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Arterial hypertension impact on cerebral blood flow in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Background: Studies show the potential deterioration of brain vascularization and probable involvement of hypertension in Alzheimer disease (AD). Objective: The objective was to evaluate the potential impact of hypertension on cerebral vascular flows in a sample of Alzheimer’s patients. Methods: 19 pat...

Polirradiculoneuritis aguda asociada a infección por Virus Herpes Humano 7 en un paciente adulto inmunocompetente

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (9), 2017
Human herpes virus 7 (HHV-7) is a cause of encephalitis, meningitis and myeloradiculoneuropathy in adults who are immunocompetent or with immunosuppression. The involvement of the peripheral nervous system is always associated with myelitis. We report a case of acute polyradiculoneuropathy due to HHV-7, ...

Carcinoma parotídeo epitelial-mioepitelial: presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Se presenta caso de paciente de sexo femenino de 53 años de edad con tumor parotídeo izquierdo de larvada evolución, con crecimiento progresivo y otalgia ipsilateral en los últimos meses, estudiado previamente con tomografía de cuello con contraste y resonancia magnética que destacan masa del lóbu...

Endoscopic endonasal approach for mass resection of the pterygopalatine fossa

Clinics; 72 (9), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Access to the pterygopalatine fossa is very difficult due to its complex anatomy. Therefore, an open approach is traditionally used, but morbidity is unavoidable. To overcome this problem, an endoscopic endonasal approach was developed as a minimally invasive procedure. The surgical aim of th...

Anatomical parameters of the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle based on a new magnetic resonance scan method

Int. j. morphol; 35 (3), 2017
The past findings confirm that the Rectus Capitis Posterior minor (RCPmi) is connected to the cervical spinal dura mater via the Myodural Bridge (MDB) through the posterior antlanto-occipital interspace. It is hypothesized to perform some functions. Furthermore, some clinical studies found that the patho...

A fatal case of tuberculous meningitis in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a diagnostic challenge

Abstract The prognosis of tuberculous meningitis, a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, depends on the stage of treatment initiation. We report a fatal case of tuberculous meningitis. The patient had received successive tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists and abatacept to treat juvenile idiopat...

Dural sinus malformation presenting with seizure and treated by combined arterial and venous embolization

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (9), 2017

Long-term follow-up of patients with elevated IGF-1 and nadir GH > 0 4 µg/L but < 1 µg/L

ABSTRACT Objective To report the results of initial investigation and after 5 years of patients with a suspicious clinical scenario for acromegaly, elevated IGF-1, and nadir GH during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) > 0.4 µg/L but < 1 µg/L. Subjects and methods Seventeen patients who ha...

High frequency of silent brain infarcts associated with cognitive deficits in an economically disadvantaged population

Clinics; 72 (8), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Using magnetic resonance imaging, we aimed to assess the presence of silent brain vascular lesions in a sample of apparently healthy elderly individuals who were recruited from an economically disadvantaged urban region (São Paulo, Brazil). We also wished to investigate whether the findings w...