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A form of dysplasia or a fortuitous association? A cerebral aneurysm inside an arachnoid cyst: case report
Zanini, Marco Antonio
; Faleiros, Antonio Tadeu de Souza ; ; Gabarra, Roberto Colichio ; Resende, Luiz Antonio de Lima (Neurosurgery, 2007) [Artigo]
OBJECTIVE: Although arachnoid cysts and intracranial aneurysms are very common lesions, their association in the same patient is rare. We present a case of a middle cerebral artery aneurysm ruptured into an arachnoid cyst. ... -
Quality of Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil
Malagutte, Karina Nogueira Dias Secco; da Silveira, Caroline Ferreira da Silva Mazeto Pupo ; Reis, Fabrício Moreira ; Rossi, Daniele Andreza Antonelli ; Hueb, João Carlos ; Okoshi, Katashi ; Nunes, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho ; Martin, Luis Cuadrado ; Bazan, Rodrigo ; Bazan, Silméia Garcia Zanati (Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2022) [Artigo]
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects 0.5% to 2.0% of the general population and is usually associated with cardiac structural diseases, hemodynamic damage, and thromboembolic complications. Oral anticoagulation ... -
Alzheimer's disease diagnosis based on detection of autoantibodies against Aβ using Aβ40 peptide in liposomes
; ; de Carvalho Bovolato, Ana Lívia; Schelp, Arthur Oscar ; Ribeiro, Sidney José Lima ; Deffune, Elenice ; (Clinica Chimica Acta, 2022) [Artigo]
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and affect more than 50 million people worldwide. Thus, there is a high demand by non-invasive methods for an early diagnosis. This work explores the ... -
E.L., a modern-day Phineas Gage: Revisiting frontal lobe injury
(The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 2022) [Artigo]Background: How the prefrontal cortex (PFC) recovers its functionality following lesions remains a conundrum. Recent work has uncovered the importance of transient low-frequency oscillatory activity (LFO; < 4 Hz) for the ... -
Alpha2beta1 Integrin Polymorphism in Diffuse Astrocytoma Patients
; ; ; Bidinotto, Lucas T.; ; ; ; ; (Frontiers in Oncology, 2022) [Artigo]
Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane glycoproteins resulting from the non-covalent association of an α and β chain. The major integrin receptor for collagen/laminin, α2β1 is expressed on a wide variety of cell types ... -
The importance of the Brazilian Society of Neurological Investigation (SBIN)
(Medicina (Brazil), 2022) [Artigo]The Brazilian Society of Neurological Research (SBIN) was founded on December 19, 2000, by a group of neurologists headed by Professor Lineu César Werneck, MD, Ph.D., to promote scientific development and cultural diversity ... -
Augmented anandamide signalling in the substantia nigra pars reticulata mediates panicolytic-like effects in mice confronted by Crotalus durissus terrificus pit vipers
Almada, Rafael C.; ; ; ; (Psychopharmacology, 2022) [Artigo]
Rationale: The endocannabinoid modulation of fear and anxiety due to the on-demand synthesis and degradation is supported by a large body of research. Although it has been proposed that anandamide (AEA) in the substantia ... -
Taboo obsessions and their association with suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder
; ; ; ; ; Torres, Albina R.; ; ; ; (Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2022) [Artigo]
Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) more often think about, attempt, and die by suicide than individuals from the general population. Sexual and religious obsessions (i.e., taboo obsessions) have been ... -
Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries
(eClinicalMedicine, 2022) [Artigo]Background: Predicted increases in suicide were not generally observed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the picture may be changing and patterns might vary across demographic groups. We aimed to provide ... -
A rare cause of monogenic cerebral small vessel disease and stroke: Cathepsin A-related arteriopathy with strokes and leukoencephalopathy (CARASAL)
; ; ; Lopes, Laura Cardia Gomes; ; ; ; ; ; et al. (Journal of Neurology, 2022) [Carta]
Background: Cathepsin A-related arteriopathy with strokes and leukoencephalopathy (CARASAL) is a rare monogenic cause of cerebral small vessel disease. To date, fewer than 15 patients with CARASAL have been described, all ... -
Effect of Robot-Assisted Training on Unilateral Spatial Neglect After Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Bazan, Rodrigo; ; ; Nunes, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho ; Bazan, Silméia Garcia Zanati ; (Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2022) [Resenha]
