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Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated optic neuritis: an update
Messias,Katharina; Marques,Vanessa Daccach; Messias,AndreABSTRACT Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-immunoglobulin G (IgG)-associated optic neuritis has been established as a new entity of immune-mediated optic neuropathy. Patients usually present with recurrent optic neuritis, often bilaterally with initially severe vision loss and optic disc edema. However, in contrast to aquaporin 4-IgG-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, visual recovery tends t...
Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS): discr...
Spedo,Carina Tellaroli; Pereira,Danilo de Assis; Frndak,Seth Edward; Marques,Vanessa Daccach; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Smerbeck,AlanABSTRACT Background: The Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) has been recently developed as a brief, practical, and feasible tool for cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: This study aimed to provide continuous and discrete normative values for the BICAMS in the Brazilian context. Methods: Normatization was achieved using six hundred and one healthy con...
Brazilian Consensus for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: Brazilian Academy ...
Marques,Vanessa Daccach; Passos,Giordani Rodrigues dos; Mendes,Maria Fernanda; Callegaro,Dagoberto; Lana-Peixoto,Marco AurélioABSTRACT The expanding therapeutic arsenal in multiple sclerosis (MS) has allowed for more effective and personalized treatment, but the choice and management of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) is becoming increasingly complex. In this context, experts from the Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and the Neuroimmunology Scientific Department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurolo...
Clinical and neurophysiological features of the hereditary neuropathy with liab...
Oliveira,Aline Pinheiro Martins de; Pereira,Raquel Campos; Onofre,Patrícia Toscano; Marques,Vanessa Daccach; Andrade,Gilberto Brown deABSTRACT The hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autossomal dominant disorder manifesting recurrent mononeuropathies. Objective Evaluate its clinical and nerve conduction studies (NCS) characteristics, searching for diagnostic particularities. Method We reviewed the neurological manifestations of 39 and the NCS of 33 patients. Results Family history was absent in 16/39 (41%). T...