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Neurosarcoidosis: guidance for the general neurologist
Dutra,Lívia Almeida; Braga-Neto,Pedro; Oliveira,Ricardo Araújo; Pedroso,José Luiz; Abrahão,Agessandro; Barsottini,Orlando Graziani PovoasNeurosarcoidosis (NS) more commonly occurs in the setting of systemic disease. The diagnosis is based on a clinical history suggestive of NS, presence of noncaseating granulomas, and supportive evidence of sarcoid pathology, laboratory, and imaging studies. NS could involve any part of the nervous system and often demands high doses of steroids for symptom control. It presents low response to isolated steroids ...
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...