[Percutaneous vertebroplasty for vertebral osteoporotic fractures: long term analysis].

abstract：:Art and Medicine often mingle in the most unexpected ways. One can often find in pictorial art the representation of many medical conditions. The same can happen with sculptures; however, the finding of an urban sculpture in a public space with features of parkinsonism is unique. We reported how "The Shaking Man", an ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Germiniani FM,Staziaki PV,Furtado VF,Teive HA

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of anti-xerostomic topical medication (urea 10%) in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS). METHOD:Thirty-eight subjects diagnosed with BMS according to the International Association for the Study of Pain guidelines were randomized to either placebo (5% sodium carboxymethylcellulos...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Silva LA,Siqueira JT,Teixeira MJ,Siqueira SR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors mostly occur during early childhood and are almost invariably fatal. These tumors show similar histological and radiological features to primitive neuroectodermal tumor, medulloblastoma and choroid plexus carcinoma, but present different biological behav...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Tena-Suck ML,Gómez-Amador JL,Ortiz-Plata A,Salina-Lara C,Rembao-Bojórquez D,Vega-Orozco R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat sciatic nerve is a well-established model for the study of recovery from peripheral nerve injuries. Traditional methods of assessing nerve regeneration after nerve injury and repair, such as electrophysiology and histomorphometry, despite widely used in neural regeneration experiments, do not necessarily corre...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Martins RS,Siqueira MG,da Silva CF,Plese JP

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the distribution of triggers of migraine in a selected population, 100 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura as proposed by the International Headache Society were evaluated by means of a personal interview. Stress was the most cited trigger, triggering migraine in 76%. Afte...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Ierusalimschy R,Moreira Filho PF

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Image guided stereotactic biopsy (SB) provides cerebral tissue samples for histological analysis from minimal lesions or those that are located in deep regions, being crucial in the elaboration of therapeutic strategies, as well as the prevention of unnecessary neurosurgical interventions. METHOD:Sixty patie...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Silva EU,Vasconcellos LP,Lara NA Jr,Veiga JC,Lancellotti CL,Shiozawa P

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Quantitative electromyography is an important tool to evaluate myopathies, and some difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients may have a subclinical corticosteroid myopathic process, using only inhaled corticosteroid, according to some studies. In this report, diaphragm quantitative electromyography was used to evaluate a...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Caetano MR,Maranhão AA,Peixoto EM,Alamy AH,Casseta AP,Rodrigues Filho JC

更新日期：2019-09-05 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：BACKGROUND:Rett syndrome (RS) is a severe neurodevelopmental X-linked dominant disorder caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. PURPOSE:To search for point mutations on the MECP2 gene and to establish a correlation between the main point mutations found and the phenotype. METHOD:Clinical evaluation of 105 patients, fo...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lima FT,Brunoni D,Schwartzman JS,Pozzi MC,Kok F,Juliano Y,Pereira Lda V

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fatigue is an expressive symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), few studies have investigated the association between fatigue, mobility and walking capacity of these patients. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether fatigue is an independent factor associated with mobility and the walking capacity in patients with PD...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Carvalho DV,Santos RMS,Magalhães HC,Souza MS,Christo PP,Almeida-Leite CM,Scalzo PL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cavernous sinus is most frequently involved by septic thrombosis. The common sites of primary infection are the medial face, orbits, tonsils, soft palate, sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses. The usual clinical presentation begins with fever and periorbital edema followed by headache, ptosis and ocular muscles palsy. The...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Dini LI,Sonda I,Saraiva GA,Corso RJ,de Almeida FO,Gallo P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumours of central nervous system (CNS) represent the second most frequent malignancy in children under 15 years of age but are the commonest cause of death. The authors present the epidemiologic and histopathologic analysis of 623 primary tumours of CNS occurring during the period 1990 to 1996 in paediatric patients....

