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Association between neurological injury and the severity of oropharyngeal dysph...
Otto,Danielle Martins; Ribeiro,Marlise de Castro; Barea,Liselotte Menke; Mancopes,Renata; Almeida,Sheila Tamanini deABSTRACT Purpose To associate the degree of biomechanical impairment in the swallowing process with the severity (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale – NIHSS) and type of neurological injury in patients post stroke. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted with 42 patients (22 females), aged 65.7 years on average diagnosed with stroke. All patients underwent clinical neurological evaluation ...
Recommendations for the treatment of migraine attacks - a Brazilian consensus
Bordini,Carlos Alberto; Roesler,Célia; Carvalho,Deusvenir de Souza; Macedo,Djacir Dantas P.; Piovesan,Élcio; Melhado,Eliana Meire; Dach,FabiolaABSTRACT In this article, a group of experts in headache management of the Brazilian Headache Society developed through a consensus strategic measurements to treat a migraine attack in both the child and the adult. Particular emphasis was laid on the treatment of migraine in women, including at pregnancy, lactation and perimenstrual period.
Bruns' syndrome and racemose neurocysticercosis: a case report
Rodriquez,Roberta Diehl; Crestani,Denise Neme da Silva; Soares,José Otávio Dworzecki; Franceshini,Paulo Roberto; Alves,Ronnie Petersen; Zimerman,RicardoCysticercosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite may infect the central nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). The clinical manifestations depend on load, type, size, location, stage of development of the cysticerci, and the host's immune response against the parasite. The racemose variety occurs in the ventricles or basal cisterns and is a malignan...
Disfagia e acidente vascular cerebral: relação entre o grau de severidade e o n...
Itaquy,Roberta Baldino; Favero,Samara Regina; Ribeiro,Marlise de Castro; Barea,Liselotte Menke; Almeida,Sheila Tamanini de; Mancopes,RenataO objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a ocorrência de disfagia após acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) isquêmico agudo durante as primeiras 48 horas de aparecimento dos sintomas para o estabelecimento de uma possível relação entre o nível de comprometimento neurológico e o grau de severidade da disfagia. Após a admissão hospitalar de emergência, três pacientes passaram por avaliação clínica neurológica, composta ...
Dystonia, autoimmune disease and cerebral white matter abnormalities in a patie...
Graziadio,Carla; Rosa,Rafael Fabiano Machado; Zen,Paulo Ricardo Gazzola; Pinto,Louise Lapagesse de Camargo; Barea,Liselotte Menke