[Diagnosis and treatment of the most frequent vestibular syndromes].

abstract：:Leprosy neuropathy is characterized by initial involvement of the small nerve fibers, later followed by involvement of the large fibers, when routine nerve conduction studies become abnormal. To increase the diagnostic yield and precocity of these studies, we applied the near nerve technique to the sural nerve of 8 le...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Arruda AP,Marques W Jr,Foss NT,Garbino JA,Virmond M,Barreira AA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya is a chronic progressive cerebrovascular disease with characteristic angiographic findings and a clinical picture with episodes of transient ischemic attacks, headache, seizures, hemiparesis, which may resolve after surgical treatment. We describe the case of a girl with the typical findings of the disease, c...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Ciasca SM,Alves HL,Guimarães IE,Terra AP,Moura-Ribeiro MV,Camargo EE,Etchebehere ES,Santos Ade O

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of balance exercises by means of virtual reality games in Parkinson's disease. METHODS:Sixteen patients were submitted to anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular examinations, as well as the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Berg Balance Scale, SF-36 questionnaire, and the SR...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Severiano MIR,Zeigelboim BS,Teive HAG,Santos GJB,Fonseca VR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has become easier with the advent of modern imaging techniques. The incidence of ICH has declined, while SAH has remained relatively constant. The prognosis for both disorders remains dismal and the mortality rate is substantiall...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Fisher M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calf enlargement following sciatica is a rare condition. It is reported the case of a 28-year-old woman who complained of repeated episodes of lower back pain radiating into the left buttock and foot. One year after the beginning of her symptoms, she noticed enlargement of her left calf. X-ray studies disclosed L5-S1 ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Nascimento OJ,De Freitas MR,Hahn MD,Araújo AQ

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare condition characterized by the absence of skin layers. It is most common on the scalp, middle line, and it can be seen as a congenital ulcer involving periosteum, skull and dura. We present the case of a female newborn infant with a dysmorphic facies, a large scalp and skull defect ex...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Henriques JG,Pianetti Filho G,Giannetti AV,Henriques KS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to define normative data of phrenic nerve conduction parameters of a healthy population. METHODS:Phrenic nerve conduction studies were performed in 27 healthy volunteers. RESULTS:The normative limits for expiratory phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential were: amplitu...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maranhão AA,Carvalho SRDS,Caetano MR,Alamy AH,Peixoto EM,Filgueiras PDEP

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the objective to show the characteristics of neurocysticercosis (NCC) in Brazil, was performed a critical analysis of national literature which showed a frequency of 1.5% in autopsies and 3.0% in clinical studies, corresponding to 0.3% of all admissions in general hospitals. In seroepidemiological studies the pos...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Agapejev S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used MRI to define preoperative imaging criteria for cavernous sinus invasion (CSI) by pituitary adenoma (PA). MR images of 103 patients with PA submitted to surgery (48 with CSI) were retrospectively reviewed. The following MR signs were studied and compared to intraoperative findings (the latter were cons...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Vieira JO Jr,Cukiert A,Liberman B

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy and syncope are clinical conditions with high prevalence rates in the general population, and the differential diagnosis between them is difficult. Objective To assess the frequency of syncope in patients diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) without appa-rent heart disease, to investigate the relation...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Alves-Leon SV,Pinto MP,Andraus ME,Pereira VC,Meira ID,Oliveira Rde C,Villas Boas S,Rêgo CC,Souza JP,Pedrosa RC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best clinical treatment for spinal metastases requires an integrated approach with input from an interdisciplinary cancer team. The principle goals of treatment are maintenance or improvement in neurologic function and ambulation, spinal stability, durable tumor control, and pain relief. The past decade has witnes...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Joaquim AF,Powers A,Laufer I,Bilsky MH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of opioids for treatment of non-malignant pain is controversial. The evaluation of pain relief and of the quality of life of 11 severely incapacitated chronic non-cancer pain patients treated with long term intrathecal infusion of opioids trought implantable pumps was performed. The mean duration of pain compl...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pimenta CA,Teixeira MJ,Correa CF,Müller FS,Goes FC,Marcon RM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is an uncommon disorder characterized by marked postural instability, vertical gaze abnormalities and axial rigidity. The purpose of this study is to report the clinical features of 16 consecutive subjects seen over a 10-year period at a Movement Disorders Clinic. These subjects fu...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Carrilho PE,Barbosa ER

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous rt-PA is an effective recanalizing treatment for ischemic stroke within 4 and half hours from its onset (Onset-to-Treatment [OTT]), with the best result seen in those treated within 90 minutes OTT. Yet few patients currently are treated in this time frame. From the standpoint of process improvement or a le...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Li LM,Johnson S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is one of the most common disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the fatigability on patients with MS by the application of hand grip isotonic and isometric exercises with dynamometer. As results the fatigability, the isometric strength and time were statistically ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pavan K,Schmidt K,de Ambrosio Ariça T,Mendes MF,Tilbery CP,Lianza S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas correspond to 1% - 4% of primary intracranial tumors in pediatric group, with their incidence raising according to age. There is not gender prevalence, in spite of some authors describe a male tendency opposed to female one in adulthood. At present study we describe two cases of pediatric meningiomas revie...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Hanel RA,Tatsui CE,Araujo JC,Grande CV,Antoniuk A,Gasparetto EL,Torres LF

