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Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses, associated with high morbidity and amortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a longterm antibiotic therapy, play an importan...

Remarkable Clinical Improvement Following Microsurgical Resection of Left Lingual Gyrus Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: A Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Moyamoya disease is a chronic and unusual cerebrovascular disorder characterized by progressive stenosis and occlusion of the distal portions of internal carotid arteries and its main branches within the circle of Willis. Posterior circulation (vertebral and basilar arteries) may also be affected; howeve...

Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (3), 2019

Width of sulcus and thickness of gyrus in patients with cerebral atherosclerosis: a new tool for the prevention of vascular cognitive impairment

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral atherosclerosis is the main cause of lesions that contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia, followed by arteriosclerosis of small vessels and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The purpose of this study was to compare the post-mortem radiologic...

Occipital Neuralgia: a noninvasive therapeutic approach

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the application of a noninvasive intervention consisting of a postural modification using personalized models and osteopathy in people with occipital neuralgia. Method: retrospective study of the intervention performed in adult population with occipital neuralgia, consis...

Epilepsia occipital
Occipital lobe epilepsy

Repert. med. cir; 26 (1), 2017
Se han hecho innumerables intentos para lograr una definición que incluya toda la semiología y fisiología que envuelve la epilepsia, y tratar de hacerlo ha sido una tarea que ha tomado muchos años. Aunado a ello se ha propuesto una clasificación en diferentes grupos según su inicio y desencadenamie...

Neuralgia occipital: relato de caso e revisão

Arq. bras. neurocir; 35 (1), 2016
Neuralgia occipital (NO) é uma causa incomum de cefaleia caracterizada por dor paroxística, do tipo pontada, que se irradia para a região occipital. O objetivo deste artigo é relatar o caso de uma paciente com NO e descrever a técnica cirúrgica utilizada. O estudo compreende um levantamento bibliog...

Semiología de la crisis epiléptica: un reto clínico
Semiology of epileptic seizures: A clinical challenge

Repert. med. cir; 25 (4), 2016
La epilepsia es una afección cerebral crónica caracterizada por crisis recurrentes, autolimitadas y de etiología diversa cuyas manifestaciones clínicas incluyen una variada gama de signos y síntomas en relación con las zonas corticales estimuladas, considerando y diferenciando adecuadamente la zona...

Fascículo longitudinal inferior: una nueva mirada del lenguaje
Inferior longitudinal fasciculus: A new look at language

Repert. med. cir; 25 (4), 2016
El fascículo longitudinal inferior es un conjunto de fibras de materia blanca que se encarga de interconectar regiones frontales y occipitales, pasando en forma horizontal paralela al cuerno temporal del ventrículo lateral, y representa una de las fibras de asociación en conjunto con el cíngulo, el S...

Systematization, description and territory of the caudal cerebral artery of the brain in broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris)

Pesqui. vet. bras; 31 (9), 2011
Thirty heads with the neck segment of Caiman latirostris were used. The animals were provided from a creation center called Mister Caiman, under the authorization of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). Animals were sacrificed according to the slaughtering routi...