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Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telestroke Network Perform...
V. Carvalho, Inês; Millet Barros, Francisco; Sousa Fernandes, Carolina; Sousa, João; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Faustino, Pedro; Martins, EmanuelIntroduction: Although scarce, regional telestroke networks have been developed worlwide in the last few decades. The COVID-19 pandemic put the healthcare system under exceptional pressure. We aimed to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the telestroke network performance in the central region of mainland Portugal. Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study including the eight h...
Effectiveness of Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Intraocular R...
Castela, Guilherme; Providência, Joana; Monteiro, Madalena; Oliveiros, Bárbara; Silva, Sónia; Brito, Manuel; Machado, Egídio; Murta, Joaquim NetoPurpose: We aim to report about effectiveness and safety in the context of our centers’ setting in the management of retinoblastoma with intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) in a 5-year retrospective analysis of the Portuguese population. Patients and Methods: Retrospective analysis of consecutive cases of retinoblastoma selected to initiate IAC between 2015 and 2020, at the Portuguese National Reference Center. A...
Bilateral Hyperintensity of the Pulvinar and Dorsomedial Nucleus of the Thalamu...
Casimiro, Carlos; Martins, Joana; Parreira, Tiago; Baldeiras, Inês; Ribeiro, Helena; Batista, Sónia; Machado, Egídio; Maduro, Ana; Rebelo, OlindaIntroduction: Creutzfedt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by prions. Early diagnosis and the determination of its form are epidemiologically important, with strong impact on public health. Bilateral pulvinar hyperintensity, either alone (pulvinar sign) or in association with the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus (double hockey stick sign) on T2, FLAIR and diffusion...
Cerebral venous thrombosis: retrospective analysis of 49 cases.
Santos, Gonçalo Roque; André, Rui; Pereira, Sara Leonor; Parreira, Tiago; Machado, EgídioCerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease, accounting for about 0.5% of stroke cases. However, it is believed to be an underdiagnosed condition. Early diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and appropriate use of imaging modalities.Imagiological and clinical characterization of CVT cases diagnosed at our hospital from 2004 to 2007.This study was a retrospective, ...