Fasciculations and cramps originate in the motor unit, a functional unit that includes the lower motor neuron and their innervated muscle fibres. Both are common complaints in outpatient practice. These symptoms can be secondary to neurological or medical pathology, presenting a broad differential diagno...
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/complicaciones,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/diagnóstico,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/terapia,
Electromiografía/efectos adversos,
Fasciculación/diagnóstico,
Fasciculación/etiología,
Fasciculación/terapia,
Neuronas Motoras/fisiología,
Calambre Muscular/diagnóstico,
Calambre Muscular/etiología,
Calambre Muscular/terapia
ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify the knowledge produced in national and international researches on speech and language disorders in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, regarding the type of research and approach in different areas. Methods: an integrative review performed on databases, using the following des...
ABSTRACT Oral phase swallowing impairment in motor neuron disease (MND) is caused by tongue weakness, fasciculation and atrophy, which may compromise oral transit time and total feeding time. Objective: To describe and correlate total oral transit time (TOTT) with functional performance in MND using dif...
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/complicaciones,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/fisiopatología,
Análisis de Varianza,
Bebidas,
Parálisis Bulbar Progresiva/complicaciones,
Parálisis Bulbar Progresiva/fisiopatología,
Deglución/fisiología,
Trastornos de Deglución/etiología,
Trastornos de Deglución/fisiopatología,
Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología,
Alimentos,
Rendimiento Físico Funcional,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Tiempo
RESUMO Objetivo Comparar os resíduos faríngeos por consistência de alimento entre indivíduos com disfagia orofaríngea neurogênica. Método Estudo clínico transversal. Realizada análise de 30 exames de videoendoscopia de deglutição de indivíduos com diagnóstico de doenças neurológicas e di...
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/complicaciones,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Trastornos de Deglución/diagnóstico por imagen,
Trastornos de Deglución/etiología,
Trastornos de Deglución/fisiopatología,
Laringoscopía,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/fisiopatología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología,
Grabación en Video
ABSTRACT Objective: To review the contents of the nursing diagnosis of Impaired Verbal Communication in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Method: For the review of this diagnosis we used the integrative review. The 21 selected articles were submitted to a careful concept analysis for the def...
Nasimbera, Alejandro;
Rosales, Julieta;
Silva, Berenice;
Alonso, Ricardo;
Bohorquez, Natalia;
Lepera, Sandra;
Garretto, Nelida;
Arakaki, Tomoko;
Garcea, Orlando;
Rey, Raul;
Quarracino, Cecilia;
Rodriguez, Gabriel E.
ABSTRACT Chronic neurological disorders generate disabilities affecting multiple aspects of life, including sexuality. Objective To describe the presence of sexual dysfunction and comorbidities in a population with chronic neurological disorders. To analyze the relationship between disability and sexua...
RESUMO Objetivo Descrever e correlacionar a funcionalidade bulbar com penetração e aspiração laringotraqueal em distintas consistências de alimento na Doença do Neurônio Motor (DNM). Método Participaram do estudo 18 indivíduos diagnosticados com DNM, independentemente do tipo e tempo da doenç...
ABSTRACT The objective of this preliminary study was to correlate diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) alterations with the cognitive profile of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods This was a case-control study conducted from December 1, 2012 to December 1, 2014. Clinical and demograph...
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/complicaciones,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/diagnóstico por imagen,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/patología,
Biomarcadores,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico por imagen,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/patología,
Imagen de Difusión Tensora,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Sustancia Blanca/diagnóstico por imagen,
Sustancia Blanca/patología
Los agregados de TDP-43 representan una de las característica histopatológicas más importantes de varias enfermedades neurodegenerativas, entre las que se incluye la Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA). TDP-43 está localizada principalmente en el núcleo. Sin embargo, los pacientes afectados por EL...
ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons, which are the central nervous system cells that control voluntary muscle movements. The excessive salivation (sialorrhea) is present in approximately 50% of amyo...
