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Pharmacological interventions in corticobasal degeneration: a review

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a sporadic tauopathy that presents with a varied combination of motor, cognitive, and behavioral features, making its diagnosis difficult. CBD has high morbidity and poor prognosis, with no effective therapy at present. We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE database ...

Dopaminergic drugs alter beta coherence during motor imagery and motor execution in healthy adults

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (4), 2020
Abstract Background: Motor Imagery (MI) represents the cognitive component of the movement and recruits dopaminergic systems. Objective: To investigate the role of dopaminergic system through the action of methylphenidate and risperidone over beta coherence during execution, action observation and mo...

The Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disorder link: evidences, biases and clinical relevance

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disorder (RLS/WED) are relatively common diseases in the realm of movement disorders. The fact that both may, as expected, co-occur and typically share a similar remarkable response to dopaminergic treatment raised the interest in ...

Progressão de Valvopatia Esquerda durante o Uso de Dopaminérgicos

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 30 (2), 2017
A cabergolina e a bromocriptina são drogas dopaminérgicas derivadas do ergot e utilizadas para tratamento de distúrbios hiperprolactinêmicos idiopáticos ou adenomas hipofisários, cujo mecanismo de ação é decorrente da redução da secreção de prolactina. Alguns relatos na literatura demonstram...

Síndrome de piernas inquietas (enfermedad de Willis-Ekbom): seguimiento a largo plazo de una serie de pacientes

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (12), 2016
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) affects 10% of the general population. Aim: To analyze a series of patients with a minimum follow-up period of four years, treated during an interval of 14 years. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of 200 patients assessed and followed...

Síndrome de retirada brusca de Pregabalina
Pregabalin: Agressive withdrawal syndrome

Cambios rev. méd; 15 (1), 2016
Introducción: La pregabalina, un antiepiléptico de nueva generación, análogo estructural del GABA, cuyo mecanismo de acción no es totalmente conocido. El síndrome de retirada brusca, ocurre cuando se suspende este medicamento en menos de 1 semana, causando un fenómeno de abstinencia. Caso clínico...

Effects and molecular mechanism of chitosan-coated levodopa nanoliposomes on behavior of dyskinesia rats

Biol. Res; 49 (), 2016
BACKGROUND: Chitosan, the N-deacetylated derivative of chitin, is a cationic polyelectrolyte due to the presence of amino groups, one of the few occurring in nature. The use of chitosan in protein and drug delivery systems is being actively researched and reported in the literature RESULTS: In this study...

Tumores hipofisários: opções terapêuticas atuais e perspectivas futuras de tratamento
Pituitary tumors: current therapeutic options and future perspectives

A indicaçäo de tratamento dos tumores hipofisários depende das suas características secretórias e volume. Nos prolactinomas, a terapêutica clínica com uso de agonistas dopaminérgicos continua sendo a primeira opçäo, enquanto nos outros tumores o tratamento cirúrgico ainda é o mais indicado. N...

Hiperprolactinemia y embarazo: aspectos clínicos
Hyperprolactinemia and pregnancy: clinical aspects

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 10 (1), 1999
Se hizo un estudio retrospectivo que incluyó 54 pacientes hiperprolactinémicas que lograron embarazo en el período comprendido entre enero de 1979 y diciembre de 1992, con el objetivo de describir su comportamiento clínico antes y después del embarazo. Se dividió la muestra en 2 grupos: funcional (...