Results: 52

Acute cerebellar ataxia: differential diagnosis and clinical approach

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Cerebellar ataxia is a common finding in neurological practice and has a wide variety of causes, ranging from the chronic and slowly-progressive cerebellar degenerations to the acute cerebellar lesions due to infarction, edema and hemorrhage, configuring a true neurological emergency. Acute cere...

Tomografía computada y resonancia magnética de variantes normales/congénitas de apariencia quística y presentación frecuente en el encéfalo

Rev. argent. radiol; 83 (1), 2019
La presentación de una imagen de apariencia quística durante el estudio del encéfalo constituye un hallazgo incidental cada vez más frecuente, pudiendo encontrarse en el espacio extra o intraaxial. Las mismas pueden ser de naturaleza congénita o adquirida, benigna o maligna, ocupantes de espacio con...

A study on changes of the resting-state brain function network in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (5), 2019
This study aimed to explore the structural and functional characteristics of the neural network of resting-state brain activities in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. Resting state fMRI scanning was performed on 10 clinical...

Comparison of different quantification methods for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography studies in rat brains

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate several methods to estimate glucose consumption in the male Wister rat brain as measured by PET. METHODS: Fourteen male Wistar normoglycemic rats were studied. The input function consisted of seventeen blood samples drawn manually from the femoral artery. Glucose...

Mobile device for thrombolysis decisions for telestroke

Colomb. med; 49 (4), 2018
Abstract Aim: This study compares the reliability of brain CT interpretations performed using a diagnostic workstation and a mobile tablet computer in a telestroke context. Methods: A factorial design with 1,452 interpretations was used. Reliability was evaluated using the Fleiss' kappa coefficient on...

PHACE syndrome: clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and management

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: Infantile hemangioma can be linked to other organ malformations. In 1996, PHACE syndrome was first defined as the association of large and segmental infantile hemangioma, usually on the face, head, or cervical region, with malformations of the posterior fossa of the brain, arterial anomalies of...

Resultados de la resonancia magnética nuclear de cerebro en niños con cefalea

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (6), 2017
Introducción: El objetivo fue describir los resultados de la resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN) en niños con cefalea. Población y métodos: Revisión retrospectiva de las historias clínicas de los pacientes ingresados a los consultorios externos de neurología pediátrica con síntomas de cefalea en...

Critical analysis on the present methods for brain volume measurements in multiple sclerosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (7), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective The treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has quickly evolved from a time when controlling clinical relapses would suffice, to the present day, when complete disease control is expected. Measurement of brain volume is still at an early stage to be indicative of therapeutic decisions i...

Degeneración hepatocerebral adquirida reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura

Rev. méd. Maule; 33 (1), 2017
Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration also termed acquired hepatolenticular degeneration, cirrhosis-related Parkinsonism o pseudo-Wilson is a rare, progressive and chronic neurological syndrome that occurs in patients with chronic liver disease, particularly in those with surgically or spontaneously induc...

Computerized cognitive training in children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as add-on treatment to stimulants: feasibility study and protocol description

Abstract Background Cognitive training has received increasing attention as a non-pharmacological approach for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Few studies have assessed cognitive training as add-on treatment to medication in randomized placeb...