Background: Several studies have shown that robotic devices can effectively improve motor function in stroke patients through limb activation. However, the effects of robot-assisted therapy on perceptual deficits after ... -
Needle Electromyography in the Acute Phase of Stroke: Correlation with Severity and Muscle Strength: Preliminary Findings
; ; Bazan, Rodrigo; (Neurology India, 2022) [Artigo]
Background: After the stroke, the development of the second motor neuron degeneration can reduce muscle strength and functional capacity. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the electro-myographic findings in ... -
Contralateral Anterior Interhemispheric–Transcallosal–Transrostral Approach for the Resection of a Subcallosal Cavernous Malformation: A Case Report and an Operative Video
; Zanini, Marco Antônio; Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao ; (Frontiers in Surgery, 2022) [Artigo]
This case report demonstrates the surgical resection of a cerebral cavernous malformation located in the subcallosal region. The authors present a detailed operative video explaining the steps to successfully remove the ... -
Proportion of ALGBT adult Brazilians, sociodemographic characteristics, and self-reported violence
Spizzirri, Giancarlo; ; ; Lima, Maria Cristina Pereira (Scientific Reports, 2022) [Artigo]
Asexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (ALGBT) individuals face worse life conditions and violence rates than their heterosexual cisgender counterparts. Brazil is often highlighted for having one of the highest rates ... -
Transcranial doppler as screening method for sickling crises in children with sickle cell anemia: a latin America cohort study
Modolo, Gabriel Pinheiro; ; Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao ; ; Bazan, Silmeia Garcia Zanati ; Ferreira, Natalia Cristina ; de Souza, Juli Thomaz ; Winckler, Fernanda Cristina ; Macedo de Freitas, Carlos Clayton ; Hokama, Newton Key et al. (BMC Pediatrics, 2022) [Artigo]
Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the leading cause of childhood stroke. We aimed to evaluate whether altered cerebral flow velocities, as measured by transcranial Doppler (TCD), are associated with vaso-occlusive ... -
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Can Reduce Unilateral Spatial Neglect after Stroke: ELETRON Trial
da Silva, Taís Regina; de Carvalho Nunes, Hélio Rubens ; Martins, Laís Geronutti ; da Costa, Rafael Dalle Molle ; de Souza, Juli Thomaz ; Winckler, Fernanda Cristina ; Sartor, Lorena Cristina Alvarez ; Modolo, Gabriel Pinheiro ; Ferreira, Natalia Cristina ; da Silva Rodrigues, Josiela Cristina et al. (Annals of Neurology, 2022) [Artigo]
Objective: Rehabilitation top-down techniques based on brain stimulation present variable outcomes in unilateral spatial neglect (USN) after stroke. This study aimed to examine the effects of physical therapy after anodal ... -
Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) on vestibulopathy disorders: a systematic review
; ; ; ; Bazan, Rodrigo; ; (Hearing, Balance and Communication, 2022) [Resenha]
Objectives: New types of treatments have emerged, such as non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), to treat chronic vestibular dysfunction (VD). Considering that NIBS is a promising approach to reduce VD symptoms, this review ... -
Normative data for the numeric vertical line test: a comparison of verticality accuracy at different life stages and with different verticality measures
; ; ; Bazan, Rodrigo; ; (Hearing, Balance and Communication, 2022) [Artigo]
Objective: We used the numeric vertical line test (NVLT) to analyze perceptual accuracy and precision of verticality at various life stages in a healthy population and compared the results of the NVLT with tests of ... -
Changes in Electrical Brain Activity and Cognitive Functions Following Mild to Moderate COVID-19: A one-Year Prospective Study After Acute Infection
; ; ; ; ; Bazan, Rodrigo; ; ; ; (Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 2022) [Artigo]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can disrupt various brain functions. Over a one-year period, we aimed to assess brain activity and cognitive function in 53 COVID-19 patients and 30 individuals without COVID-19 (or ... -
Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire applied to undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a factor analysis
; ; ; Gramasco, Hendrick Henrique Fernandes (Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 2022) [Artigo]
OBJECTIVE: To identify what structure represents life style in medical students, in a public university, with the application of the Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional exploratory study. ...