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Pregnancy outcomes in Portuguese women with multiple sclerosis: The PREGNIMS study
Novo, A; Castelo, J; de Sousa, A; Amorim, I; Alves, JN; Calejo, M; Monteiro, A; Arenga, M; Shamasna, M; Vale, J; Sá, MJ; Palavra, FINTRODUCTION: Several questions about pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been discussed, but clarification is still needed in some very practical issues. Portuguese data on this subject remain scattered and need to be analyzed in order to standardize clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe and analyze the impact of MS on pregnancy and perinatal health of children born to Por...
Sexual dysfunction in women with Parkinson's disease
Varanda, S; Ribeiro da Silva, J; Costa, AS; Amorim de Carvalho, C; Alves, JN; Rodrigues, M; Carneiro, GBACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction in women with Parkinson's disease is poorly understood and research in this area is scarce. The objectives of this study were sexual function characterization in female Parkinson's disease patients, description of sexual dysfunctions, correlation with disease characteristics, and comparison with matched healthy controls. METHODS: Social and demographic data from consecutive female...
Wake-up Stroke and Stroke within the Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis Have S...
Costa, R; Pinho, J; Alves, JN; Amorim, JM; Ribeiro, M; Ferreira, CBACKGROUND: Wake-up stroke (WUS) represents 25% of all ischemic strokes. There is conflicting evidence concerning clinical severity, imaging characteristics, and outcome when WUS is compared with stroke of known time of onset. Our aim was to compare WUS patients with patients with ischemic stroke within the therapeutic window (STW) for thrombolysis. METHODS: This is a retrospective hospital-based study of all c...
Orolingual angioedema after thrombolysis is not associated with insular cortex ...
Pinho, J; Alves, JN; Oliveira, L; Pereira, S; Barros, JN; Machado, C; Amorim, JM; Santos, AF; Ribeiro, M; Ferreira, COrolingual angioedema (OA) is a well known early complication of treatment with alteplase in ischemic stroke patients. Our aim was to study risk factors for OA in these patients, namely insular cortex ischemia.
Five-Year Outcome in Stroke Patients Submitted to Thrombolysis
Machado, C; Pinho, J; Alves, JN; Santos, AF; Ferreira, MC; Abreu, MJ; Oliveira, L; Mota, J; Fontes, JR; Ferreira, CBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Little is known on long-term follow-up after thrombolysis in ischemic stroke patients because the majority of studies evaluated outcome at 3 to 12 months. We aimed to assess 5-year outcome after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). METHODS: Cohort study based on the prospective registry of all consecutive ischemic stroke patients submitted to IVT in our Stroke Unit. Five-year outcome, includi...