- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
- Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Skin Diseases and Diabetes
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Complement system in diseases
University of Ioannina
2003-2022
University Hospital of Ioannina
2017-2020
Tufts University
2005
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
2005
Tufts Medical Center
2005
North Middlesex Hospital
2002
University College London
2001-2002
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1999-2000
General Hospital of Attica
2000
We investigated risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 32 such patients individually matched 1 : 3 to 96 control SLE without CNS events. Univariate analysis showed that was significantly associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) as well its features: arterial thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, livedo reticularis and IgG anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies high titres. Other potential associations included cutaneous vasculitic...
The purpose of this study was the descriptive analysis patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a particular focus on initial clinical features, evolution and outcome disease, prevalence serological manifestations identification clinicoserological associations indicative renal CNS involvement. methodology applied following: retrospective charts 292 unselected (246 female (84.2%) 46 male (15.7%)) SLE examined between 1982 1992. Multivariate hierarchical log linear models were used to...
As well as focusing on a precise question, systematic reviewers also need to consider the whole research programme for interventions under study argue <b>John Ioannidis</b> and <b>Fotini Karassa</b>
Suicide and suicide attempts, although well recognised in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), have been commented on relatively little.To obtain a better understanding of the reasons for suicidal behaviour SLE.The records 300 SLE were reviewed to identify completed or attempted suicides.Five made seven attempts at over 20 year follow up period; one them was fatal. All those attempting had history neuropsychiatric (NPSLE) presenting depression they soon after onset NPSLE (median...
Letters20 August 2019Lost Evidence From Registered Large Long-Unpublished Randomized Controlled Trials: A SurveyAthina Tatsioni, MD, Fotini B. Karassa, Steven N. Goodman, PhD, Deborah A. Zarin, Daniele Fanelli, and John P.A. Ioannidis, DScAthina MDUniversity of Ioannina School Health Sciences, Ioannina, Greece (A.T., F.B.K.)Search for more papers by this author, PhDStanford University, Stanford, California (S.N.G., J.P.I.)Search MDBrigham Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston,...