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Definition and diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy: consensus from the Peripher...
Gondim,Francisco de Assis Aquino; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Claudino,Rinaldo; Cruz,Márcia Waddington; Cunha,Francisco Marcos Bezerra daABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the results of a Brazilian Consensus on Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN). Fifteen neurologists (members of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology) reviewed a preliminary draft. Eleven panelists got together in the city of Fortaleza to discuss and finish the text for the manuscript submission. Small fiber neuropathy can be defined as a subtype of neuropathy characterized by...
Brazilian consensus for diagnosis, management and treatment of transthyretin fa...
Pinto,Marcus Vinicius; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Bulle,Acary Souza; Freitas,Marcos Raimundo Gomes de; França Jr,Marcondes CavalcanteABSTRACT Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy is an autosomal dominant inherited sensorimotor and autonomic polyneuropathy, which if untreated, leads to death in approximately 10 years. In Brazil, liver transplant and tafamidis are the only disease-modifying treatments available. This review consists of a consensus for the diagnosis, management and treatment for transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuro...
Speckle Tracking and Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Rocha,Alexandre Marins; Ferreira,Suzane Garcia; Nacif,Marcelo Souto; Ribeiro,Mario Luiz; Freitas,Marcos Raimundo Gomes de; Mesquita,Cláudio TinocoAbstract Background: Amyloidosis is a disease caused by deposits of insoluble fibrils in extracellular spaces. The most common type of familial amyloidosis is mediated by mutation of transthyretin, especially Val30Met. Symptoms and ejection fraction decrease may occur in cardiac amyloidosis only in case of poor prognosis. Myocardial strain detected by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography can indica...
Current issues in the respiratory care of patients with amyotrophic lateral scl...
Orsini,Marco; Lopes,Agnaldo José; Menezes,Sara Lucia Silveira de; Oliveira,Acary Bulle; Freitas,Marcos Raimundo Gomes deAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neuromuscular disease, resulting in respiratory muscle weakness, reduced pulmonary volumes, ineffective cough, secretion retention, and respiratory failure. Measures as vital capacity, maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, sniff nasal inspiratory pressure, cough peak flow and pulse oximetry are recommended to monitor the respiratory function. The patients s...
Immediate effects of using ankle-foot orthoses in the kinematics of gait and in...
Pereira,Rouse Barbosa; Felício,Lílian Ramiro; Ferreira,Arthur de Sá; Menezes,Sara Lúcia de; Freitas,Marcos Raimundo Gomes de; Orsini,MarcoThe Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a peripheral hereditary neuropathy with progressive distal muscle atrophy and weakness, mainly in lower limbs, that evolves limiting the gait and balance. The objective of the study was to analyse the immediate effects of using Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) in the gait's kinematics and balance in patients with CMT. Nine individuals were evaluated by Tinetti scales and Dynami...
Oligosymptomatic dengue infection: a potential cause of Guillain Barré syndrome
Soares,Cristiane Nascimento; Cabral-Castro,Mauro; Oliveira,Celina; Faria,Luis Claudio; Peralta,José Mauro; Freitas,Marcos Raimundo Gomes deBACKGROUND: Dengue infection may cause neurological manifestations such as encephalitis, myelitis, mononeuropathies, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS). In endemic regions, the infection course can be oligosymptomatic making difficult the diagnosis of the neurological picture associated with dengue infection. OBJECTIVE: To report dengue infection and GBS association, even in...