• Frequency of subclinical atherosclerosis in Brazilian HIV-infected patients 

  Salmazo, Péricles Sidnei ; Bazan, Silméia Garcia Zanati ; Shiraishi, Flávio Gobbis ; Bazan, Rodrigo ; Okoshi, Katashi ; Hueb, João Carlos (Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2018) [Artigo]

  Background: AIDS as well as atherosclerosis are important public health problems. The longer survival among HIV-infected is associated with increased number of cardiovascular events in this population, and this association ...

• Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Masked by Delirium in an 85-Year-Old Woman 

  Brito, Leonardo A.R. ; Fukushima, Fernanda B. ; Bazan, Rodrigo ; Fusco, Danieliso R. ; Vidal, Edison I.O. (Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2018) [Carta]

• When the past is present 

  Torres, Albina Rodrigues ; Costa, Daniel L. C.; Miguel, Eurípedes C. (Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2017) [Editorial]

• Differences between the real and the desired worlds in the results of clinical trials 

  El Dib, Regina ; Dib, Regina El; Jorge, Eliane Chaves ; Kamegasawa, Amélia ; Daher, Solange Ramires ; Spagnuolo, Regina Stella ; da Silva, Marise Pereira ; Braga, Gabriel Pereira ; Volpato, Enilze ; Módolo, Norma Sueli Pinheiro et al. (Clinics, 2015) [Artigo]

  OBJECTIVE: We refer to the effectiveness (known as pragmatic or real world) and efficacy (known as explanatory or desired or ideal world) of interventions. However, these terms seem to be randomly chosen by investigators ...

• Safety limits of antidepressant use plus combinations: Focus on cardiovascular function 

  Stella, Florindo ; Loureiro, Júlia C.; Pais, Marcos V.; Canineu, Paulo R.; Forlenza, Orestes V. (Current Drug Metabolism, 2018) [Resenha]

  Background: Antidepressants have been widely prescribed for depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and in the management of behavioural symptoms of adult-old patients. Although generally safe, newer generation antidepressants ...

• Aumento dos níveis de csf de tau total em pacientes com patologia subcutânea cerebrovascular e comprometimento cognitivo 

  Radanovic, Márcia; Stella, Florindo ; Silva, Lis Gomes; Talib, Leda L.; Forlenza, Orestes V. (Dementia e Neuropsychologia, 2017) [Artigo]

  Cognitive impairment includes mild cognitive decline and dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cerebrovascular-related pathologies. Objective: To investigate the profile of AD-related CSF biomarkers in a sample ...

• Chitosan derivatives targeting lipid bilayers: Synthesis, biological activity and interaction with model membranes 

  Martins, Danubia Batista; Nasário, Fábio Domingues; Silva-Gonçalves, Laiz Costa; de Oliveira Tiera, Vera Aparecida; Arcisio-Miranda, Manoel; Tiera, Marcio José; dos Santos Cabrera, Marcia Perez (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017) [Artigo]

  The antimicrobial activity of chitosan and derivatives to human and plant pathogens represents a high-valued prospective market. Presently, two low molecular weight derivatives, endowed with hydrophobic and cationic character ...

• Mating plugs and male sperm storage in Bothrops cotiara (Serpentes, Viperidae) 

  Barros, Verônica A. ; Rojas, Claudio A.; Almeida-Santos, Selma M. (Herpetological Journal, 2017) [Artigo]

  We describe two new aspects of male reproduction in the pit viper Bothrops cotiara: the formation of mating plugs and epididymal sperm storage. Based on histological analyses of specimens (four males and three females), ...

• A cross-cultural clinical comparison between subjects with obsessive-compulsive disorder from the United States and Brazil 

  Medeiros, Gustavo C.; Torres, Albina R. ; Boisseau, Christina L.; Leppink, Eric W.; Eisen, Jane L.; Fontenelle, Leonardo F.; do Rosário, Maria C.; Mancebo, Maria C.; Rasmussen, Steven A.; Ferrão, Ygor A. et al. (Psychiatry Research, 2017) [Artigo]

  Although OCD is a global problem, the literature comparing, in a direct and standardized way, the manifestations across countries is scarce. Therefore, questions remain as to whether some important clinical findings are ...

• Clinical and epidemiological correlates of task-specific dystonia in a large cohort of brazilian music players 

  Moura, Rita C.; de Carvalho Aguiar, Patrícia Maria; Bortz, Graziela ; Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai (Frontiers in Neurology, 2017) [Artigo]

  Musician's dystonia is a task-specific dystonia (TSD) worldwide disabling disorder, and most of the affected individuals may have severe difficulty to play their instrument. Many professional music players may have to quit ...

• Mandibular movements and bite force in Alzheimer's disease before and after new denture insertion 

  Campos, C. H.; Ribeiro, G. R.; Stella, F. ; Rodrigues Garcia, R. C.M. (Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2017) [Artigo]

  Chewing impairment has been observed in elders with Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, it is unknown whether oral rehabilitation can improve their masticatory function. This study evaluated the influence of new removable ...

