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Síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette
Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome

Introducción: El síndrome de la Tourette constituye un trastorno neuropsiquiátrico que puede afectar seriamente la calidad de vida. Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas y el tratamiento del síndrome de la Tourette en un paciente atendido en el Departamento de Salud Mental del Policlíni...

Comparative study of computed tomography (CT) and pathological diagnosis toward mediastinal lymph node metastasis in esophageal carcinoma

Summary Objective: To investigate the diagnostic criteria of mediastinal lymph node metastasis (MLNM) in esophageal carcinoma (EC) by comparing the lymph node sizes measured by computed tomography (CT) and obtained by postoperative pathological examination. Method: A total of 305 EC patients were selec...

Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI): An update and initial experience at HC-FMUSP

Summary The new technology of PET/MRI is a prototype of hybrid imaging, allowing for the combination of molecular data from PET scanning and morphofunctional information derived from MRI scanning. Recent advances regarding the technical aspects of this device, especially after the development of MRI-comp...

Avaliação da torção femoral por tomografia computadorizada em pacientes jovens sem artrose e com dor no quadril por impacto fêmoro-acetabular

Com a descoberta do impacto fêmoro-acetabular (IFA) que corresponde a maior causa de artrose do quadril, a análise biomecânica do quadril tornou-se fundamental. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar por tomografia computadorizada a torção femoral em pacientes jovens sem artrose com dor no quadril por I...

Tomografía computarizada sin contraste para el diagnóstico de hemorragia subaracnoidea no traumática

Medwave; 18 (7), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: La hemorragia subaracnoidea es una urgencia neuroquirúrgica que requiere un diagnóstico oportuno, debido a su gravedad y a la existencia de medidas terapéuticas que son efectivas cuando se llevan a cabo a tiempo. La secuencia diagnóstica más utilizada para descartarla es la tomografí...

Olfactory Groove Schwannoma — A Case Report and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (3), 2018
Olfactory groove schwannomas (OGSs) are rare benign tumors of the anterior skull base region. Considering the lack of Schwann cells in the optic and olfactory nerves, their origin remains enigmatic. Despite the precursor cell, total resection of the lesion is curative, as long as the histopathological fe...

Lactentes com fibrose cística do programa de triagem neonatal do Rio de Janeiro: avaliação clínica, microbiológica e radiológica
Infants with cystic fibrosis detected by newborn screening in Rio de Janeiro: clinical, microbiological and radiological evaluation

A fibrose Cística (FC) é uma doença autossômica recessiva multissistêmica que atinge 1:2500 nascidos vivos caucasianos. Os critérios diagnósticos para FC são bem definidos e o programa de triagem neonatal (PTN) através da dosagem da tripsina imunorreativa (TIR) vem sendo amplamente estabelecido ...

Radiological management of the exiting points of supraorbital region neurovascular bundles

Int. j. morphol; 35 (4), 2017
SUMMARY: A preoperative computed tomography scan is useful to determine neurovascular exit points from orbit to supraorbital region. Determining the structure of exiting points (absence or presence, if present, being in form of foramen or notch) is important to plan the surgical approach. The aim of the ...

Niemann-Pick disease type B: HRCT assessment of pulmonary involvement

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze HRCT findings in patients with Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) type B, in order to determine the frequency of HRCT patterns and their distribution in the lung parenchyma, as well as the most common clinical characteristics. Methods: We studied 13 patients (3 males and 10 femal...