Morphometric study of pre- and post-hatching nerve cell bodies of lumbar spinal ganglia of Gallus domesticus.

abstract：:True neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is an uncommon disorder despite of be a frequent reason for referral to the EMG laboratories. We describe the second case in the literature of true TOS in a competitive swimmer with progressive weakness and severe atrophy of the left thenar eminence. EMG showed lower trun...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Almeida DF,Meyer RD,Oh SJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence of "bayonet finger", a semiologic sign of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), was determined in male illicit drug users, admitted in psychiatric hospital. A control group, paired in sex, age and social status, was built from the general population. The sign was observed en 165/345 (47.8%) d...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Borini P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

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：: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 authors describe a rare case of increased intracranial hypertension consequent to a spinal cervical glioblastoma multiforme in a young patient. They analyse the physiopathology of intracranial hypertension in spinal tumors and the rarity of such kind of tumor in this location, and its clinico-pathological aspects....

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Castro-Costa CM,de Araújo RW,de Arruda MA,de Araújo PM,de Figueiredo EG

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 yea...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Rissardo JP,Caprara ALF,Prado ALC,Leite MTB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to provide information about epidemiological factors related to traumatic brachial plexus injuries in adults. METHOD:Prospective analysis of 35 consecutive cases, observed in a period of one year. RESULTS:Most of the lesions were supraclavicular (62%). Twenty-one cases occurred due to tracti...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Flores LP

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:A 38 year-old man presented fever and a clinical picture of intracranial hypertension and ataxic syndrome. A CT-scan disclosed an expanding lesion of the cerebellum. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed and pathological examination made the diagnosis of an actinomycotic abscess. The probable primary source of...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Tsubouchi MH,Arruda WO,Pedrozo AA,Meneses MS,Ramina R,Bleggi-Torres LF

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the comorbidity of depressive disorders in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHOD:We evaluated 25 consecutive patients with refractory TLE (16 women and 9 men), using semi-structured psychiatric interviews, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10),...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Gonçalves EB,Cendes F

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Basilar tip aneurysms (BTAs) have a complex anatomy, making them difficult to treat. We describe our surgical results for BTAs. METHODS:From 2004 to 2015 (12 years), a total of 25 small BTAs and two giant BTAs were treated in the Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. RESULTS:In 23 patients har...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pahl FH,Oliveira MF,Rotta JM

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：UNLABELLED:West syndrome (WS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy of childhood, characterized by spasms, developmental deterioration and hipsarhythymia. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of vigabatrin (VGB) in the treatment of WS. METHOD:We evaluated every patient diagnosed with WS seen at the pediatric ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Moraes MH,Montenegro MA,Franzon RC,Avila JO,Guerreiro MM

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：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：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 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：:Semantic dementia is a clinical syndrome in the spectrum of frontotemporal lobar degeneration group. We report on a 63 years old man who presented with memory disorder of semantic nature for visual and mainly verbal material when he was 57 years old. Mild behavior impairment was present and related to exaggerated resp...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Caixeta L,Mansur LL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent condition in school-age children and commonly presents in comorbidity with other psychiatric diseases. In Brazil, there are few studies concerning non-clinical samples. PURPOSE:The present study aims to calculate the prevalence of this disorder a...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Pastura G,Mattos P,Araújo AP

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Functional imaging of brain electrical activity was performed in 25 chronic medicated schizophrenics and 40 controls, analyzing the classical frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta) of 19-channel EEG during resting state to identify brain regions with deviant activity of different functional significances, usi...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Veiga H,Deslandes A,Cagy M,Fiszman A,Piedade RA,Ribeiro P

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate the auditory pathway in the brainstem of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia submitted to chemotherapy (by intravenous or intrathecal infusion). METHODS:Fourteen children aged between 2 and 12 years with diagnosis of acute lymphoid leukemia were evaluated. The following procedures were use...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Leite RA,Vosgrau JS,Cortez Neto L,Santos NP,Matas SLA,Odone Filho V,Matas CG

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:In developed countries the congenital cytomegalovirus inclusion disease is considered to be nowadays an important problem of public health due to the great number of mental deficiency and deafness caused by it. In Brazil, publications related to the subject are rare, and more specifically they treat about pathologic a...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Fontenelle LM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of peritoneal pseudocysts are reported with guidelines for the diagnosis of this type of complication. The authors point out the value of the following signs: 1--increase of ventricular pressure with worsening of the clinical picture; 2--localized pain in the abdomen; 3--difficulty to depress the capsule; ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： de Figueiredo DG,de Carvalho FF

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential relationship between the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type (class I and II) and the response to several disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:We analyzed clinical data of 87 patients with MS at the beginning and end of each type of ...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Werneck LC,Lorenzoni PJ,Kay CSK,Scola RH

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:In order to verify indications for surgery, 27 patients with refractory epileptic seizures and brain tumor, aged up to 19 years at the time of surgery, were studied between 1996 and 2013 and followed up for at least one year. The mean interval between the onset of seizures and the diagnosis of the tumor was 3.6 years,...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Bernardino MR,Funayama C,Hamad AP,Machado H,Sakamoto A,Thome U,Terra VC,Santos AC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the clinical, neuroimaging characteristics and positivity of the acquaporin water channel (NMO-IgG) in pediatric patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO). This disorder could have a variable clinical expression. To address such variability, the term NMO spectrum has been suggested. METHOD:We evalu...

journal_title：Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

authors： Peña JA,Ravelo ME,Mora-La Cruz E,Montiel-Nava C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00