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Rete middle cerebral artery: a rare variant
Deus-Silva,Leonardo; Oliveira,Livia de; Mattos,Luiz Gustavo de Abreu; Meneses,André Luís Nunes Albano de
Guillain-Barré syndrome in the elderly: clinical, electrophysiological, therape...
França Jr,Marcondes C.; Deus-Silva,Leonardo; Castro,Rafael de; Garibaldi,Solange G.; Pfeilsticker,Beatriz H.M.; Nucci,Anamarli; Marques Jr,José F.C.There are few papers devoted to geriatric Guillain-Barré (GBS) and many related issues remain unanswered. OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical, electrophysiological and therapeutic features in this age. METHOD: Clinico-epidemiological data and therapy of GBS patients older than 60 years were reviewed. Hughes scores were used to quantify neurological deficit and define outcome. RESULTS: Among 18 patients (mean age 64...
Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient
Deus-Silva,Leonardo; Costa,Alexandre E.; Bevilacqua,Juliano M.; Assis,Denise B.; Ferraz Jr.,Carlos A.; Oliveira,Augusto C.P.; Nucci,AnamarliMeningoradiculitis refers to combined involvement of meninges and nerve roots. The most frequent location is the lumbosacral region. Etiology is diverse, including inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic disorders. Meningoradiculitis is a rare form of involvement in cryptococcal infection. We describe a case of subacute lower limbs flaccid paresis diagnosed as lumbosacral meningoradiculitis in view of cerebrosp...
Whipple's disease with neurological manifestions: case report
França Jr,Marcondes C.; Castro,Rafael de; Balthazar,Márcio Luiz F.; Malveira,George Linard S.; Pirani Jr,Clodoaldo; Deus-Silva,LeonardoWhipple's disease (WD) is an uncommon multisystem condition caused by the bacillus Tropheryma whipplei. Central nervous system involvement is a classical feature of the disease observed in 20 to 40% of the patients. We report the case of a 62 yeards old man with WD that developed neurological manifestations during its course, and discuss the most usual signs and symptoms focusing on recent diagnostic criteria a...