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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: alpha-dystroglycan immunoexpression in skeletal mu...
Pereira,Conceição Campanario da Silva; Kiyomoto,Beatriz Hitomi; Cardoso,Ricardo; Oliveira,Acary Souza BulleThe Duchenne muscular systrophy (DMD) is a muscular dystrophy with cognitive impairment present in 20-30% of the cases. In the present study, in order to study the relationship between the alpha-dystroglycan (alpha-DG) immunostaining in skeletal muscle and cognitive performance in DMD patients, 19 were assessed. Twelve patients performed the intelligence quotient (IQ) below the average. Among the 19 patients, t...
Acute necrotizing myopathy and podophyllin toxicity: report of a fatal case
Oliveira,Acary Souza Bulle; Calia,Leandro Cortoni; Kiyomoto,Beatriz Hitomi; Póvoa,Eliane Focaccia; Schmidt,Beny; Gabbai,Alberto AlainA 21 year old male ingested podophyllin in a suicide attempt. The disorder was marked by seizures, coma, peripheral neuropathy, renal failure and acute necrotizing myopathy, an unusual finding. The coma and systemic disturbances resolved within three weeks. The myopathy resolved in 7 weeks, demonstrating a high capacity of muscle recuperation. The sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy persisted until the patient's...
Paralisia periódica: estudo anátomo-patológico do músculo esquelético de 14 pac...
Tengan,Célia Harumi; Oliveira,Acary Souza Bulle; Morita,Maria da Penha Ananias; Kiyomoto,Beatriz Hitomi; Schmidt,Beny; Gabbai,Alberto AlainA paralisia periódica é entidade caracterizada por crises de fraqueza muscular relacionadas com alterações do nível sérico de potássio. A biópsia muscular pode mostrar alterações específicas ou inespecíficas. Nosso estudo tem como objetivo a análise de 17 biópsias musculares de 14 pacientes com paralisia periódica (14 hipocalêmica, 2 hipercalêmica). Todas as biópsias mostraram alguma alteração histopatológica. ...