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:West syndrome (WS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy of childhood, characterized by spasms, developmental deterioration and hipsarhythymia. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of vigabatrin (VGB) in the treatment of WS. METHOD:We evaluated every patient diagnosed with WS seen at the pediatric ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moraes MH,Montenegro MA,Franzon RC,Avila JO,Guerreiro MM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West syndrome is a peculiar form of epilepsy of infancy and childhood characterized by spasms or massive myoclonus, regression neuropsychomotor development, and EEG abnormalities referred as hipsarrhythmia. We report nine cases of West syndrome discussing clinical, etiological, evolutive and therapeutic features. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Kamiyama MA,Yoshinaga L,Tonholo-Silva ER

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate technical, clinical and angiographic results of a nonsurgical series of intracranial aneurysms treated by endovascular approach at Hospital das Clínicas of Medical School of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo. METHOD:Between August 2005 and November 2008, 137...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Abud DG,Nakiri GS,Abud TG,Carlotti CG Jr,Colli BO,Santos AC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term dystonia was proposed by Hermann Oppenheim in 1911, but reports of cervical dystonia are finding since the Roman Empire. The differentiation of the dystonia between a neurological and a psychiatric disease turned a lot. Sometimes was proposed, further, the exclusion of the dystonia as a different phenomenon a...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Camargo CH,Teive HA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical outcome and the complications of bacterial meningitis according to birth weight of out born neonates admitted in intensive care unit during an 11 year-period. METHOD:Eighty-seven newborns were studied. Thirty-four infants were low birth weight newborn and 53 presented birth weight >o...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Krebs VL,Costa GA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between the use of statins and neuromuscular disease is currently being intensely discussed. We relate a 63 years old man with possible case of statin-induced neuropathy in a patient with dislipidemia in use of simvastatina at high doses. The electrophysiologic studies disclosed findings compatible wit...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Scola RH,Trentin AP,Germiniani FM,Piovesan EJ,Werneck LC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors emphasize the importance of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. Before CT, neurocysticercosis was considered rare in the Northeast Brazil. They reviewed fifteen cases diagnosed as neurocysticercosis by CT at the Institute of Radiology, in Natal. A case of neurocysticercosis dia...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Galhardo I,Coutinho MO,De Albuquerque ES,Medeiros Lde O,Dantas JO

更新日期：1993-12-01 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：:An 81-year-old woman developed left hemiplegia and coma due to a right hemisphere infarct and died 6 days later. When first seen in coma she had the classical signs of descending central herniation in the diencephalic stage. The CT scan of the third day showed a large hypodense area occupying the superficial and deep ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： De Oliveira-Souza R,Benchimol M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was to analyze clinical aspects of patients with blepharospasm, including outcomes of botulinum toxin treatment. Additionally, clinical characteristics of isolated blepharospasm were compared to those of blepharospasm plus other movement disorders. METHODS:Clinical data recorded during 17 years were revie...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Aquino CC,Felício AC,Castro PC,Oliveira RA,Silva SM,Borges V,Ferraz HB

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with a tumefactive lesion were clinically followed from 1992 to 1993. Four patients were female; age ranged from 32 to 57 years, the duration of symptoms varied from 3 days to 3 years. Neurological examination disclosed dementia in two patients, aphasia in three, hemiparesis in four, hemihypoaesthesia in...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Silva HC,Callegaro D,Marchiori PE,Scaff M,Tsanaclis AM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45 years-old woman presented with loss of initiative and memory, motivated cry and behaviour disturbance with childish traits, quickly progressive along 6 months until total apathy. An EEG showed periodic activity with bilateral triphasic waves against a flattened background activity suggesting Creutzfeldt-Jacob dis...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bertolucci PH,Malheiros SF

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine whether there is an association between cognition and the results of echocardiography and angiography, based on neuropsychological assessments. METHODS:We assessed the cognition of 85 patients who had recently undergone coronary artery angiography. We calculated the Gensini score for the coronar...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Hashemi M,Jervekani ZT,Mortazavi S,Maracy MR,Barekatain M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate (TPM) is a new drug currently used in Brazil. We verified the clinical responses to TPM in children under 15 years-old. We started with 12.5 mg/day (1-7 mg/kg/day) and the doses increased 12,5 mg each week. Eleven children were studied, 9 females and 2 males, from 3 to 14 years-old with partial epilepsy ass...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Rocha C,Brucki SM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00