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Movement Disorders in Brazil: the seminal contributions of Luiz Augusto Franco ...
Teive,Hélio Afonso Ghizoni; Ferraz,Henrique Ballalai; Limongi,João Carlos Papaterra; Franklin,Gustavo Leite; Cardoso,Francisco Eduardo CostaABSTRACT The major advances in the area of movement disorders in Brazil in recent years were driven by the work of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa. This historical review describes the contributions made by these researchers, physicians, and educators to the development of this field in Brazil.
Minimal prevalence of Huntington’s disease in the South of Brazil and instabili...
Castilhos,Raphael Machado de; Santos,José Augusto dos; Augustin,Marina Coutinho; Pedroso,José Luiz; Barsottini,Orlando; Saba,RobertaAbstract Huntington’s disease (HD) is due to dominant expansions of the CAG repeat of the HTT gene. Meiotic instability of the (CAG)n might impact the disorder frequency. We report on HD minimal prevalence in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) state, Brazil, and on intergenerational instability of the (CAG)n in HD families. Symptomatic and at-risk subjects from 179 HD families were ascertained between 2013 and 2016. Clinic...
Efficacy of neurofunctional versus resistance training in improving gait and qu...
Smaili,Suhaila Mahmoud; Bueno,Maria Eduarda Brandão; Barboza,Natália Mariano; Terra,Marcelle Brandão; Almeida,Isabela Andrelino deAbstract AIMS to compare the efficacy of neurofunctional training versus resistance training in improving gait and quality of life among patients with PD METHODS This randomized controlled trial included 40 participants randomly assigned to two groups through random number table generator: resistance training (RT) (n=19) and neurofunctional training (NT) (n=21). The RT group performed resistance exercises empha...
Diffusion tensor imaging of brain white matter in Huntington gene mutation indi...
Saba,Roberta Arb; Yared,James H.; Doring,Thomas M.; Phys,Med; Borges,Vanderci; Ferraz,Henrique BallalaiABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the role of the involvement of white matter tracts in huntingtin gene mutation patients as a potential biomarker of the progression of the disease. Methods We evaluated 34 participants (11 symptomatic huntingtin gene mutation, 12 presymptomatic huntingtin gene mutation, and 11 controls). We performed brain magnetic resonance imaging to assess white matter integrity using diffusion...
Patients with essential tremor can have manual dexterity and attention deficits...
Medeiros,Leonardo Mariano Inácio; Castro,Pollyanna Celso Felipe de; Felício,André C.; Queiros,Bárbara Bernardo; Silva,Sonia Maria Cesar AzevedoABSTRACT Essential tremor (ET) was long believed to be a monosymptomatic disorder. However, studies have evidenced structural changes and attention is now being focused on non-motor symptoms. The objective of the study is to describe and compare ET patients with control groups according to their cognitive functions, and secondarily, to compare their sociodemographic characteristics and other clinical features. ...
Presence or absence of cognitive complaints in Parkinson’s disease: mood disord...
Castro,Pollyanna Celso F.; Aquino,Camila Catherine; Felício,André C.; Doná,Flávia; Medeiros,Leonardo M. I.; Silva,Sônia M. C.A.ABSTRACT We intended to evaluate whether non-demented Parkinsons’s disease (PD) patients, with or without subjective cognitive complaint, demonstrate differences between them and in comparison to controls concerning cognitive performance and mood. We evaluated 77 subjects between 30 and 70 years, divided as follows: PD without cognitive complaints (n = 31), PD with cognitive complaints (n = 21) and controls (n ...
Impacto da doença de Parkinson na performance do equilíbrio em diferentes deman...
Terra,Marcelle Brandão; Rosa,Paula Cassetari; Torrecilha,Larissa Amaral; Costa,Bianca Teixeira; Ferraz,Henrique Ballalai; Santos,Suhaila Mahmoud SmailiRESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o equilíbrio de pacientes com doença de Parkinson (DP) na posição de tandem com os olhos abertos (OA), olhos fechados (OF) e em condição de dupla tarefa (DT). Trata-se de um estudo transversal composto por 19 indivíduos com DP nos estágios leve a moderado. Os pacientes foram avaliados em uma plataforma de força Biomec400. Os parâmetros analisados foram a área do centro...
Comparing postural balance among older adults and Parkinson's disease patients
Almeida,Isabela Andrelino de; Terra,Marcelle Brandão; Oliveira,Marcio Rogério de; Silva Júnior,Rubens Alexandre da; Ferraz,Henrique BallalaiABSTRACT The objective of this study was to compare postural balance among healthy older adults and Parkinson's disease (PD) patients during one-legged stance balance. We recruited 36 individuals of both sexes and divided them into two groups: healthy older adults (HG), and individuals with PD (PG). All the participants were assessed through a single-leg balance test, with eyes open, during 30 seconds (30 secon...
Neurology at Escola Paulista de Medicina (1933-1995). From Fausto Guerner to Jo...
Ferraz,Henrique Ballalai; Neves,Afonso CarlosEscola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) was founded in 1933 and the first Professor of Neurology was Fausto Guerner, who could not effectively assume the teaching activities due to his premature death in 1938. Professor Guerner had had his neurological training at Paris. Professor Longo was his successor. Longo was one of the founders of Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria the foremost journal of neurosciences in Latin Ame...
Clinical features and treatment with botulinum toxin in blepharospasm: a 17-yea...
Aquino,Camila Catherine; Felício,Andre C.; Castro,Pollyanna Celso Felipe de; Oliveira,Ricardo Araujo; Silva,Sonia Maria Cesar Azevedo; Borges,VanderciOBJECTIVE: It was to analyze clinical aspects of patients with blepharospasm, including outcomes of botulinum toxin treatment. Additionally, clinical characteristics of isolated blepharospasm were compared to those of blepharospasm plus other movement disorders. METHODS: Clinical data recorded during 17 years were reviewed. The variables included age, gender, age of onset, past medical history, head trauma, smo...