The role of xerostomia in burning mouth syndrome: a case-control study.

abstract：:To keep up to date with new advances in medical care and in the understanding of the disease process which affects their specific patients neurologists need to develop strategies for continuing education. They must be learners throughout their careers and the learning must be self-directed, active and independent. The...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Lana-Peixoto MA

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:The author establishes an analogy between the control mechanism and regulation of the cerebral blood flow and of protection of the vascular wall of the internal carotid constituted by the conjunction "internal carotid-cavernous sinus" with the group represented by the system "vertebro basilar-transverse occipital sinu...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moreira MB

更新日期：1982-12-01 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：:This study aimed to investigate in a population of Brazilian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the promoter region of IL4 (*33C-T) and receptor IL4R (*Q551R A-G) genes proposed to interfere with disease progression. No significant differences were observed in either of the ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Quirico-Santos T,Suppiah V,Heggarty S,Caetano R,Alves-Leon S,Vandenbroeck K

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Few donors are available for restoration of sensibility in patients with complete brachial plexus injuries. The objective of our study was to evaluate the anatomical feasibility of using the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) as an axon donor to the lateral cord contribution to the median nerve (LCMN). Methods:...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Foroni L,Siqueira MG,Martins RS,Oliveira GP

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar ataxias comprise a wide range of etiologies leading to central nervous system-related motor and non-motor symptoms. Recently, a large body of evidence has demonstrated a high frequency of non-motor manifestations in cerebellar ataxias, specially in autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA). Among the...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pedroso JL,Braga-Neto P,Felício AC,Aquino CC,Prado LB,Prado GF,Barsottini OG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative surgical procedures to treat unclippable aneurysms of the intracavernous carotid artery include proximal vessel occlusion and trapping. Those techniques, even in patients with rich collateral vessels, are associated with risk of hemodynamic compromise and ischemic complications. Therefore, a safe treatment...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Azevedo Filho H,Martins C,Carvalho A,Geraldo S,Grassi G,Cardoso C,Vilaça G,Rodrigues C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant brain tumor experimental models tend to employ cells that are immunologically compatible with the receptor animal. In this study, we have proposed an experimental model of encephalic tumor development by injecting C6 cells into athymic Rowett rats, aiming at reaching a model which more closely resembles to t...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Miura FK,Alves MJ,Rocha MC,Silva RS,Oba-Shinjo SM,Uno M,Colin C,Sogayar MC,Marie SK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal extradural meningeal cysts are typically formed by a thin fibrotic membranous capsule, macroscopically similar that of an arachnoid membrane, filled by cerebro spinal fluid and related to a nerve root or to the posterior midline. Ventral location is extremely rare and when it occurs they usually cause spinal co...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Prevedello DM,Tatsui CE,Koerbel A,Grande CV,Cordeiro JG,Araújo JC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in general population was determined by means of 408 home interviews of adults, in a representative sample of Campo Grande city, Brazil. The random sample was stratified by sex, age and economic social status. EDS was considered in those with indexes 11 or more in t...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Souza JC,Magna LA,Reimao R

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the corticospinal tract. ALS functional rating scale (ALSFRS) is a questionnaire that quantifies motor deficits, while diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) evaluates the integrity of fibers through the fractional anisotropy (FA). In the present ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Garcia LN,Silva AV,Carrete H Jr,Favero FM,Fontes SV,Moneiro MT,Oliveira AS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many authors have studied physical and functional changes in individuals post-stroke, but there are few studies that assess changes in the non-plegic side of hemiplegic subjects. This study aimed to compare the electromyographic activity in the forearm muscles of spastic patients and clinically healthy individuals, to...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Kuriki HU,Azevedo RN,Carvalho AC,Azevedo FM,Negrão-Filho RF,Alves N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attitudes toward people with epilepsy are influenced by the degree of knowledge of the condition. Teachers usually do not receive any formal instruction on epilepsy during their training. This study was done to access three hundred teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy by answering a questionnaire in o...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Dantas FG,Cariri GA,Cariri GA,Ribeiro Filho AR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of 22 patients with the severe form of neurocysticercosis treated with albendazole (ABZ) administered in 6 different schedules ranging from 15 to 30 mg/kg/day for 21 to 60 days. Dextrochloropheniramine and ketoprofen were the adjuvant drugs. Multiple symptoms were observed in 90.9% of patients. Intracranial hype...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Agapejev S,Da Silva MD,Ueda AK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe five patients with Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS) examined at the outpatient service for neuromuscular disorders at our Institution from 1996 to 1999 with the objective of emphasizing the characteristic dysmorphic phenotype of SJS and its different clinical forms. Two cases presented SJS-type 1A, two had S...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Reed UC,Reimao R,Espindola AA,Kok F,Ferreira LG,Resende MB,Messias TC,Carvalho MS,Diament A,Scaff M,Marie SK