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Torres LF,Jacob GV,Reis-Filho JS,de Noronha L

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:We present our experience with 36 cases of nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. These tumors were divided into non reactive and inactive in agreement with the immunohistochemical study. They present with visual symptoms, mainly bitemporal hemianopsia; they were macroadenomas, either invasive or non invasive, in both grou...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Tella OI Jr,Herculano MA,Delcello R,Aguiar PH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromyelitis of cyanocobalamin deficiency (group 1) post vaccination myelopathy (group 2), multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica (group 3) are studied comparatively as to the respective cerebrospinal fluid changes on cytology, proteins and gamma globulins. Changes were found to be more intense and frequent in t...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Limongi JC,Machado LR,Spina-França A

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stroke often leads to abnormalities in muscle tone, posture, and motor control that may compromise voluntary motor function, thus affecting the motor control required for maintaining the synergy of both peripheral and respiratory muscles. To evaluate respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, trunk cont...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Santos RSD,Dall'alba SCF,Forgiarini SGI,Rossato D,Dias AS,Forgiarini Junior LA

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin biopsy has become an attractive technique to evaluate the terminal regions of small nerve fibers. There is extensive innervation of the skin by both sensory and autonomic fibers as demonstrated by staining for the pan-axonal marker PGP 9,5. The normal pattern is fundamental before any study, since three different...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moura L,Oliveira AS,Zanoteli E,Cardoso R,Schmidt B,Gabbai AA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to introduce compliance concept and to classify technicals, biologicas, socials and mixed factors that may influence compliance. The importance of conscious attitudes in a good patient compliance is emphasized. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Alonso NB,Da Silva DF,de Campos CJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy with or without myelopathy is a controversy issue, although anterior discectomy is the most common form of treatment. METHOD:We present the evaluation of the arthrodesis' rate and cervical alignment in 48 patients with cervical degenerative disease...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mudo ML,Amantea AV,Joaquim AF,Prandini MN,Cavalheiro S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to describe the main features of headache incidence in a hospital community, its frequency and the most requested medical investigation. Due to the stressful work environment, hospital is considered to hold a high-risk population. Interviews and questionnaires were utilized. Of a 1006 files, which were...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Zétola VH,Nóvak EM,Luiz A,Branco BO,Sato BK,Nita CS,Bubna MH,Prado Rde A,Werneck LC

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:In order to evaluate the long-term effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX) in the treatment of hemifacial spasm (HFS), a retrospective analysis of patients treated at the Movement Disorders Unit of the Division of Neurology, Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine from 1993 to 2004 was made. A to...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Barbosa ER,Takada LT,Gonçalves LR,Costa RM,Silveira-Moriyama L,Chien HF

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the functional capacity and to determine the difference between the means of functional capacity (basic and instrumental activities of daily living) and the age groups of elderly residents in an outlying area in the hinterland of Bahia/Northeast of Brazil. METHOD:Analytical study with cross-section...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Torres Gde V,Reis LA,Reis LA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemolytic-uremic syndrome is a pathology characterized by a triad consisting of acute renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, with complications of the central nervous system arising in a considerable number of cases. Altered cranial computerized tomography examinations usually revea...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Santos AC,Siqueira Neto JI,Fabio SR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-polio syndrome (PPS) is an entity characterized for an episode of muscular weakness and/or abnormal muscular fatigue in individuals that had presented acute polio years before. We report the case of PPS in a patient, 40 years, that thirty-five years after had had paralytic poliomyelitis, developed new symptom...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Neves MA,Mello MP,Santos VV,Nascimento OJ,Antonioli Rde S,Freitas GR,Freitas MR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, pyridostigmine bromide is an indispensable anticholinesterase agent used worldwide to treat patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG). However, pyridostigmine bromide was unsuccessful in its "pioneering trials" to treat a series of MG patients. There are important historical landmarks before pyridostigmine bromi...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lorenzoni PJ,Kay CSK,Ducci RD,Fustes OJH,Werneck LC,Scola RH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the apnea hypothesis turned to be an explanation for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) many authors tried to find if near-miss or apparent life-threatening events (ALTE) could be markers of SIDS. It was suggested that phasic REM activity is associated with increased respiratory neuron activity and prevents prol...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Nunes ML,Da Costa JC,Taufer L

更新日期：1997-06-01 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