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Translation and validation into Brazilian version of the Scale of the Assessmen...

The hereditary ataxias comprise a very large spectrum of genetically determined neurodegenerative disorders with progressive ataxia as the prominent symptom. In order to measure the severity of cerebellar ataxia in an easier and more practical way, it was proposed a new scale: the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA). The objective of this study was to translate and validate SARA into Brazilian ...

Speech-induced lingual dystonia

Clinical and molecular neuroimaging characteristics of Brazilian patients with ...

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical and neuroimaging (SPECT) characteristics of Brazilian patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and mutations in PARK2 or PARK8 genes. METHOD: A total of 119 patients meeting clinical criteria for PD were evaluated. RESULTS: Of all patients studied, 13 had mutations in either PARK2 (n=9) or PARK8 genes (n=4). No statistically significant differences in clinical characteristics in bo...

Late-onset hexosaminidase A deficiency mimicking primary lateral sclerosis

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in transient global amnesia

Retrocollis, anterocollis or head tremor may predict the spreading of dystonic ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Few studies have attempted to develop clinical predictors for cervical dystonia (CD) aiming at progression of the dystonic movement. METHOD: We retrospectively evaluated 73 patients with primary CD who underwent treatment with Botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A). The patients were assembled in two groups according to the spread of dystonia during follow-up: spreading and non-spreading CD. We ...

Conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Brazil

The origin of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains unknown, although it seems to be multifactorial. The role of environmental factors has been frequently investigated and suspicion of its influence can be obtained when clusters of a rare disease are described. OBJECTIVE: To describe conjugal cases of ALS in Brazil. METHOD: We describe 2 couples in which both spouses were affected by ALS. Both couples had...

Hemichorea-hemiballism as the first presentation of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Brazilian Kayapó-Xikrin native

Internal carotid artery dissection presenting as cluster headache