Piribedil and pathological gambling in six parkinsonian patients.

abstract：:A case of a 10-year-old patient with a benign congenital myopathy, suddenly aggravated because of an accentuated deficit in respiratory muscles is reported. The institution of assisted respiration at night allowed the patient to return to her daily activities. Examination of muscular biopsy with ultra-microscope permi...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Levy JA,Tsanaclis AM,Saraiva PA,Mion CC,Salum PN

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty one cases of schistosomal meningomyeloradiculopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni are reported. This result was attained after a 4- year research period based on a "Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Protocol" applied on 212 patients in Itabuna, a city of Southeast region of Bahia state in the Northeast of Braz...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Peregrino AJ,de Oliveira SP,Porto CA,Santos LA,de Menezes EE,Silva AP,Brito AL,Pinheiro SP,Pinheiro S,Dias AB

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：:The frequency of epilepsy in Down syndrome (DS) has been reported in literature varying from 6 to 17%. A typical electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern has not been established for this condition. There is a great variation on EEG abnormalities and most of them are not associated to behavior alterations or neurological...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： da Nóbrega AM,Nunesmaia HG,Viana Nde O,Filgueiras MA

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：: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：: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：: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：:Four cases of the oedematous form of neurocysticercosis are reported. This form is relatively rare and characterized by symptoms of intracranial hypertension and severe bilateral papilledema. Focal convulsive disorders are common. CSF studies show positive reaction for cysticercosis and ventriculography, the presence ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Braga FM,Ferraz FA

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who has a nemesis fear as the basic process in his psychoneurosis feels that he is destined to repeat the life course of one of his parents to eventual long-term psychosis, or incapacitating physical illness or death by illness or accident. He feels that this will occur at about the same age as that at which...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Chapman AH,Chapman-Santana M,Vieira e Silva D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to determine if the University of Pennsylvania's Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is an accurate diagnostic tool for olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHOD:We included 138 non-demented PD subjects and 175 control subjects matched by gender. Smell identification wa...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Rodríguez-Violante M,Gonzalez-Latapi P,Camacho-Ordoñez A,Martínez-Ramírez D,Morales-Briceño H,Cervantes-Arriaga A

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The neurological manifestations of eight patients with osseous fibrous dysplasia of skull were retrospectively studied. In this series, the frontal bone was involved in 75% of the patients, the sphenoid or temporal bones in 37.5%, and the parietal in 25%. It was observed that cranial deformities occurred in all but on...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Freitas PE,Ribeiro TR,Coutinho MF,Anicet A

更新日期：1989-06-01 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：:Paroxysmal choreoathetosis (PC) is a rare entity, and professionals who study movement disorders do not find it easily. Paroxysmal occurrence of dystonic, choreic, athetosic movements is the typical feature of this syndrome. The onset is always subtle and the attacks can last from few seconds to hours. Sporadic cases ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Carrilho PE,Barbosa ER,Haddad MS,Comerlatti LR,Limongi JC,Scaff M

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Few studies have explored the coexistence of migraine and disordered eating attitudes. Furthermore, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine and disordered eating attitude comorbidity are not clearly understood. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the association between migraine and d...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Hamamci M,Karasalan Ö,İnan LE

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To identify in mild head injured children the major differences between those with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 15 and GCS 13/14. METHOD:Cross-sectional study accomplished through information derived from medical records of mild head injured children presented in the emergency room of a Pediatric Trauma Centre...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Melo JR,Lemos-Júnior LP,Reis RC,Araújo AO,Menezes CW,Santos GP,Barreto BB,Menezes T,Oliveira-Filho J

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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 clinical and neurological study in four neonates infants with cerebral infarction are reported. The purpose of this study is to call attention for the clinical course, cranial ultrasound, computed tomography and laboratories tests, in order to evaluate the neurological sequelae. A careful evaluation has be taken i...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： De Moura-Ribeiro MV,Pessoto MA,Marba ST

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five years old, female, who started with tonic-clonic seizures on the right side of the body, with vomits and unconsciousness. The patient had been hospitalized for eight times in the last sixty days because of seizures. At physical exam, she had a severe arterial hypertension (270/140 mmHg). The computerized tomograp...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Antoniuk SA,Bruck I,Morais RL,Navolar FB,Meister E,Spessatto A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Listeria monocytogenes shows a special attraction to infect the central nervous system and its meningeals coats. It affects newborn as well as elderly people, patients with deficiencies in their cellular immune systems, and healthy adults. It presents most commonly as an acute meningitis, although it can p...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Salamano R,Braselli A,Hoppe A,Monteghirfo R,Silva T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Painful shoulder is considered the most common complication of hemiplegic/parethic (H/P) stroke patients. It is a negative factor for neuromotor recovery. PURPOSE:To study the effects of kinesiotherapy treatment on shoulder pain prevention, and as a secondary endpoints, to analyze muscle strength of H/P sho...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Horn AI,Fontes SV,de Carvalho SM,Silvado RA,Barbosa PM,Durigan A Jr,Atallah AN,Fukujima MM,do Prado GF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymomas are tumors characterized by a remarkable morphological heterogeneity and variable clinical behavior. This tumor has unique clinical associations, most notably with hematological abnormalities and myasthenia gravis. According with the Müller-Hermelink criteria, there are significant differences between the his...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Reis Filho JS,Milanezi MF,Moreira CG,Werneck LC,Boscardin P,Ioshii SO,Schmitt FC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests evaluating the attentional-executive system are widely used in clinical practice. However, proximity of an objective cognitive test with real-world situations (ecological validity) is not frequently investigated. The present study evaluate the association between measures of the Five Digit Test (FDT) and the Ora...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Paiva GC,Fialho MB,Costa Dde S,Paula JJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Major depression have been associated with cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) changes in old depressed patients. We examined the association between depression, cortisol, and DHEA, correcting for confounding variables, including physical capacity. In addition, the association between hormone levels an...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moraes H,Deslandes A,Maciel-Pinheiro Pde T,Corrêa H,Laks J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a limited choice of psychometric tests for Portuguese speaking people which have been evaluated in well defined groups. A Portuguese version of CERAD neuropsychological battery was applied to a control group of healthy elderly (CG) (mean age 75.1 years/ education 7.9 years), 31 Alzheimer disease (AD) patients...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bertolucci PH,Okamoto IH,Brucki SM,Siviero MO,Toniolo Neto J,Ramos LR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of acute spinal epidural abscess, all in male, two of them in children (6 and 7 years old) and the others in patients older than fifty years are reported. In four cases the pathology was related to skin infection and the staphylococcus was the main agent. All the patients had a severe infectious clinical pi...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Braga FM,Ferraz FA,Jordy CF

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00