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Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a patient with SCA type 1

Rev. bras. neurol; 55 (4), 2019
For many years, the cerebellum was thought to be only responsible for balance, movement, planning and execution. Nowadays, it is well accepted that most cerebellar connections are involved in non-motor functions. Herein, we provide a case report in which a 27-year-old Brazilian male, diagnosed with Obses...

The use of the Gait Deviation Index for the evaluation Post-stroke Hemiparetic Subjects

BACKGROUND: The Gait Deviation Index, initially conceived to evaluate the gait of children with cerebral palsy, has been used as a quantitative parameter of gait pattern changes of individuals with other conditions. However, there are no studies evaluating changes in the gait pattern of chronic hemiparet...

Glioblastoma del puente. Gliomas pediátricos en la clasificación actual de los tumores del sistema nervioso central por la Organización Mundial de la Salud

Descripción cinemática de la marcha en pacientes con ataxia espinocerebelosa de tipo 2
Biomechanical phenomenum description of gait in patients with type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia

Medisan; 20 (12), 2016
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 23 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico, neurológico y genético de ataxia espinocerebelosa de tipo 2, atendidos en la consulta de Neurogenética del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero de 2013 hasta ...

Cerebellar ataxia as presenting feature of hypothyroidism

SUMMARY Symptoms and signs of the hypothyroidism vary in relation to the magnitude and acuteness of the thyroid hormone deficiency. The usual clinical features are constipation, fatigue, cold intolerance and weight gain. Rarely it can present with neurologic problems like reversible cerebellar ataxia, de...

Ataxia espinocerebelar do tipo 2: aspectos clínicos, qualidade de vida, depressão e ansiedade em cinco portadores de uma família

Rev. bras. neurol; 51 (4), 2015
A ataxia espinocerebelar do tipo 2 (SCA2) é uma das ataxias cerebelares autossômicas dominantes mais frequentes, resultando em significativo prejuízo funcional progressivo na vida dos portadores. Estudos relacionados à SCA2 no Brasil são escassos. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever aspectos clín...

Neuronopatía sensitiva: Su reconocimiento y tratamiento temprano
Sensory neuronopathy. Its recognition and early treatment

Medicina (B.Aires); 75 (5), 2015
Las neuronopatías o ganglionopatías sensitivas, o enfermedades del ganglio dorsal, representan un subgrupo de enfermedades del sistema nervioso periférico, frecuentemente asociadas a trastornos disinmunes o paraneoplásicos, y a agentes tóxicos. Los pacientes típicamente presentan ataxia temprana, p...

Ataxia, ophthalmoplegia and laryngeal stridor related to glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies

Rev. bras. neurol; 51 (2), 2015
Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the enzyme responsible for the conversion of glutamate to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the central nervous system. The presence of anti-GAD antibody in cerebrospinal fluid and high levels in blood have been described in some neurological disorders, such as stiff ...

O "toque final" no sinal de Romberg

Rev. bras. neurol; 49 (4), 2013
O sinal de Romberg foi o primeiro sinal importante descrito na neurologia. Demorou 37 anos para ficar pronto e foi William Gowers quem deu o "toque final" na maneira de pesquisá-lo. Esta Nota conta um pouco dessa história....