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Movement Disorders in Brazil: the seminal contributions of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (5), 2021
ABSTRACT The major advances in the area of movement disorders in Brazil in recent years were driven by the work of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa. This historical review describes the contributions made by these researchers, physicians, and educators to the development of this fi...

Acute chorea: case series from the emergency room of a Brazilian tertiary-level center

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: Chorea is a movement disorder characterized by random, brief and migratory involuntary muscle contractions. It is defined as acute when present within hours to days. Three main causes for this scenario have emerged as most likely: vascular, toxic-metabolic and inflammatory. Object...

How can neurophysiological studies help with movement disorders characterization in clinical practice? A review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (8), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Neurophysiological studies are ancillary tools to better understand the features and nature of movement disorders. Electromyography (EMG), together with electroencephalography (EEG) and accelerometer, can be used to evaluate a hypo and hyperkinetic spectrum of movements. Specific t...

Correlates of neuropsychiatric and motor tests with language assessment in patients with Lewy body dementia

Abstract Background Lewy body dementia (LBD) impairs performance in daily activities and affects motor, language and visuospatial tasks. Objective We aimed to correlate neuropsychiatric and motor assessments with language and visual organization tests in LBD. Methods Twenty-two patients with dementi...

Variabilidad fenotípica del déficit de GLUT1: ¿Cuándo es necesario sospechar?

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (2), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: La deficiencia del transportador de glucosa tipo 1 constituye un síndrome (SD-GLUT1), provocado por la mutación del gen SLC2A1, que codifica la proteína transportadora de glucosa al encéfalo. Las manifestaciones neurológicas se dan en tres dominios principales: crisis epil�...

Trastorno paroxístico no epiléptico en paciente referido por sospecha de epilepsia

Los Trastornos Paroxísticos No Epilépticos (TPNE), son diagnóstico diferencial de crisis epilépticas. En Chile no existen reportes de frecuencia. OBJETIVO: Determinar frecuencia de TPNE en pacientes derivados por sospecha de epilepsia a Unidad de Electroencefalografía, Hospital Roberto del Río. MET...

Encefalopatía epiléptica infantil en un paciente colombiano con una variante patogénica de novo en el gen STXBP1
Infantile epileptic encephalopathy in a colombian child with a pathogenic de novo STXBP1STXBP1gene variant

Repert. med. cir; 29 (3), 2020
El desarrollo de los estudios moleculares ha permitido identificar la etiología genética de diversas enfermedades como las encefalopatías epilépticas infantiles, las cuales se han asociado con variantes patogénicas en diferentes genes, entre ellos el STXBP1. La encefa...

Validação do protocolo de avaliação miofuncional orofacial MBGR para adultos com disfunção temporomandibular com deslocamento de disco com redução

CoDAS; 32 (4), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo visou validar o Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR para adultos com DTM. Método Participaram 30 adultos, sendo 15 com DTM (deslocamento de disco com redução segundo o Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) e 15 Controles. O process...

Takotsubo. The great imitator of acute myocardial infarction

Acta méd. colomb; 44 (4), 2019
Abstract Takotsubo myocardiopathy, known as broken-heart syndrome due to its relationship with stressful situations, is characterized by causing symptoms which are suggestive of myocardial infarction, in the context of temporary left ventricular systolic dysfunction, with no angiographic evidence of ob s...