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Mary Alissa Willis, MD

Staff Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic
Verified email at ccf.org
Cited by 586

Case series: intrathecal baclofen therapy in stiff-person syndrome

JR Abbatemarco, MA Willis, RG Wilson… - … : Technology at the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mary Alissa Willis contributed to design, analysis of data, manuscript preparation, manuscript
editing/review. Robert G. Wilson contributed to the design, analysis of data, and manuscript …

Progressive multiple sclerosis

MA Willis, RJ Fox - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose of Review: Many therapeutic advances for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS)
have occurred in the past 25 years. Although similar advances in disease-modifying …

Use of intrathecal baclofen for treatment of severe spasticity in selected patients with motor neuron disease

…, N Boulis, S McClelland III, MA Willis… - … and Neural Repair, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. To assess the safety and efficacy of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy for severe
spasticity in patients with upper–motor neuron predominant motor neuron disease (U-MND). …

Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Neurologic Disorders: Is Prophylaxis Necessary?

T Pike-Lee, S Syed, MA Willis, Y Li - Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background The incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in patients with
underlying neurologic conditions is not well established, and the necessity of PJP prophylaxis for …

[PDF][PDF] Satralizumab▼ Treatment in Adults With AQP4-IgG–Seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Case Series

…, D Vargas, J Patel, N Nealon, MA Willis… - MULTIPLE …, 2023 - medically.roche.com
CONCLUSIONS • In this ongoing retrospective case series, satralizumab was effective and
well tolerated in patients with NMOSD, including those with concomitant autoimmune …

[PDF][PDF] Acute monocular vision loss: don't lose sight of the differential

…, R Patell, J Buccola, MA Willis - Cleve Clin J Med, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
An 83-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute, painless loss of
vision in his left eye. His vision in that eye had been normal in the middle of the night when he …

[HTML][HTML] Satralizumab Treatment in Adult Patients With AQP4-IgG–Seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Switching From Other Therapies: A Case …

…, D Vargas, J Patel, N Nealon, MA Willis… - … & Visual Science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune
neuroinflammatory disease that primarily affects the optic nerves and spinal cord and can lead to …

Cerebral Infarction From Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Related Cryptococcal Meningitis: An Overlooked Complication of a Common Opportunistic Infection?

MJ Burton, MA Willis, SA Geraci… - Infectious diseases in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Despite improved therapies for human immunodeficiency virus and central nervous system
cryptococcal infection, early mortality from human immunodeficiency virus-related …

Satralizumab Treatment in Adult Patients With AQP4-IgG–Seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Series (P13-5.010)

…, B Steingo, D Vargas, J Patel, N Nealon, MA Willis… - 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe the response to satralizumab in adult patients with aquaporin 4
autoantibody–positive (AQP4-IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in clinical …

Concepts of Immune Therapy and Disease Management

G Macaron, MA Willis - Neuroimmunology: Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune …, 2021 - Springer
Autoimmune inflammatory disorders are often marked by subacute development of new or
worsening symptoms. These relapses reflect active inflammation and should be promptly …