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Neurophysiological, cognitive-behavioral and neurochemical effects in practitio...
Mosini,Amanda Cristina; Saad,Marcelo; Braghetta,Camilla Casaletti; Medeiros,Roberta de; Peres,Mario Fernando Prieto; Leão,Frederico CameloSUMMARY The term meditation can be used in many different ways, according to the technique to which it refers. Transcendental Meditation (MT) is one of these techniques. TM could serve as a model for research on spiritual meditation, unlike the meditation techniques based on secular knowledge. The purpose of the present study is to conduct a bibliographic review to organize scientific evidence on the effects of...
Botulinum toxin A (BT-A) versus low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in chronic migra...
Loeb,Luana Mazzacoratti; Amorim,Rebeca Padrão; Mazzacoratti,Maria da Graça Naffah; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Peres,Mario Fernando PrietoABSTRACT The aim of this work was to evaluate patients with chronic migraine treated with botulinum toxin A (BT-A) and compare this with low level laser therapy (LLLT), referencing: pain days, pain intensity, intake of drugs/self-medication, anxiety and sleep disorders. Methods: Patients were randomized into two groups: BT-A group (n = 18) and LLLT group (n = 18). Each patient kept three pain diaries: one befor...
Psychological Capital Questionnaire - Short Version (PCQ-12): evidence of Valid...
Kamei,Helder; Ferreira,Maria Cristina; Valentini,Felipe; Peres,Mario Fernando Prieto; Kamei,Patricia Tobo; Damásio,Bruno FigueiredoAbstract This study aimed to show evidence of validity for the Brazilian short version (12 items) of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-12). Three independent samples participated in the study, totaling 1771 subjects (64.3% women, 32.9% men and 2.9% undeclared), aged 18-79 years (M = 38.59, SD = 12.98). Confirmatory factor analyses showed acceptable adjustment indices for the four-factor structure (se...
Clomiphene treatment may be effective in refractory episodic and chronic cluste...
Nobre,Maria Eduarda; Peres,Mario Fernando Prieto; Moreira Filho,Pedro Ferreira; Leal,Antonio JoséABSTRACT Objective To describe the evolution of 15 patients who were treated for difficult-to-control episodic and chronic cluster headaches with clomiphene. Methods Clomiphene treatment was used for seven chronic and eight episodic cluster headache patients. The chronic patients were refractory to the medication being used, and the episodic patients, in addition to being resistant to conventional medication, h...
Interictal abnormal fMRI activation of visual areas during a motor task cued by...
Conforto,Adriana Bastos; Chaim,Khallil Taverna; Peres,Mario Fernando Prieto; Gonçalves,André Leite; Siqueira,Inara LaurindoABSTRACT Objective To assess changes in blood-oxygen-level-dependent activity after light deprivation compared to regular light exposure in subjects with migraine in the interictal state and in controls. Methods Ten subjects with migraine and ten controls participated in two sessions of functional magnetic resonance imaging. In each session, they performed a finger-tapping task with the right hand, cued by visu...
Trigger factors mainly from the environmental type are reported by adolescents ...
Fraga,Marcela Dalla Bernardina; Pinho,Ricardo Silva; Andreoni,Solange; Vitalle,Maria Sylvia de Souza; Fisberg,Mauro; Peres,Mario Fernando PrietoMigraine can be triggered by many factors such as stress, sleep, fasting and environmental causes. There are few studies that evaluated migraine trigger factors in the adolescent population.Methods:A total of 100 participants from 10 to 19 years were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire, with demographic and clinical data, and a headache diary including trigger factors during a two-month period was as...
Sleep terrors antecedent is common in adolescents with migraine
Fialho,Libânia Melo Nunes; Pinho,Ricardo Silva; Lin,Jaime; Minett,Thais Soares Cianciarullo; Vitalle,Maria Sylvia de Souza; Fisberg,MauroMigraines and sleep terrors (STs) are highly prevalent disorders with striking similarities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the antecedent of STs by comparing adolescents suffering from migraines with healthy controls in a large consecutive series. METHODS: All patients were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire and were instructed to keep a headache diary during a two-month period...
Fatores associados ao uso excessivo de medicação sintomática em pacientes com e...
Guendler,Vera Zukerman; Mercante,Juliane Prieto Peres; Ribeiro,Reinaldo Teixeira; Zukerman,Eliova; Peres,Mario Fernando PrietoOBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência de transtornos psiquiátricos em pacientes com diagnóstico de enxaqueca crônica com e sem uso excessivo de medicação sintomática. MÉTODOS: Setenta e dois voluntários foram recrutados a partir de um Programa de Saúde da Família da comunidade de Paraisópolis, na cidade de São Paulo (SP). Esses pacientes foram submetidos a exames clínico e neurológico. As seguintes variáveis foram an...
Trigger factors in migraine patients
Fukui,Patrícia Timy; Gonçalves,Tessa Rachel Tranquillini; Strabelli,Cintia Giunchetti; Lucchino,Natalia Maria Fernandes; Matos,Fernanda CunhaBACKGROUND: Migraine is a chronic neurological disease with several trigger factors, including dietary, hormonal and environmental factors. PURPOSE: To analyse precipitating factors in a sample of migraine patients. METHOD: Two hundred consecutive migraine patients were interviewed about possible trigger factors for migraine attacks. RESULTS: Most patients showed at least one dietary trigger, fasting was the mo...
Comorbidade psiquiátrica diminui a qualidade de vida de pacientes com enxaqueca...
Mercante,Juliane Prieto Peres; Bernik,Marcio Antonini; Zukerman-Guendler,Vera; Zukerman,Eliova; Kuczynski,Evelyn; Peres,Mario Fernando PrietoINTRODUÇÃO: A enxaqueca apresenta elevada comorbidade com os transtornos de humor e de ansiedade e extremo impacto no grau de incapacidade e qualidade de vida do indivíduo afetado, mas pouco se sabe sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com enxaqueca crônica e o impacto das comorbidades psiquiátricas. MÉTODO: Cinquenta pacientes com diagnóstico de enxaqueca crônica (Sociedade Internacional de Cefaléias, 2004)...