigen characterization #Neurology JAMA Neurology








Risk of False Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibody Positivity by Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay in Clinical Practice | Neurology neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN… Well done Pietro Zara & Paola Chessa 🤝

Thrilled to share our recent study, which highlights the risk of false AChR-IgG positivity by RIPA in clinical practice 🎯 Paola Chessa Elia Sechi Valentina Damato 👏🏻 neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

Outstanding editorial by Divyanshu Dubey on our recent publication in Neurology 👏🏻 neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…



Neurology Podcast: Drs. Stacey Clardy MD PhD & Elia Sechi discuss the importance of understanding lab test results, the performance characteristics of assays, and the real-world implications of false positives in #MyastheniaGravis testing. Listen now: hubs.la/Q03nTHLZ0 #NeuroX


Happy to share Albert Aboseif et al multicenter study showing 4% of #MOGAD with meningitis ➡️ Frequent misdiagnosis as infection ➡️ Updates in criteria could incorporate this phenotype ➡️ Path had meningeal T & B cells, microglia & cortical myelin loss👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…



