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Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance ...
Lopes,Elisa Santos; Feitosa,Francisco Edson de Lucena; Brazil,Antonio Viana; Castro,José Daniel Vieira de; Costa,Jesus Irajacy Fernandes daAbstract Objective To assess and compare the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of placenta accreta in patients with placenta previa. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 37 women, and was conducted between January 2013 and October 2015; 16 out of the 37 women suffered from placenta accreta. Histopathology was considered the gold standard f...
Anormalidades selares e justasselares: achados na ressonância magnética atípico...
Eduardo,Denislene da Silva; Franco,Suyane Benevides; Castro,José Daniel Vieira deResumo A região selar/justasselar abrange o componente ósseo da sela turca, a glândula hipofisária, o seio cavernoso e a cisterna suprasselar. As alterações dessa região podem se manifestar por consequência de hipoprodução ou hiperprodução hormonal ou por sinais e sintomas neurológicos decorrentes da compressão de estruturas adjacentes. A ressonância magnética (RM) é, atualmente, o método de avaliação por image...
Presumed Zika virus-related congenital brain malformations: the spectrum of CT ...
Castro,José Daniel Vieira de; Pereira,Licia Pacheco; Dias,Daniel Aguiar; Aguiar,Lindenberg Barbosa; Maia,Joanira Costa NogueiraABSTRACT The new epidemic of Zika virus infection raises grave concerns, especially with the increasingly-recognized link between emerging cases of microcephaly and this infectious disease. Besides small cranial dimensions, there are striking morphologic anomalies in the fetal brain. Key anomalies include cortical developmental malformations and a peculiar distribution of pathologic calcifications. These potent...
Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: repor...
Pereira,Licia Pacheco; Villas-Bôas,Rafaela; Scott,Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira; Nóbrega,Paulo Ribeiro; Sobreira-Neto,Manoel AlvesAbstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.
Mastoidectomia: parâmetros anatômicos x dificuldade cirúrgica
Pereira Júnior,Anastácio Rodrigues; Pinheiro,Sebastião Diógenes; Castro,José Daniel Vieira de; Ximenes Filho,João Aragão; Freitas,Marcos Rabelo deINTRODUÇÃO: A meninge temporal rebaixada e o/ou seio sigmoide anteriorizado são condições que podem determinar dificuldades cirúrgicas na realização da mastoidectomia. OBJETIVO: Correlacionar a medida do prolapso do seio sigmoide e da meninge temporal na tomografia com a dificuldade cirúrgica na mastoidectomia. MÉTODO: As medidas tomográficas de prolapso sigmóideo e da meninge temporal foram correlacionadas com...
Chemoprevention with green propolis green propolis extracted in L-lysine versus...
Dornelas,Conceição Aparecida; Fechine-Jamacaru,Francisco Vagnaldo; Albuquerque,Irineu Lima; Magalhães,Hemerson Iury FerreiraPURPOSE: To determine the effects of green propolis extracted in L-lysine (WSDP) and of L- lysine for 40 weeks on induced rat bladder carcinogenesis. METHODS: The animals (groups I, II, III, IV, V and VI) received BBN during 14 weeks. Group I was treated with propolis 30 days prior received BBN, and then these animals were treated daily with propolis; Groups II and III was treated with subcutaneous and oral pro...
Angiogenesis inhibition by green propolis and the angiogenic effect of L-lysine...
Dornelas,Conceição Aparecida; Fechine-Jamacaru,Francisco Vagnaldo; Albuquerque,Irineu Lima; Magalhães,Hemerson Iury Ferreira; Dias,Thiago AlvesPURPOSE: To determine the effects of water-soluble derivative of green propolis in bladder cancer angiogenesis in rats given N-butyl-(-4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN). METHODS: Nine groups were established, where six of them (Groups 1 to 6), the animals received 0.05% BBN in their drinking water for 14 weeks. From the 32nd to the 40th week, Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 were treated respectively with water, L-lysine (...
Vascular cognitive impairment in Pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
Siqueira- Neto,José Ibiapina; Sales,Paulo Marcelo Gondim; Sobreira,Emmanuelle Silva Tavares; Limeira,Aline Miranda; Araujo,Heline BessaABSTRACT Pemphigus vulgaris is a systemic auto-immune medical condition that mainly manifests with changes in skin and vasculopathy. This is a case report of a 69-year-old male with confirmed histopathologic diagnosis of Pemphigus vulgaris presenting ulterior Cognitive Impairment, mostly in executive function. The patient was treated using steroids, immunomodulatory therapy, fluoxetine and galantamine. Neuropsy...
Angeíte isolada do sistema nervoso central em paciente com síndrome mielodisplá...
Silva,Gisele Sampaio; Siqueira Neto,José Ibiapina; Frota,Norberto Anísio Ferreira; Martins,Gabriela Joca; Castro,José Daniel Vieira deAs angeítes isoladas do sistema nervoso central (SNC) são vasculites de pequenos e grandes vasos de etiologia indeterminada que acometem exclusivamente a vasculatura do sistema nervoso. Geralmente não estão associadas a doenças pré-existentes. Relatamos caso de angeíte isolada de SNC em um paciente com diagnóstico hematológico de síndrome mielodisplásica.
Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases
Melo,Débora Gusmão; Acosta,Angelina Xavier; Salles,Maria Aparecida de Almeida; Pina-Neto,João Monteiro de; Castro,José Daniel Vieira deSotos syndrome or cerebral gigantism is characterized by macrocephaly, overgrowth, mental retardation and central nervous system abnormalities. Congenital heart defects may be present. We report 8 patients with this syndrome and relate their clinical features, neuroimaging and echocardiographic findings.