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Differences in Writing and Drawing may Help Differentiate Parkinson’s Disease f...
Ferreira, Daniel; Soares, Carolina; Damas, Catarina; Rosas, Maria José; Araújo, RuiIntroduction: The ability to draw figures requires preserving visuospatial functions and motor pathways. The floating door sign (FDS) reflects the inability to join the vertical lines of a door with the floor when a patient is asked to draw a house. This signal was described as a positive predictive factor for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), but not essential tremor (ET). Nevertheless, conflicting literature has emer...
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: 11 Years in a Stroke Unit
Carneiro, Patrícia; Damas, Catarina; Tavares, João; Figueira, Mafalda; Serra, Sónia; Guerreiro, Rui; Matos, RuiIntroduction: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare type of stroke that is more frequent in young women. This condition presents generally with nonspecific signs and symptoms, and the diagnosis is based on imaging of the brain venous circulation. First-line treatment is anticoagulation Our objective was to characterization of the population diagnosed with CVT in stroke Unit of Setubal hospital. Methods: Re...