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Sneddon's syndrome: case report and review of its relationship with antiphospho...
Dutra,Livia Almeida; Braga-Neto,Pedro; Pedroso,José Luiz; Barsottini,Orlando Graziani PovoasThe Sneddon's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the occurrence of cerebrovascular disease associated with livedo reticularis. The antiphospholipid syndrome is the most frequent type of acquired thrombophilia, defined by the occurrence of thrombosis or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies. Approximately 80% of Sneddon's syndrome patients have an anti...
Cognitive impairment in multiple system atrophy: Changing concepts
Abrahão,Agessandro; Dutra,Livia Almeida; Braga Neto,Pedro; Pedroso,José Luiz; Oliveira,Ricardo Araújo de; Barsottini,Orlando Graziani PovoasAbstract Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is characterized by a variable combination of cerebellar ataxia, parkinsonism and pyramidal signs associated with autonomic failure. Classically, cognitive impairment was not considered a clinical feature of MSA and dementia was pointed out as an exclusion diagnostic criteria. Based on comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, cognitive impairment was found to be a freq...
Headache epidemiology in Vitória, Espírito Santo
Domingues,Renan Barros; Kuster,Gustavo Wruck; Dutra,Livia Almeida; Santos,Jasper GuimarãesThis is the first headache survey in the region of Vitória, ES Brazil. A high prevalence of headache sufferers was found (52.8%). Headache was more common among women (63.9%) and less common among people older than 55 years old. The type of professional activity was not related with the headache prevalence. The most frequent causal attribution was stress. Most headache sufferers are not under regular medical tr...