Neuroimaging in Parkinsonism: a study with magnetic resonance and spectroscopy as tools in the differential diagnosis.

abstract：:Stroke mortality rates are higher in Brazil when compared to other countries. The city of São Paulo has a good system of mortality surveillance that allow us to describe the epidemiology of the stroke in the city. Our aim was to describe the stroke mortality pattern by gender and age characterizing the ischemic/ hemor...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lotufo PA,Bensenor IM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign condition of histocytes proliferation localized or multifocal. It is presents in the cervical spine in 1.5%-20% of the cases of EG. We report the case of a seven-year-old girl that presented with a one month history of cervical pain, persistent wryneck and vicious posture of the...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Leal Filho MB,Aguiar Ade A,de Almeida BR,Dantas Kda S,Vieira MA,de Morais RK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is extremely difficult to estimate the occurrence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). On the other hand, discovering and carefully evaluating new risk factors that may contribute to the onset of cardiovascular abnormalities in people with refractory epilepsy may prevent fatal events in these individuals...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Scorza CA,Calderazzo L,Arida RM,Cavalheiro EA,Scorza FA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the original Charcot's description of postural instability in Parkinson's disease as well as the evolution of this sign after 120 years of Charcot's death. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Teive HA,Munhoz RP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 60 year-old man who had an indifferenciated carcinoma in the lung is reported. He had received cobaltotherapy and had improved. After 3 months a lumbar pain had began and the patient was hospitalized. A myelography with lipiodol demonstrated and intra-dural mass. At operation a big intra-dural tumor incl...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Coutinho LM,Teixeira JL

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the long-term efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures. METHOD:26 percutaneous vertebroplasty procedures were performed for osteoporotic vertebral fractures in 15 patients during the period between July 2001 and May 2004. Befo...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Astacio GS,Marchiori E,Gasparetto EL,Azevedo F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Analysis of 52 pediatric patients with head trauma assisted at Intensive Care Unit; to present considerations about epidemiologic factors of trauma, clinical presentation, tomografic aspects, hemodynamic changes and treatment options of intracranial hypertension; to present considerations about the intracran...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maldaun MV,Zambelli HJ,Dantas VP,Fabiani RM,Martins AM,Brandão MB,Lopes CE,Honorato DC

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:The clinical, laboratorial and radiological features of a 3-month-old child with neurocutaneous melanosis are described. The patient was born with multiple disseminated benign cutaneous nevi, proven by skin-biopsy, and presented with drug-resistant seizures and psycho-motor retardation. Serial cerebrospinal fluid stud...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Brandt RA,Schwartzman JS,Naspitz C

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a child with myotonic dystrophy (DM) with symptoms beginning at the age of seven, whose genetic study showed an additional DNA fragment, greater than of his father, an asymptomatic carrier. The clinical and molecular analysis of this parent-child pair are probably the first described in Brazil, s...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Reed UC,Passos-Bueno MR,Nagahashi-Marie SK,Cerqueira A,Mendonça LI,Levy JA,Diament A,Zatz M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary headaches, and particularly migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) as well as hypothyroidism are common medical conditions. To date, numerous studies have suggested a possible bidirectional relationship between migraine and hypothyroidism, although certain studies had contradictory results. OBJECT...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Spanou I,Christidi F,Liakakis G,Rizonaki K,Bougea A,Anagnostou E,Kararizou E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is one of the most dreaded and terrifying human afflictions. One of the many names it has received was Sacred Disease, during Greek times. Heracles served as a source of the divine connotation that epilepsy received in ancient times, as he was one of the most important demigods in Greek mythology. However, se...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Orrego-GonzÁlez E,Peralta-GarcÍa A,Palacios-SÁnchez L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaspar Vianna is considered one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil. Yet, little prominence has been given to his studies in Neuropathology. He was the first to describe, in 1911, the histopathology and pathogenesis of chagasic encephalitis in the acute phase of Chagas disease, as well as the intracel...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pittella JEH

