[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults. Protein profile of CSF and serum in 25 patients].

abstract：:Five years old, female, who started with tonic-clonic seizures on the right side of the body, with vomits and unconsciousness. The patient had been hospitalized for eight times in the last sixty days because of seizures. At physical exam, she had a severe arterial hypertension (270/140 mmHg). The computerized tomograp...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Antoniuk SA,Bruck I,Morais RL,Navolar FB,Meister E,Spessatto A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize neurological involvement in juvenile systemic lupus erythe-matosus. METHOD:The charts of all patients with the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus before the age of 16 years, followed at the Rheumatology Unit of Pequeno Príncipe Hospital, from January 1992 to January 2006, were retrospe...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Spinosa MJ,Bandeira M,Liberalesso PB,Vieira SC,Janz LL Jr,Sá EG,Löhr A Jr

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status Dystonicus (SD) is characterized by generalized muscle contractions in dystonic patients. We report 5 cases of SD, two of which in patients with dystonic cerebral palsy, one in a patient with primary segmental dystonia, one in a patient with Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome and one in a patient with Wilson's disease...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Teive HA,Munhoz RP,Souza MM,Antoniuk SA,Santos ML,Teixeira MJ,Barbosa ER,Carvalho RC,Scaff M,Werneck LC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Sjögren-Larsson syndrome are reported. In analysing the clinical symptoms and laboratory data the authors established the diagnosis of this rare entity which has an autosomal recessive kind of inheritance. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Marques-Dias MJ,Lefèvre AB,Gonzalez CH,Saldanha PH

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital EEG (DEEG) and quantitative EEG (QEEG) are recently developed tools present in many clinical situations. Besides showing didactic and research utility, they may also have a clinical role. Although a considerable amount of scientific literature has been published related to QEEG, many controversies still subsis...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Luccas FJ,Anghinah R,Braga NI,Fonseca LC,Frochtengarten ML,Jorge MS,Kanda PA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to compare qualitative visual analysis with semi-quantitative analysis in the diagnosis of mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) using FDG-PET. METHODS:This study included 21 patients with histopathological confirmation of MTS. FDG-PET visual analysis data were based on clinical reports ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Duarte PS,Zhuang H,Couturier O,Alavi A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the neuronal density of the myenteric plexus of the intermediate and antimesocolic regions of the descending colon of rats. Whole-mounts were stained with three different techniques of neuronal evidenciation. Through counts of the number of neurons in an area of 6.64 mm under l...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Araújo EJ,Sant'Ana Dde M,Molinari SL,de Miranda Neto MH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This disease was described by McArdle as an inherited autosomal recessive affection characterized by glycogen storage with normal chain in the skeletal muscles, due to absence of myophosphorylase activity. Under a clinical aspect, excessive fatigability, cramps and myoglobinuria appear following physical exercise. A c...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Levy JA,Gagioti SM,Cavalieri MJ,Pereira JR

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emphasis is placed in the difficulty in conceptualizing sexuality as a complex and controversial subject. This is a presentation of a concept based on freudian psychoanalysis. With this in mind, many of Freud's references are collected from the Brazilian Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bearzoti P

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is often not recognized with serious consequences on the sufferers. We examined factors contributing to the missed diagnosis of IGE in 41 adults attending our epilepsy clinic with diagnosis of partial epilepsy who had semiology or EEG findings suggesting a possible differential di...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mory SB,Guerreiro CA,Li LM,Teixeira RA,Costa AL,Cardoso TA,Cendes F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish preoperatively the localization of the cortical projection of the inferior choroidal point (ICP) and use it as a reliable landmark when approaching the temporal horn through a middle temporal gyrus access. To review relevant anatomical features regarding selective amigdalohippocampectomy (AH) for...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Frigeri T,Rhoton A,Paglioli E,Azambuja N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The hereditary ataxias comprise a very large spectrum of genetically determined neurodegenerative disorders with progressive ataxia as the prominent symptom. In order to measure the severity of cerebellar ataxia in an easier and more practical way, it was proposed a new scale: the Scale for the Assessment an...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Braga-Neto P,Godeiro-Junior C,Dutra LA,Pedroso JL,Barsottini OG

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of galantamine on the performance of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a computerized neuropsychological test battery (CNTB). METHOD:Thirty-three patients with probable AD were treated with galantamine for three months and evaluated in a prospective, open-l...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Caramelli P,Chaves ML,Engelhardt E,Machado JC,Schultz RR,Vale FA,Charchat-Fichman H,Brazilian Multi-Center Galantamine Study (GAL-BRA-01).

