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Use of non-invasive stimulation in movement disorders: a critical review
Godeiro,Clecio; França,Carina; Carra,Rafael Bernhart; Saba,Felipe; Saba,Roberta; Maia,Débora; Brandão,Pedro; Allam,Nasser; Rieder,Carlos R. M.Abstract Background: Noninvasive stimulation has been widely used in the past 30 years to study and treat a large number of neurological diseases, including movement disorders. Objective: In this critical review, we illustrate the rationale for use of these techniques in movement disorders and summarize the best medical evidence based on the main clinical trials performed to date. Methods: A nationally represen...
Safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in a patient with deep brain ...
Iannone,Aline; Allam,Nasser; Brasil-Neto,Joaquim P.ABSTRACT Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been investigated in movement disorders, making it a therapeutic alternative in clinical settings. However, there is still no consensus on the most appropriate treatment protocols in most cases, and the presence of deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes has been regarded as a contraindication to the procedure. We recently studied the effec...
Decisions about deep brain stimulation therapy in Parkinson’s disease
Brandão,Pedro; Grippe,Talyta Cortez; Modesto,Luiz Cláudio; Ferreira,André Gustavo Fonseca; Silva,Flávia Martins da; Pereira,Flávio FariaABSTRACT Parkinson’s disease can be treated surgically in patients who present with motor complications such as fluctuations and dyskinesias, or medically-refractory disabling tremor. In this review, a group of specialists formulated suggestions for a preoperative evaluation protocol after reviewing the literature published up to October 2017. In this protocol, eligibility and ineligibility criteria for surgica...
Is transcranial sonography useful for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease in clinica...
Grippe,Talyta Cortez; Allam,Nasser; Brandão,Pedro Renato de Paula; Pereira,Danilo Assis; Cardoso,Francisco Eduardo Costa; Aguilar,Ana Carolina RodriguesABSTRACT Transcranial sonography (TCS) is an emerging ancillary examination for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease (PD). Objective To evaluate TCS features in patients with PD and its mimics, and establish their accuracy in predicting the final clinical diagnosis after follow-up. Methods We retrospectively studied 85 patients with an initial clinical suspicion of PD, atypical parkinsonism or essential tremor, all o...
Therapeutic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on neuropsycholog...
Iannone,Aline; Brasil-Neto,Joaquim; Cruz,Antonio Pedro Mello; Satler,Corina; Allam,NasserABSTRACT Although growing evidence points to the potential therapeutic effects of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), there is still no consensus on the most appropriate protocol to be used in specific neurological and neuropsychological symptoms. This case report evaluated the neuromodulatory therapeutic effects of two 15-day courses of tDCS on an elderly female patient, aged 78 years with mild neu...
Treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Brazil: I. Cognitive disorders
Vale,Francisco de Assis Carvalho do; Corrêa Neto,Ylmar; Bertolucci,Paulo Henrique Ferreira; Machado,João Carlos Barbosa; Silva,Delson José daAbstract This article reports the recommendations of the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Brazil, with special focus on cognitive disorders. It constitutes a revision and broadening of the 2005 guidelines based on a consensus involving researchers (physicians and non-physicians) in the field. The authors...
Treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Brazil: II. Behavioral and psychological sy...
Vale,Francisco de Assis Carvalho do; Corrêa Neto,Ylmar; Bertolucci,Paulo Henrique Ferreira; Machado,João Carlos Barbosa; Silva,Delson José daAbstract This article reports the recommendations of the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Brazil, with special focus on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). It constitutes a revision and broadening of the 2005 guidelines based on a consensus involving researchers (physicians and non-...
Relief of primary cervical dystonia symptoms by low frequency transcranial magn...
Allam,Nasser; Brasil-Neto,Joaquim Pereira; Brandão,Pedro; Weiler,Fernanda; Barros Filho,Jairo de; Tomaz,CarlosOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the symptoms of a patient with primary segmental dystonia (PSD). METHOD: 1200 TMS pulses at a frequency of 1Hz, over the premotor cortex, with an intensity of 90% of the motor threshold (MT), using an eight-shaped coil; a total of 5 sessions were carried out. RESULTS: A reduction of 50 percent in the neck s...