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Recommendations by the Scientific Department of Neuroimmunology of the Brazilia...
Becker,Jefferson; Ferreira,Lis Campos; Damasceno,Alfredo; Bichuetti,Denis Bernardi; Christo,Paulo Pereira; Callegaro,DagobertoABSTRACT The Scientific Department of Neuroimmunology of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (DCNI/ABN) and Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunological Diseases (BCTRIMS) provide recommendations in this document for vaccination of the population with demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) against infections in general and against the severe acut...
Migraine in 746 patients with multiple sclerosis
Fragoso,Yara Dadalti; Adoni,Tarso; Alves-Leon,Soniza V.; Apostolos-Pereira,Samira L.; Carneiro,Marcos A. Diniz; Chikota,Edila M.ABSTRACT Migraine adds to the burden of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). The ID-migraine is a useful tool for screening migraine, and the Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire can evaluate disease burden. The aim of the present study was to assess the presence and burden of migraine in patients with MS. Methods: Patients diagnosed with MS attending specialized MS units were invited to ans...
Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Ribeiro,Taysa Alexandrino Gonsalves Jubé; Duarte,Aline Leite; Silva,Delson José da; Borges,Fernando Elias; Costa,Vanessa Maia daABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, in some cities in Brazil, was estimated and was found to range from 0.75 to 30.7/100,000. The reasons for such a large variation in rates of prevalence are not clear, but environment and genetics help to explain this phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectional study using three sources of case ascertainment to estimate the prevalence of MS in the city of Goiânia in Decemb...
Multiple sclerosis risk perception and acceptance for Brazilian patients
Bichuetti,Denis Bernardi; Franco,Carolina Azze; Elias,Isaac; Mendonça,Andreia C. R.; Carvalho,Lorraine Fiama Diniz; Diniz,Denise Sisterolli; Tur,CarmenABSTRACT The perception of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity and risk associated with therapies might influence shared decision making in different countries. We investigated the perception of MS severity and factors associated with risk acceptance in Brazil in 96 patients with relapsing-remitting MS using a standardized questionnaire and compared this with two European cohorts. Multiple sclerosis was perceived ...
Normative values of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in...
Damasceno,Alfredo; Amaral,Juliana Machado Santiago dos Santos; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Becker,Jefferson; Callegaro,Dagoberto; Campanholo,Kenia RepisoABSTRACT Objective Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis. The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB–N) was developed to assess cognitive functions most–frequently impaired in multiple sclerosis. However, normative values are lacking in Brazil. Therefore, we aimed to provide continuous and discrete normative values for the BRB–N in a Brazilian population sample. Methods We rec...