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The many kinds of complication that have been observed following operations of basilar impression and/or malformation of Arnold-Chiari are analysed. Two surgical techniques were adopted in the treatment of the patients. In the first 64 cases, the operation consisted in the craniectomy of the posterior fossa and high c...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Gonçalves da Silva JA,Gonçalves da Silva CE

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with school failure. Inattention has been mainly implicated for this association. Oppositional-defiant disorder's (ODD) impact on academic performance remains controversial, because of the high comorbidity between ODD and ADHD. OBJECTIVE:To under...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Serra-Pinheiro MA,Mattos P,Regalla MA,de Souza I,Paixão C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a combination of multiple motor tics and at least one phonic tic. TS patients often have associated behavioral abnormalities such as obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder. Coprolalia, defined as emission of obsce...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maia DP,Cardoso F

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to verify which instrument better identifies recurrent falls in the elderly. Ninety-eight old people, with an average age of 80 ± 4 years, were submitted to an assessment of balance and fall risk by means of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the posturographic Balance Stability System (BSS...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pereira VV,Maia RA,Silva SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musical autobiographies consist of a powerful therapeutic tool by which individuals define themselves. The use of this technique may help (re)construction personal identities and improve quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Eight adult patients on treatment at CIEM Multiple Sclerosis Investigation...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moreira SV,França CC,Moreira MA,Lana-Peixoto MA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with prolapse of the mitral valve and clinical diagnosis of migraine are analyzed, all being given a cardio-circulatory examination for an adequate clinical correlation between both illnesses. In this study we show a comparison of the patient's age, the duration and frequency of cephalic attacks, and th...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Cavalcanti CE,de Castro Júnior AN

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acupuncture has been widely used for alleviating pain. However, its mechanisms remain largely enigmatic. OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we focused on whether the analgesic effect of electroacupuncture is related to its regulation on adenosine and substance P expression. METHODS:We established chronic infl...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Zhang RY,Zhu BF,Wang LK,Song Y,Zhao JG,Guo Y,Zhao L,Chen S

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：: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：:The main objective of this manuscript is to describe some personal and professional aspects of two outstanding researchers and pioneers in neuro-otology. Among other achievements, Margaret Ruth Dix, and Charles Skinner Hallpike, designed the most-used provocative test for positional nystagmus for the diagnosis of lith...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maranhão-Filho P,Nandi R,Maranhão ET

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze different immunoglobulins classes (IgG, IgM, IgE and IgA) against Cysticercus cellulosae in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), through enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), correlating them to clinical and tomographic profiles in patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC). Eight...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Odashima NS,Takayanagui OM,Figueiredo JF

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of probable neurobrucellosis are reported. The diagnosis was made on the basis of immunological tests. Two patients with a clinical picture of meningomyelitis showed a definitive clinical improvement under tetracycline and streptomycin therapy. The immunological reactions found in the record case were even...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Guerreiro CA,Scaff M,Callegaro D,Facure NO,Dianin VM

更新日期：1981-06-01 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

abstract：:The use of eponyms in neurology remains controversial, and important questions have been raised about their appropriateness. Different approaches have been taken, with some eponyms being excluded, others replaced, and new ones being created. An example is Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome, which has been replaced by neurode...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Teive HA,Lima PM,Germiniani FM,Munhoz RP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present investigation was to study the general characteristics of a population of 209 patients with peripheral neuropathies seen at the University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto from March 1985 to February 1987. Few studies have been devoted to the evaluation of patients in order to investigate the fa...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Marques Júnior W,Barreira AA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increase in life expectancy in Brazil, concerns have grown about the most prevalent diseases in elderly people. Among these diseases are neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Protein deposits related to the development of these diseases can pre-date the symptomatic phases b...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Oliveira FH,Rodrigues Neto E,Fonseca MK,Costa AS,Rockenbach MA,Padilha Rdos S,Fernandez LL,Hilbig A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 41-year-old man with iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) acquired after the use of growth hormone (GH) obtained from a number of pituitary glands sourced from autopsy material. The incubation period of the disease (from the midpoint of treatment to the onset of clinical symptoms) was rat...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Caboclo LO,Huang N,Lepski GA,Livramento JA,Buchpiguel CA,Porto CS,Nitrini R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00