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Schizophrenia TreAtment with electRic Transcranial Stimulation (STARTS): design...
Valiengo,Leandro; Gordon,Pedro Caldana; de Carvalho,Juliana Barbosa; Rios,Rosa Maria; Koebe,Stephanie; Serpa,Mauricio Henrique; van de Bilt,MartinusAbstract Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder. While some antipsychotic medications have demonstrated efficacy in treating positive symptoms, there is no widely recognized treatment for negative symptoms, which can cause significant distress and impairment for patients with schizophrenia. Here we describe the rationale and design of the STARTS study (Schizophrenia TreAtment with electRic Trans...
The effectiveness of aspirin for migraine prophylaxis: a systematic review
Baena,Cristina Pellegrino; D’Amico,Raíssa Campos; Slongo,Helena; Brunoni,André Russowsky; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Benseñor,IsabelaABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Many researchers have suggested that aspirin prevents migraines. However, the evidence is unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the available evidence on the effect of aspirin as a migraine prophylactic. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review, conducted at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil, and at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: We perfor...
The Escitalopram versus Electric Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinic...
Brunoni,André Russowsky; Sampaio-Junior,Bernardo; Moffa,Adriano Henrique; Borrione,Lucas; Nogueira,Barbara Schwair; Aparício,Luana Vanessa MarottiCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric condition, mostly treated with antidepressant drugs, which are limited due to refractoriness and adverse effects. We describe the study rationale and design of ELECT-TDCS (Escitalopram versus Electric Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Study), which is investigating a non-pharmacological treatment known as transcranial ...
Neuromodulation approaches for the treatment of major depression: challenges an...
Brunoni,André Russowsky; Teng,Chei Tung; Correa,Claudio; Imamura,Marta; Brasil-Neto,Joaquim P; Boechat,Raphael; Rosa,Moacyr; Caramelli,Paulo; Cohen,RoniThe use of neuromodulation as a treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) has recently attracted renewed interest due to development of other non-pharmacological therapies besides electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). METHOD: We convened a working group ...
Accuracy of anemia diagnosis by physical examination
Benseñor,Isabela Martins; Calich,Ana Luísa Garcia; Brunoni,André Russowsky; Espírito-Santo,Fábio Ferreira do; Mancini,Renato LendimuthCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Quantification of clinical signs such as the presence or absence of pallor at clinical examination is a key step for making diagnoses. The aim was, firstly, to evaluate two methods for anemia diagnosis by physical examination: four-level evaluation (crosses method: +/++/+++/++++) and estimated hemoglobin values, both performed by medical students and staff physicians; and secondly, to in...