Status:

UNKNOWN

The Clinical Features of Combined Central and Peripheral Demyelination

Lead Sponsor:

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing

Conditions:

Combined Central and Peripheral Demyelination Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

The investigators conduct this study to clarify the clinical features and to evaluate the prevalence of anti-nodal/paranodal antibodies of patients with combined central and peripheral demyelination (...

Detailed Description

The investigators will review the clinical manifestation, laboratory test results, electrophysiological examination and neuroimaging findings of patients with CCPD. And we will detect antibodies to aq...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • T2 high-signal intensity lesions in the brain or spinal cord on MRI, or visual-evoked potentials(VEPs) abnormalities.
  • conduction delay, conduction block, temporal dispersion or F-wave abnormalities, suggesting peripheral demyelinating neuropathy regarding nerve conduction studies (NCS).

Exclusion

  • infectious diseases(e.g., human T lymphocyte trophic virus type1-associated myelopathy, syphilis, neuroborreliosis, HIV infection or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)
  • pre-existing inflammatory diseases (e.g., sarcoidosis, Behçet's disease, Sjögren's syndrome, vasculitis or other collagen diseases)
  • mitochondrial disease
  • metabolic/toxic diseases (e.g., vitamin deficiency, amyloidosis, chronic alcoholism, diabetes mellitus or subacute myelo-opticoneuropathy due to clioquinol intoxication
  • cervical spondylotic myelopathy
  • syringomyelia
  • spinocerebellar degeneration
  • multiple myeloma, other tumors
  • inherited diseases (e.g., leucodystrophies)
  • cerebrovascular disease
  • non-specific lesions on T2-weighted MRI (e.g., leucoaraiosis).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04664647

Start Date

December 1 2020

End Date

January 1 2021

Last Update

December 16 2020

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