Wrist immobilization after carpal tunnel release: a prospective study.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of the pretreatment and post-treatment albumin level, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). A retrospective analysis of 62 patients with GBS treated between 2011 and 2015 in ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Ozdemir HH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elderly people are at a high risk of developing vitamin D (VitD) deficiency due to both decreased intake and cutaneous synthesis. Most of the biological actions of VitD are mediated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which is present in neurons and glial cells of the hippocampus, and in the cortex and subcortic...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Oliveira ACR,Magalhães CA,Loures CMG,Fraga VG,de Souza LC,Guimarães HC,Cintra MTG,Bicalho MA,Sousa MCR,Silveira JN,Silva IFO,Caramelli P,Carvalho MG,Gomes KB

更新日期：2018-11-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to describe clinical and laboratorial characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis in infants. METHOD:data from the prospective follow-up of infants with acute bacterial meningitis, admitted at the Hospital Couto Maia between March and December 1997, were analyzed with specific statistical software. RESULT...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lucena R,Gomes I,Cardoso E,Goes J,Nunes L,Cardoso A,Rodrigues B,Souza M,Novaes MA,Melo A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of neuromotor retardation in association with chromosome 1qh's reported. Chromosomes analysis of the patient and three relatives showed increased long arm on the n. degrees 1 chromosome, in all of them. However it is wmphasized that the clinical feautre could be secondary to various non genetics factors, also. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Jorge SM,Ribeiro VM,Ferrari I,Moreira LM

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychologist, Alfred Binet, who worked under the supervision of Prof. Charcot at the end of the 19th century, made several important contributions to neuropsychology, in partnership with Théodore Simon. Most notable among these was the development of intelligence testing scales. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Teive HAG,Teive GMG,Dallabrida N,Gutierrez L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author gives a brief overview of the career of Professor Octávio da Silveira, the first neurologist and professor of neurology in the State of Paraná, as well as the first full professor of clinical neurology in the Federal University of Paraná. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Teive HA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). These patients suffer from various comorbidities, including sexual dysfunction (SD). The lesions of MS may affect regions of the CNS along the pathway of sexual response. The Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questio...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Silva RA,Olival GS,Stievano LP,Toller VB,Jordy SS,Eloi M,Tilbery CP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrophysiological studies of 45 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) are presented. The nerve conduction of the motor median and ulnar nerves permitted us to separate our patients in two types: type I (demyelinating) with motor nerve conduction (MNC) below 38 m/s (11 cases) and type II with MNC norma...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Freitas MR,Nascimento OJ,Nevares MT,Escada TM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study is based on 371 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples and 324 serum samples from 40 patients with neurocysticercosis (NC) submitted to treatment with praziquantel. The aim of the study is a critical evaluation on humoral immunity in CSF NC syndrome. The analysis of NC patients at diagnosis and in the follow-up p...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Livramento JA

更新日期：1987-09-01 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:To establish whether vascular aphasic syndromes can predict stroke outcomes. METHOD:Thirty-seven adults were evaluated for speech and language within 72 hours after a single first-ever ischemic brain lesion, in blind association to CT and/or MR. RESULTS:Speech or language disabilities were found in seven (8...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Oliveira FF,Damasceno BP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Fibromatosis is a locally aggressive, proliferative fibroblastic lesion affecting musculoaponeurotic structures, most often in the limbs and trunk. Intracranial fibromatosis is extremely rare and requires aggressive treatment to prevent recurrence. CASE DESCRIPTION:We present the case of a 20 year old woman...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Tella OI Jr,Silva LR,Stavale JN,Herculano MA,de Paiva Neto MA,Agner C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 46-year old woman with a ventral epidural angiolipoma at the lumbosacral level with erosion of the sacrum. About ninety cases of spinal angiolipomas have been previously described in the literature, most of them situated on the thoracic region, dorsal to the dural sac. Angiolipomas can be radica...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： do Souto AA,Domingues FS,Chimelli L,Lemos AM