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low-educated elderly are a vulnerable population in whom studying the role of white matter integrity on memory may provide insights for understanding how memory declines with aging and disease. METHODS:Thirty-one participants (22 women), 23 cognitively healthy and eight with cognitive impairment-no dementia, aged...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Resende EPF,Tovar-Moll FF,Ferreira FM,Bramati I,de Souza LC,Carmona KC,Guimarães HC,Carvalho VA,Barbosa MT,Caramelli P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine attacks may be precipitated by sleep deprivation or excessive sleep and sleep is also associated with relief of migraine attacks. In view of this variable relationship we studied the records of 159 consecutive outpatients of our Headache Unit. In 121 records there was reference to sleep involvement, in 55% by...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Inamorato E,Minatti-Hannuch SN,Zukerman E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify differences in the visual scanning strategies between pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and controls when they are observing social and non-social pictures. METHOD:PDD group (PDDG) comprised by 10 non-retarded subjects (age from 4 to 41) and age-matched control group (CG). Nine social picture...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mercadante MT,Macedo EC,Baptista PM,Paula CS,Schwartzman JS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a complication of the spinal cord injury (SCI). It can result in anchylosis, harming the rehabilitation and quality of life. Previous publications had not elucidated the relation between possible independent variables, the aim of this study. METHOD:From 230 patients with SCI,...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Coelho CV,Beraldo PS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence is higher in Caucasian (CA) populations, narrowing the analysis of the impact of Afro-descendant (AD) populations in disease outcomes. Even so, recent studies observed that AD patients have a more severe course. The main objective of this study is to confirm and discuss, through a sy...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Aurenção JC,Vasconcelos CC,Thuler LC,Alvarenga RM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional significance of MRI-defined mesial temporal sclerosis in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is not completely established. In order to study the possible relationship between signals of mesial temporal sclerosis on MRI and interictal SPECT findings we selected 18 patients with complex partial seizures, unilat...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Yacubian EM,Cukiert A,Carrilho P,Jorge CL,Fiore LA,Buchpiguel CA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary involvement in HTLV-I patients has been identified by several authors in Africa, Japan and Brazil. The objective of this controlled study is to establish an association between HAM and lymphocytosis in the bronchoalveolar fluid (BAL). Thirty-five adult patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathy f...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mattos K,Melo A,Queiroz C,Publio L,Peçanha-Martins AC,Freitas V,Gomes I

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalitozoonosis is an increasingly important opportunistic protozoan infection in immunocompromised individuals. This study aims to examine the development of an experimental Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in the central nervous system of immunosuppressed mice. Adult Balb-C mice were inoculated intraperitoneal...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lallo MA,Bondan EF

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Methods:Thirty cases, previously treated according to the new algorithm, were presented to four spine surgeons who were questioned about their personal suggestion for treatment, and the treatment suggested according to the application of the algorithm. After four weeks, the same questions were asked again to evaluate r...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Joaquim AF,Brock RS,Guirado VM,Sandon LH,Silva OT,Taricco MA,Teixeira MJ,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of peritoneal pseudocysts are reported with guidelines for the diagnosis of this type of complication. The authors point out the value of the following signs: 1--increase of ventricular pressure with worsening of the clinical picture; 2--localized pain in the abdomen; 3--difficulty to depress the capsule; ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Figueiredo DG,de Carvalho FF

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have explored the coexistence of migraine and disordered eating attitudes. Furthermore, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine and disordered eating attitude comorbidity are not clearly understood. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the association between migraine and d...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Hamamci M,Karasalan Ö,İnan LE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four consecutive adult patients with subdural traumatic hygroma were analysed for clinical evolution, serial computed tomography scan (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) over a period of several months. Five of the patients presented CT scan and MRI evolution data showing increasing density over a period...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Zanini MA,Resende LA,Freitas CC,Yamashita S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We preliminarily investigated the relevance of performing digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in addition to magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in definition of ischemic stroke etiology in young patients. METHOD:DSAs and MRAs from 17 young patients with nonlacunar ischemic stroke were blindly analyzed and ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Conforto AB,Fregni F,Puglia P Jr,Leite Cda C,Yamamoto FI,Coracini KF,Scaff M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep and epilepsy share some common mechanisms. The objective of the present investigation was to study the macrostructure of sleep in patients with idiopathic epilepsies, focal and generalized, comparing these two groups to each other and to a control group of 12 individuals without epilepsy. A total of 35 polysomno...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Barreto JR,Fernandes RM,Sakamoto AC

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We previously demonstrated correlation between parasympathetic dysfunction and brain white matter lesions in chronic chagasic patients. OBJECTIVE:To correlate serum functional circulating antibodies with beta adrenergic (Ab-beta), muscarinic (Ab-M) or muscarinic and beta adrenergic (Ab-Mbeta) activity, the ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Py MO,Maciel L,Pedrosa RC,Nascimento JH,Medei E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The aim of this study was to obtain data on phrenic neuroconduction and electromyography of the diaphragm muscle in difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients and compare the results to those obtained in controls. Methods The study consisted of 20 difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients compared with 27 controls. S...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maranhão AA,Rodrigues MMJ,Carvalho SRDS,Caetano MR,Compagnoni IM,Carnio TK,Ribeiro D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study was thought to characterized clinical and laboratory findings of a narcoleptic patients in an out patients unit at São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD:28 patients underwent polysomnographic recordings (PSG) and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) were analyzed according to standard criteria. The analysis of...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Coelho FM,Pradella-Hallinan M,Pedrazzoli M,Soares CA,Fernandes GB,Gonçalves AL,Tufik S,Bittencourt LR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00