Neurodegenerative changes in the brainstem and olfactory bulb in people older than 50 years old: a descriptive study.

abstract：:The intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation have been reported between 5 and 10% of all cerebral aneurysms and the aneurysms of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) are considered rare, can cause cerebello pontine angle (CPA) syndrome with or without subarachnoid hemorrhage. Since 1948 few cases ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Adorno JO,de Andrade GC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of endolymphatic sac adenocarcinoma is reported and the literature is reviewed. The clinical picture was presented by vertigo and progressive hearing loss caused by a tumor of the endolymphatic sac. The surgical removal was complete, via a retro and translabyrinthine approach. Endolymphatic sac tumors are local...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Silveira RL,Gusmão SS,Pittella JE,Santos SP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old ex-boxer presented with a three-year history of progressive memory decline. During a seven-year follow-up period, there was a continuous cognitive decline, very similar to that usually observed in Alzheimer's disease. Parkinsonian, pyramidal or cerebellar signs were conspicuously absent. Neuropathologica...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Areza-Fegyveres R,Rosemberg S,Castro RM,Porto CS,Bahia VS,Caramelli P,Nitrini R

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:Lumbar puncture in neurologically asymptomatic HIV+ patients is still under debate. There are different criteria for detecting neurosyphilis through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), especially in cases that are negative through the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), regarding cellularity and protein content. Howev...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Salamano R,Ballesté R,Perna A,Rodriguez N,Lombardo D,García N,López P,Cappuccio P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 80 years after its introduction by Hans Berger, the electroencephalogram (EEG) remains as an important supplementary examination in the investigation of neurological disorders and gives valuable and accurate information about cerebral function. Abnormal EEG findings may include ictal patterns, interictal epi...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Andraus ME,Alves-Leon SV

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A therapeutic trial using barbexaclone in uncontrolled seizures was undertaken showing favourable results. Special reference to the association of barbexaclone with acetazolamide with good results in many cases is made. Collateral effects are minimal in pacients using barbexaclone. ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Lima JM,Oliveira C,Duro LA,Poiares Nde M

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical activities at the Neuroimmunology Clinic of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) from 1994 to 2013. METHOD:The final diagnosis of all patients that attended the center was reviewed and established upon specific guidelines for each disease. The number of total appointments ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bichuetti DB,Falcão AB,Boulos Fde C,Morais MM,Lotti CB,Fragomeni Mde O,Campos MF,Souza NA,Oliveira EM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of the central nervous system in cysticercosis was demonstrate as an incidental finding in a frequence of 0,3% in 4000 autopsied cases. Most of the 12 patients came from rural areas of the State of Bahia. The low frequence compared to other sites reported in Brasil shows that the neurcysticercosis does...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： De Queiroz AC,Martinez AM

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 1086 AIDS patients in the last six years. Of these 389 (35.82%) had neurological manifestation and 7 (1.8%) male patients had abnormal involuntary movements (parkinsonism in 3, hemichorea-hemiballism in 2, spinal myoclonus in 1 and rubral tremor in another). All patients were men, 5 white and 2 black. Four ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： De Mattos JP,Rosso AL,Corrêa RB,Novis S

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is a non-usual manifestation of rheumatologic, infectious, and neoplastic diseases. Etiological diagnosis is a challenge, but when made promptly it creates a window of opportunity for treatment, with the possibility of a total reversal of symptoms. OBSERVATIONS:HP is an inf...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Abrantes FF,Moraes MPM,Rezende Filho FM,Pedroso JL,Barsottini OGP

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of myotonic dystrophy with excessive daytime somnolence are described. All-night polysomnographic studies were performed revealing high number of central sleep apnea which triggered micro-arousals and awakenings leading to decrease of sleep efficiency as well as of stage 3, 4 and REM. Obstructive and mixed a...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Reimão R,Lemmi H,Bertorini T

更新日期：1985-12-01 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：:The authors review the literature about the cronic nervous form of Chagas' disease, directing their attention toward peripheral neurological aspects. Specifically, they analyse the results obtained from a "bind" research realized in a small community in the countryside of the state of Bahia, Brazil, where a high frequ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Fortes-Rêgo J,Macedo VO,Prata A