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Motor functional neurological disorder (mFND) is a common and disabling condition. There are no evidence-based guidelines for treatment. Long-term outcome is often poor. This study describes the epidemiological profile, symptom pattern and outcome of patients admitted to the Belo Horizonte unit of the SARAH ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Theuer RV,Neves SVN,Champs APS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage diseases in which a specific enzyme defect causes glycosaminoglycans storage in tissues. The authors present a necropsy case of a 10 years old boy with clinical and laboratorial diagnosis of MPS. The necropsy revealed thickening of meninges, cardiac valves and hepa...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Torres LF,De Noronha L,Jacob GV,Antoniuk S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with epilepsy face innumerable obstacles in daily life, related to work, permission to drive and interpersonal relationships, which require medical guidance. This paper reports a literature review based on scientific articles and civil and traffic system, as a way to resolve doubts about medical obligations i...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Ferreira Neto Segundo A,Silva MME,Mercer PBS,Reinert C,Borges EF,Siqueira JM,Bomediano MP,Witt MCZ

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:It is aimed to recover, considering its historical value, a semiological sign described in 1931 by an eminent neurologist of Rio de Janeiro, together with a master of the French neurology. In the article by Alajouanine and Akerman, named "Attitude of the hand in an astereognostic monobrachial crisis of multiple escler...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Levy G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Diagnosis of dementia is a challenge in populations with heterogeneous educational background. OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracies of two delayed recall tests for the diagnosis of dementia in a community with high proportion of illiterates. METHOD:The delayed recall of a word list from the CERAD battery (D...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Takada LT,Caramelli P,Fichman HC,Porto CS,Bahia VS,Anghinah R,Carthery-Goulart MT,Radanovic M,Smid J,Herrera E Jr,Nitrini R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest an interrelationship between genetic and environmental factors, ranging worldwide.Objectives Clinical and epidemiological characterization of MS patients in João Pessoa, Paraíba city.Methods Study involving patients treated in five services in the city.Results It inc...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Negreiros AA,Sousa-Munõz RL,Oliveira BE,Nóbrega PV,Monteiro LL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Literature on the anatomy of the human vertebral column characterizes the shape of the lumbar vertebral canal as triangular. The purpose of the present study was to determine the precise shape of the lumbar vertebral canal. Ten lumbar vertebral columns of adult male cadavers were dissected. Two transverse sections wer...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Zarzur E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder of unknown etiology. However, there is some evidence that the immune system may play an important role in its pathogenesis. In the present study, two polymorphisms (rs1800795 and rs361525) in the promoter region of the cytokine tumor necrosis fact...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Cappi C,Muniz RK,Sampaio AS,Cordeiro Q,Brentani H,Palácios SA,Marques AH,Vallada H,Miguel EC,Guilherme L,Hounie AG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The P300 component of the event-related potential (ERP) is a general measurement of "cognitive efficiency". It is an index of the ability of an individual's central nervous system (CNS) to process incoming information. OBJECTIVE:To compare the neuromodulatory effects of caffeine and bromazepam on the visual...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Montenegro M,Veiga H,Deslandes A,Cagy M,McDowell K,Pompeu F,Piedade R,Ribeiro P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen alcoholic male patients that developed delirium tremens (DT) after admission in a psychiatric hospital for treatment of alcoholism (group I) had their clinical and laboratorial records examined. The laboratory samples were taken during the phase previous at the DT. Data on this group were compared to those of...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Borini P,da Silva CO

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present three cases where the involuntary, imotivated laughter was a distinct finding. The first patient was a 29-year-old engineer, who had had several bursts of neurologic deficits, either sensitive or motor, which recovered almost completely and was diagnosed as suffering from multiple sclerosis. During...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bertolucci PH,Andrade LA,Pereira JS,De Campos CJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of acute subdural haematoma evacuated in the presence of a coagulopathy. Some elements necessary for the understanding of the etiopathogenesis of the disease are discussed. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Cavalcanti CE,Jansen E

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Impulse control disorders (ICD) in Parkinson's disease (PD) have attracted increasing interest. They are characterized by the inability to control the impulse to perform an act that can be detrimental to them or to others. Although dopamine agonists (DA), as a group, have been associated with impulse control...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Micheli FE,Giugni JC,Espinosa ME,Calvo DS,Raina GB

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Twenty-five non-Hodgkin's adult patients of a cohort studied for detection of neurologic involvement were evaluated on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein profile. CSF and serum were collected in the same occasion. Blood-brain barrier and local synthesis of IgG were studied. There was an incidence of neurologic sign...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mielli SR,Beitler B,Galperin C,Palou VB,Livramento JA,Machado Ldos R,Gomes HR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00