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Síndrome de Miller-Fisher en edad pediátrica: un debut inusual
Miller-Fisher syndrome in pediatric age:an unusual debut

Miller-Fisher syndrome is a peripheral neuropathy characterized by ophthalmoplegia, areflexia and ataxia. The incidence of this syndrome is estimated at 1 in a million, and just 14% of these occur on a pediatric age, making it an infrequent diagnosis in pediatrics. In this article we report a case of Mil...

Hyperuricemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: is it associated with the neuropsychiatric manifestations of the disease?

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the association between hyperuricemia and different neuropsychiatric manifestations and stroke risk factors in systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Methods: This study was conducted on 204 SLE patients who were admitted to a tertiary referral center. A standardi...

Síndrome de Davidenkow: Una neuropatía periférica rara
Davidenkow syndrome. A rare peripheral neuropathy

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (1), 2016
En 1939 Davidenkow describió un tipo de atrofia diferente y rara con un patrón predominante en distribución escápulo-peroneal. Algunos investigadores caracterizaron el síndrome como una variante de la enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth; sin embargo, Davidenkow percibió que las manifestaciones clíni...

Clinical and neurophysiological features of the hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy due to the 17p11. 2 deletion

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT The hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autossomal dominant disorder manifesting recurrent mononeuropathies. Objective Evaluate its clinical and nerve conduction studies (NCS) characteristics, searching for diagnostic particularities. Method We reviewed the neur...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (1), 2016
Abstract Ross syndrome is a rare disease characterized by peripheral nervous system dysautonomia with selective degeneration of cholinergic fibers. It is composed by the triad of unilateral or bilateral segmental anhidrosis, deep hyporeflexia and Holmes-Adie's tonic pupil. The presence of compensatory sw...

Pharmacovigilance of patients with multiple myeloma being treated with bortezomib and/or thalidomide

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (6), 2016
In order to evaluate the main adverse effects of drug protocols using bortezomib and/or thalidomide for the treatment of multiple myeloma, we conducted a prospective study. Data were collected through interviews, clinical observation, and from hospital records. A total of 59 patients were included. There...

Polineuropatia secundária ao uso crônico de estatinas

Rev. bras. neurol; 51 (3), 2015
Os inibidores da 3-hidroxi-3-metilglutaryl coenzima-A (HMG-CoA)redutase têm eficácia comprovada em reduzir os níveis de colesterole prevenir a inflamação do endotélio coronariano, cerebral e periférico.Os efeitos adversos devem ser conhecidos, pois sua suspensão pode levar à completa reversibili...

Implicaciones anestésicas en paciente embarazada con Síndrome de Guillain Barré
Anesthetic implications in pregnant patient with Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Cambios rev. méd; 14 (25), 2015
Introducción: el Síndrome de Guillain Barré (SGB) es una enfermedad de baja incidencia en medicina y aún más raro durante la gestación, con una incidencia de 1,7/100.000 embarazos. La presentación GBS durante el embarazo se asocia con un aumento de la necesidad de asistencia respiratoria y aumento...

Adaptação transcultural e validação do instrumento Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool (CIPNAT) para o Brasil

Introdução: A Neuropatia Periférica Induzida pela Quimioterapia (NPIQ) é um efeito adverso comum e debilitante ocasionado pela infusão de agentes quimioterápicos neurotóxicos como os taxanos, as platinas, alcalóides da vinca, bortezomibe e talidomida. A administração destas medicações aumenta...

Polineuropatía diabética periférica en diabéticos tipo 1 con limitación de los movimientos articulares (LMA)
Diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy in type 1 diabetic patients with limited joint mobility (LJM)

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 18 (2), 2007
La LMA es una complicación crónica de la diabetes mellitus (DM) que se observa con relativa frecuencia específicamente en la diabetes tipo 1 (DM 1). Con el objetivo de determinar la frecuencia de la LMA y su asociación con la polineuropatía diabética periférica, se estudiaron 56 personas con DM 1,...