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study we assessed the outcome of the criptogenic and symptomatic forms of West syndrome and evaluated the efficacy of adrenocorticotropic hormone, vigabatrin, prednisone, valproate and nitrazepam in the spasms control. Seventy patients were follwed up by 2 years. Twelve (17%) were criptogenics and 5...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Antoniuk SA,Bruck I,Spessatto A,Halick SM,de Bruyn LR,Meister E,de Paola D

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：:We attempt to correlate the patient's disability and serum enzymes (creatinekinase, lactic dehydrogenase, aldolase, glutamic oxalacetic and glutamic piruvic transaminase) in several neuromuscular disorders using the Vignos and Archibald scale (V&A). In 806 cases we studied, serum enzyme levels and the V&A disability u...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Werneck LC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear and dark satellite cell classes were identified by electron microscopy in the lumbar sensory ganglia of domestic fowl in 8 pre and 4 post-hatching stages of development. Some cytologic differences found between the two classes relating to the rough-endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus and junctional...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Carvalho CA,da Silva CF

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by a subacute impairment of short-term memory, psychiatric features and seizures. It is often associated with a variety of other neurological symptoms, and its differential diagnosis is wide, leading to challenges in its recognition. It used to be regar...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Machado S,Pinto AN,Irani SR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indication for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis still is controversial, and it is uncommon to find in the present days studies comparing conservative treatments, due to the widespread surgical treatment adopted in most centers. We studied 65 cases divided into three groups of patients: (1) 15 thymectomized patients...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Werneck LC,Moreira PR

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary involvement in HTLV-I patients has been identified by several authors in Africa, Japan and Brazil. The objective of this controlled study is to establish an association between HAM and lymphocytosis in the bronchoalveolar fluid (BAL). Thirty-five adult patients with non-traumatic and non-tumoral myelopathy f...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Mattos K,Melo A,Queiroz C,Publio L,Peçanha-Martins AC,Freitas V,Gomes I

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the frequency of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the people between 0 and 19 years of age, in accordance to gender, age and cause of trauma. METHOD:Descriptive study made through a period of a year, in all TBI victims, aged until 19 years admitted in a reference trauma center. RESULTS:The sample h...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Melo JR,de Santana DL,Pereira JL,Ribeiro TF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epileptic manifestations of Neurocysticercosis (NC) appear to depend on number and localization of the cysts. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between CT findings, number of parasites and the evolutive stage of the cysts, and the prognosis of epilepsy in children with NC. ME...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Ferreira LS,Zanardi VA,Li ML,Guerreiro MM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the HLA of class 1and 2 in a multiple sclerosis (MS) population to verify the susceptibility for the disease in the Southern Brazil. METHODS:We analyzed patients with MS and controls, by direct sequencing of the genes related to HLA DRB1, DQB1, DPB1, A, B and C alleles with high resolution technique...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Werneck LC,Lorenzoni PJ,Arndt RC,Kay CS,Scola RH

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：: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：:Movement disorders, mostly dystonia, sometimes occur in heterozygotes for Wilson's disease (WD). A patient with metabolic abnormalities suggestive of heterozygote for WD and dystonia is reported. His niece showed the typical neurological and metabolic abnormalities of WD. This rare coincidence and the etiopathogenic m...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Barbosa ER,Kostow UP,Hirsch R,Cançado ER,Scaff M,Canelas HM

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the many risk factors suggested for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), higher frequency of seizures is a very consistent issue. Following this reasoning, it has been established that hemodialysis-associated seizure is a complication of dialysis procedure. Based on these facts, this study investigated a po...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Gomes RA,Kesrouani S,Cruz J,Silva AL,Henriques TM,Albuquerque Md,Arida RM,Sonoda EY,Cysneiros RM,Terra VC,Scorza CA,Cavalheiro EA,Scorza FA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emphasis is placed in the difficulty in conceptualizing sexuality as a complex and controversial subject. This is a presentation of a concept based on freudian psychoanalysis. With this in mind, many of Freud's references are collected from the Brazilian Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bearzoti P

更新日期：1994-03-01 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