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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B mimicking polymyositis
Pimentel,Leonardo Halley Carvalho; Alcântara,Raimundo Neudson Maia; Fontenele,Sheila Márcia de Araújo; Costa,Carlos Maurício de Castro
Results of the treatment of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation: ...
Arruda,José Arnaldo Motta de; Costa,Carlos Maurício de Castro; Tella Jr,Oswaldo Inácio deWe analyze the results of surgical treatment of 60 patients presenting syringomyelia (SM) associated with Chiari malformation (CM) who were operated in the period 1982-2000. For each case, analysis covered 15 signs and 16 symptoms included in a protocol that separated SM signs and symptoms from those of CM. A score system was established in parallel with the protocol to make the evaluation of treatment results ...
Pharmacological, morphological and behavioral analysis of motor impairment in e...
Oriá,Reinaldo Barreto; Costa,Carlos Maurício de Castro; Santos,Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira; Vieira,Carlos Meton de Alencar G.The scurvy shows an inflammatory disease and gingival bleeding. Nevertheless, in an animal model for guinea pigs, described by Den Hartog Jager in 1985, scurvy was associated with a motor neuron disease with demyelinization of the pyramidal tract, provoking neurogenic atrophy of muscles. Aiming at searching the protective role of vitamin C in nervous system, a pharmacological, morphological and behavioral study...
Western blot seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (...
Santos,Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira; Costa,Carlos Maurício de Castro; Goubau,Patrick; Vandamme,Anne-Mieke; Desmyter,Jan; Van Dooren,SoniaHow to handle Western blot (WB) seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) constitutes a challenge for blood banks and fam ilies. We made a cross-sectional study of 191 enzyme linked immunoassay (EIA) reactive individuals from the hematological center (HEMOCE) of Fortaleza (Brazil), examining their serological (WB) and molecular (PCR) diagnosis, and demographic profiles, as well...
A propósito de um caso de pupila tônica bilateral (síndrome de Holmes-Adie)
Costa,Carlos Maurício de Castro; Do Vale,Otoni Cardoso; Leitão,Vicente; Studart Filho,AdalbertoOs autores apresentam um caso de pupila tônica e discutem aspectos clínicos e fisiopatológicos dessa síndrome. Eles fazem considerações sobre lacunas existentes na compreensão da etiopatogenia da síndrome.