Abstract:
:The purpose of this paper is to report a case of false aneurysm of the middle meningeal artery. The authors emphasize the value of "common" carotid angiography in diagnosis and treatment of this rare lesion.
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Arq Neuropsiquiatrjournal_title
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatriaauthors
Melro CA,Araújo JF,Oliveria MA,Balbo RJdoi
10.1590/s0004-282x1993000300021subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-09-01 00:00:00pages
403-6issue
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0004-282Xissn
1678-4227journal_volume
51pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Myelomeningocele is the most common congenital malformation of the nervous system and despite its complexity and involvement of multiple organs is compatible with long survival. The peculiar characteristics of this malformation expose myelomeningocele patients to acute and chronic care problems with effects in quality...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Tonic spasms have been most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis. To date, few reports of series of patients with neuromyelitis optica and tonic spasms have been published. METHODS:We analyzed the characteristics and frequency of tonic spasms in 19 subjects with neuromyelitis optica. Data was collect...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0004-282X20130021
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Prospective series showing the importance of computerized stereotactic brain biopsy in the management of AIDS patients neurologically symptomatic and confirmed by images. Patients undergone an algorithm step by step done by their own doctors and referred to us for stereotactic biopsy. Our protocol was opened in August...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1998000200008
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Diagnosis of dementia is a challenge in populations with heterogeneous educational background. OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracies of two delayed recall tests for the diagnosis of dementia in a community with high proportion of illiterates. METHOD:The delayed recall of a word list from the CERAD battery (D...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2006000100008
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A protocol for testing cerebrospinal fluid specimens using a range of PCR assays for the diagnosis of central nervous system infection was developed and used to test prospectively 383 specimens. PCR assays were used for the detection of adenovirus, Borrelia burgdorferi, enteroviruses, Epstein Barr virus, cytomegalovir...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2000000500008
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate spectral analysis of electroencephalograms (EEG) for the alpha frequency band during rest and cognitive stimulation in healthy adults and individuals with mild cognitive impairment. METHOD:We analyzed 56 EEGs from 28 patients, 7 men and 21 women, 12 of whom (40%) were controls, 16 patients wit...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2009000300011
更新日期:2009-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2007000100005
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Cognitive assessment in advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is limited by the imprecision of most instruments. OBJECTIVE:To determine objective cognitive responses in moderate and severe AD patients by way of the Severe Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE), and to correlate performances with Mini-M...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0004-282x20140002
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Surgery for space occupying lesions of the brain associated with intractable epilepsy represents a special problem because relief of the epilepsy in as much an operative goal as excision of the space occupying lesion itself. This study concerns 32 patients with space occupying lesions and intractable epilepsy who unde...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1996000300004
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the possible association of fatigue with self-esteem in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
METHOD:Thirty patients were prospectively assessed. None of them presented moderate or severe depression or anxiety and their degree of disability was low (EDSS journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria pub_type: 杂志文章 doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2009000500007 更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To report a case of ganglioneuroblastoma of cerebellum, with emphasis to the neuroimaging and pathological findings. CASE REPORT:A one year and eight-month-old girl presented with a two-month history of hypoactivity and tremor in the legs. The MRI showed an enhancing cerebellar mass hypointense on T1 and hyp...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2007000200029
更新日期:2007-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1991000400007
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated a relationship between the FLAIR signal found in mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and inflammation. Twenty nine patients were selected through clinical and MRI analysis and submitted to cortico-amygdalo-hippocampectomy to seizure control. Glutamate, TNFα, IL1, nitric oxide (NO) levels and immunostaining...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2011000100018
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with immunomodulatory drugs, and more recently, with immunosuppressive drugs, have modified the natural history of the disease in the last years. The conclusions and recommendations elaborated by several authors based upon multicenter studies make us review and up...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章,实务指引
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2005000500036
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who complained of dull and compressing occipital pain, with unilateral radiation to the left frontal and supraorbital areas (of the sickening type). The radiological, clinical, neurosurgical and neuropathologic investigation disclosed a medulloblastoma bulging and tickening th...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1998000400027
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The association between the use of statins and neuromuscular disease is currently being intensely discussed. We relate a 63 years old man with possible case of statin-induced neuropathy in a patient with dislipidemia in use of simvastatina at high doses. The electrophysiologic studies disclosed findings compatible wit...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2004000300031
更新日期:2004-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1995000200019
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The author gives a brief overview of the career of Professor Octávio da Silveira, the first neurologist and professor of neurology in the State of Paraná, as well as the first full professor of clinical neurology in the Federal University of Paraná. ...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2008000400034
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Headache is a common complaint with a high prevalence in ambulatory settings. The physical and neurological examinations are frequently normal. The use of questionnaires as a screening methods for patients with primary headache could facilitate the diagnosis in non-specialized medical centers. In the present study, we...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1997000300003
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a case of Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in a 18 days year-old-girl with clinical course complicated by sagittal sinus thrombosis. Some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up of the disease are discussed. The world increase of serious streptococcal infections in the last 10 years, probably w...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1998000500021
更新日期:1998-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0004-282X20150184
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Report of an unusual case of myopathy in an HIV infected patient, responsive only to the immunosuppressor drug methotrexate. The patient was a 39 year old homosexual male with no past history of HIV-related manifestations. One month prior to admission he noticed that his left thigh was swollen and painful. Two weeks l...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300022
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Myotonia is the phenomenon of decrease of muscular relaxation rate, after either a contraction or a mechanical or electrical stimulus. Congenital myotonias are hereditary affections and do not present muscular dystrophy. The current trend is to group them as ionic channels diseases, together with the periodic paralysi...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1996000400008
更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A child, who had undergone ventriculoperitoneal shunting, presented with repeated episodes of pneumonia and expectoration of CSF. Chest x-ray demonstrated the presence of the shunt catheter in the base of the left lung. In the present case the distal end of the catheter perforated the diaphragm, entering the thoracic ...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1980000400013
更新日期:1980-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/0004-282X20130146
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the present study, we have evaluated the use of intraventricular pressure catheters in thalamic and ganglionic hemorrhages. Ten patients admitted in our Emergency Department in Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) equal or below 13 enrolled the study (at least one point should have been lost in the eye opening score to exclude...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2003000300010
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Digital EEG (DEEG) and quantitative EEG (QEEG) are recently developed tools present in many clinical situations. Besides showing didactic and research utility, they may also have a clinical role. Although a considerable amount of scientific literature has been published related to QEEG, many controversies still subsis...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1999000100026
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Significant advances in the understanding and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have occurred since the publication of international guidelines for DMD care in 2010. Our objective was to provide an evidence-based national consensus statement for multidisciplinary care of DMD in Brazil. A combination of t...
journal_title:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/0004-282X20180062
更新日期:2018-07-01 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
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2000000400014
更新日期:2000-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2012001000012
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00