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Doença de Addison e esclerose múltipla: relato de caso

A doença de Addison é uma endocrinopatia rara, de etiologia autoimune. É caracterizada por défice na secreção de glicocorticoides e mineralocorticoides. A esclerose múltipla consiste em patologia neurológica, de origem autoimune, que resulta na desmielinização da bainha de mielina. O objetivo d...

Functional and self-care capacity of people with multiple sclerosis

Objective: describe the self-care and functionality levels of patients with multiple sclerosis and determine whether sociodemographic, clinical and functional variables interfere with self-care and/or functionality. Method: correlational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed with...

Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud de las personas con esclerosis múltiple en la Región de Magallanes, Chile

INTRODUCCIÓN: La esclerosis múltiple (EM) es una enfermedad autoinmune, crónica, inflamatoria y desmielinizante que afecta al sistema nervioso central (SNC) y la calidad de vida de las personas afectadas. Este último aspecto tiene especial relevancia por su impacto, ya que afecta a individuos jóvene...

Lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence and interrelationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated 41 men (mean age 41.1±9.9 years) with MS from February 2011 to March 2013, who were invited to pa...

Depression, lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis: a descriptive and correlational study

Clin. biomed. res; 39 (3), 2019
Introduction: Among the most ordinary clinical manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are depression and the presence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). Both can compromise a person’s quality of life. The objective of this research was to identify the major urinary symptoms and correlate them w...

Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde: categorias relevantes para o acompanhamento de doenças desmielinizantes na adolescência
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: relevant categories for monitoring demyelinating diseases in adolescence

Segundo a Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde (CIF), funcionalidade refere-se a atividades que o indivíduo é capaz ou não de realizar em sua vida diária, considerando os fatores individuais e sociais, as tarefas e a influência direta do contexto em que vive. Adoles...

Basal cortisol levels and the relationship with clinical symptoms in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (9), 2018
ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating, progressive and neurodegenerative disease. A disturbance on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis can be observed in patients with MS, showing altered cortisol levels. We aimed to identify basal cortisol levels and verify the relationship with clinic...

Serological profile of John Cunningham virus (JCV) in patients with multiple sclerosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (9), 2018
ABSTRACT Treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS) have changed over the last few years, bringing about a new category of drugs with more efficient profiles. However, these drugs have come with a whole new profile of potential adverse events that neurologists have to learn well and quickly. One of th...