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Rheumatic chorea (RC) has recently been linked to an antibody-mediated immune mechanism. OBJECTIVE/METHOD:To verify if this knowledge reflected in management changes we conceived a descriptive study. RESULTS:The medical charts of 20 children (13 females) aged 6 to 12 years (mean 8 years), diagnosed as RC f...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Araujo AP,Padua PA,Maia Filho HS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 29-year-old male with a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma completely removed by surgery, and associated with a sacral agenesis is reported. Roentgenograms revealed fusion of the T12, L1, L2, and L3 vertebral bodies, absence of the left 12th rib, partial agenesis of sacrococcygeal elements and a lumbar scoliosis...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Borges AC,Festugato RR,de Cerqueira JC,de Souza MR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classifications for neurological disorders have evolved from following the theory of the humors to modern anatomical pathology and, recently, to the germ theory that stared the etiological era, as seen in book content lists. The symptomatic approach towards neuronosology was widely used until the middle of the 19(th) ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Gomes Mda M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have suggested that caring for patients with dementia may be associated with increased burden, particularly when subjects present with prominent behavioural problems. The present work aimed to review studies appearing on MedLine between 1990 and January 1998 that included the following keywords: 'burden o...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Garrido R,Almeida OP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy is a chronic infectious peripheral neuropathy caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The different clinical presentations of the disease are determined by the quality of the host immune response. Early detection of leprosy and treatment by multidrug therapy are the most important steps in preventing deformity and dis...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Nascimento OJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the etiologies of West syndrome (WS) among children followed in a rehabilitation center. METHOD:Retrospective study with emphasis in the following items: gender, age at the diagnosis of WS and its etiology. The etiologies were divided into three categories: symptomatic, cryptogenic and idiopathic...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Matta AP,Chiacchio SV,Leyser M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of 78 patients with meningiomas diagnosed in a single institution. METHOD:78 patients with histological proven intracranial meningioma were studied. There were 52 female and 26 male patients (median=56 years). All MR imaging examinations were performed ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Gasparetto EL,Leite Cda C,Lucato LT,Barros CV,Marie SK,Santana P,Aguiar PH,Rosemberg S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical carotid stenosis is one of the main causes of ischemic stroke. Carotid endarterectomy is a safe procedure for treatment of moderate and severe symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Regional anesthesia allows neurological evaluation of the patient during the surgery. We reviewed the results of 104 pat...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Raso J,Lopes F,Serrano P,Locarno A,Frota EC,Cariri GA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis of Parkinsonism based on clinical features, sometimes may be difficult. Diagnostic tests in these cases might be useful, especially magnetic resonance imaging, a noninvasive exam, not as expensive as positron emission tomography, and provides a good basis for anatomical analysis. The magneti...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Vasconcellos LF,Novis SA,Moreira DM,Rosso AL,Leite AC

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:The authors report a case of chronic bulbar muscular dysfunction in a thyrotoxic man, with complete remission of the symptoms after the use of propranolol, with and without concomitant use of propylthiouracil. Some aspects of this unique complication of hyperthyroidism are discussed. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Cardoso Bde A,Schulz I,Preger A,Arruda WO

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients, a 40-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man, were investigated due to a chronic polyneuritis. Amiodarone was used by them to treat refractory cardiac arrhythmia since 4 and 6 years before, respectively. The EMG study showed an axonal neuropathy. The light and electron-microscopical study of sural nerve dis...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Maciel Júnior JA,Queiroz L

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00