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Acute Cerebellitis or Post-Infectious Cerebellar Ataxia? Approach to Paradigmat...
Nunes, Beatriz; Diogo, Rui; Costa, Mariana; Pereira, Cristina; Ribeiro, Joana Afonso; Palavra, Filipe; Rodrigues, Fernanda; Amaral, JoanaAcute cerebellitis is a rare disease resulting from dysfunction of the cerebellum or its connections, with infectious or inflammatory causes, varied clinical manifestations, and evidence of predominantly cerebellar inflammation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It belongs to the spectrum of acute post-infectious cerebellar ataxia, a self-limited disease whose therapeutic approach is individualized. Three cli...
Association Between COVID-19 and the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Portugal -...
Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Da Silva, Jessica; Diogo, Rui; Claro, Ana Raquel; Ferro, Inês; Romana, Andreia; Rocha, Patrícia; Sá, BeatrizBackground: Viral respiratory infections may precipitate type 1 diabetes (T1D). A possible association between the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, and the incidence of T1D is being determined. This study was carried out using Portuguese registries, aiming at examining temporal trends between COVID-19 and T1D. Methods: Hospital data, comparing the...