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Definition and diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy: consensus from the Peripher...
Gondim,Francisco de Assis Aquino; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Claudino,Rinaldo; Cruz,Márcia Waddington; Cunha,Francisco Marcos Bezerra daABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the results of a Brazilian Consensus on Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN). Fifteen neurologists (members of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology) reviewed a preliminary draft. Eleven panelists got together in the city of Fortaleza to discuss and finish the text for the manuscript submission. Small fiber neuropathy can be defined as a subtype of neuropathy characterized by...
Myasthenia gravis in Ceará, Brazil: clinical and epidemiological aspects
Aguiar,Aline de Almeida Xavier; Carvalho,André Ferrer; Costa,Carlos Mauricio de Castro; Fernandes,José Marcelino Aragão; D'Almeida,José Artur CostaA retrospective chart review was performed on patients diagnosed as having myasthenia gravis in Ceará State, Brazil and who were followed from October 1981 to June 2009. Clinical and epidemiologic aspects were evaluated. In this work, 122 patients were studied, of whom 85 (69.7%) were females and 37 (30.3%) were males. The disease duration ranged from five months to 50 years (8.9±8.1 years). Age at the first sy...
Spastic paraparesis as the onset manifestation of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7
Linhares,Salomão da Cunha; Horta,Wagner Goes; Cunha,Francisco Marcos Bezerra da; Castro,José Daniel Vieira; Santos,Antonio Carlos dos; Marques Jr,Wilson