• Effects of localized versus widespread TMD pain on sleep parameters in patients with bruxism: A single-night polysomnographic study 

  de Siqueira, José Tadeu Tesseroli; Camparis, Cinara Maria ; de Siqueira, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli; Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen; Bittencourt, Lia; Tufik, Sérgio (Archives of Oral Biology, 2017) [Artigo]

  Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the presence of concomitant widespread pain could influence the polysomnographic characteristics of patients with Sleep Bruxism(SB) and chronic masticatory ...

• Immunological correlates of favorable long-term clinical outcome in multiple sclerosis patients after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 

  Arruda, Lucas C.M.; de Azevedo, J�lia T.C.; de Oliveira, Gislane L.V.; Scortegagna, Gabriela T.; Rodrigues, Evandra S.; Palma, Patr�cia V.B.; Brum, Doralina G. ; Guerreiro, Carlos T.; Marques, Vanessa D.; Barreira, Amilton A. et al. (Clinical Immunology, 2016) [Artigo]

  High dose immunosuppression followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) induces prolonged clinical remission in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. However, how patient immune profiles are associated ...

• Cognitive impairment in late-life bipolar disorder is not associated with Alzheimer's disease pathological signature in the cerebrospinal fluid 

  Forlenza, Orestes V.; Aprahamian, Ivan; Radanovic, Márcia; Talib, Leda L.; Camargo, Marina Z.A.; Stella, Florindo ; Machado-Vieira, Rodrigo; Gattaz, Wagner F. (Bipolar Disorders, 2016) [Artigo]

  Objectives: Cognitive impairment is a common feature of late-life bipolar disorder (BD). Yet, there is limited information on the biological mechanisms associated with this process. It is uncertain whether cognitively ...

• Apolipoprotein E genotype is not associated with cognitive impairment in older adults with bipolar disorder 

  Kerr, Daniel Shikanai; Stella, Florindo ; Radanovic, Márcia; Aprahamian, Ivan; Bertollucci, Paulo Henrique Ferreira; Forlenza, Orestes Vicente (Bipolar Disorders, 2016) [Artigo]

  Objectives: Cognitive decline is part of the long-term outcome for many individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). The ε4 allele (APOE*4) of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a well-established risk factor for dementia in Alzheimer's ...

• Nonpharmacological interventions to reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A systematic review 

  Oliveira, Alexandra Martini De; Radanovic, Marcia; Mello, Patrícia Cotting Homem De; Buchain, Patrícia Cardoso; Vizzotto, Adriana Dias Barbosa; Celestino, Diego L.; Stella, Florindo ; Piersol, Catherine V.; Forlenza, Orestes V. (BioMed Research International, 2015) [Resenha]

  Introduction. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are defined as a group of symptoms of disturbed perceptive thought content, mood, or behavior that include agitation, depression, apathy, repetitive ...

• Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program: Effects of a multimodal intervention for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment without dementia 

  Santos, Glenda Dias; Nunes, Paula Villela; Stella, Florindo ; Brum, Paula Schimidt; Yassuda, Monica Sanches ; Ueno, Linda Massako; Gattaz, Wagner Farid; Forlenza, Orestes Vicente (Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica, 2015) [Artigo]

  Background: Non-pharmalogical interventions represent an important complement to standard pharmalogical treatment in dementia. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program ...

• Depression, family support and hopelessness: A correlated study 

  Baptista, Makilim Nunes; Carneiro, Adriana Munhoz; Cardoso, Hugo Ferrari (Universitas Psychologica, 2014) [Artigo]

  This study aimed to verify the relationship between depression, hopelessness and family support. to this aim, were applied the Escala Baptista de Depressão-Adulto EBADEP- A, The Beck Hopelessness Scale -BHS, Inventário de ...

• Exposure to maltreatment and urban violence in children working on the streets in São Paulo, Brazil: Factors associated with street work 

  Mello, Andrea F.; Maciel, Mariana R.; Fossaluza, Victor ; de Paula, Cristiane S.; Grassi-Oliveira, Rodrigo; Cavalcante-Nóbrega, Luciana P.; Cividanes, Giuliana C.; Soussumi, Yusaku; Soussumi, Sonia P.; Perissinotti, Dirce N. M. et al. (Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2014) [Artigo]

  Objective: To quantitatively study the exposure to childhood maltreatment and urban violence in children from families with at least one child working on the streets and to investigate the relationship between these factors ...

• Is rainfall seasonality important for reproductve strategies in viviparous neotropical pit vipers? A case study with Bothrops leucurus from the Brazilian Atlantc Forest 

  Barros, Verônica Alberto ; Rojas, Claudio Augusto; Almeida-Santos, Selma Maria (Herpetological Journal, 2014) [Artigo]

  Two populatons of the Neotropical lancehead Bothrops leucurus were studied in two locatons in Brazil (Espírito Santo, ES, and Bahia, BA) with different rainfall seasonality paterns. The timing of reproducton was very similar ...

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