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The Brazilian Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases – history
Gagliardi,Rubens José; Raffin,Cesar Noronha; Noujaim,Jorge El Kadum; Bacellar,Aroldo Luiz Silva; Freitas,Gabriel Rodriguez de; Oliveira-Filho,JamaryABSTRACT The present article provides the historical background of the Sociedade Brasileira de Doenças Cerebrovasculares (Brazilian Society for Cerebrovascular Diseases), including details on its function, structure, challenges and main achievements.
Brazilian guidelines for endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic...
Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Cougo,Pedro; Martins,Sheila Cristina Ouriques; Abud,Daniel G.; Nogueira,Raul G.; Miranda,MaraméliaABSTRACT These guidelines are the result of a joint effort from writing groups of the Brazilian Stroke Society, the Scientific Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, the Brazilian Stroke Network and the Brazilian Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Members from these groups participated in web-based discussion forums with predefined themes, followed by vi...
The direct first pass aspiration technique in the treatment of acute ischemic s...
Castro-Afonso,Luís Henrique de; Nakiri,Guilherme Seizem; Monsignore,Lucas Moretti; Cougo-Pinto,Pedro Telles; Dias,Francisco AntunesABSTRACT Mechanical thrombectomy using stent retrievers is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke that results from large vessel occlusions. The direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) has been proposed as an efficient, fast, and cost-effective thrombectomy strategy. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of ADAPT. Methods Recanalization was assessed using the modified thro...
Prevalence and predictors of post stroke depression among elderly stroke survivors
Santos,Emanuella Barros dos; Rodrigues,Rosalina Aparecida Partezani; Pontes-Neto,Octávio MarquesABSTRACT Objective To identify the prevalence of post stroke depression (PSD) and their socio-demographic and clinical predictors among elderly stroke survivors after hospital discharge to home. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 90 elderly stroke survivors were evaluated 14 days after hospital discharge with the following scales: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Functional Independence Measure, ...
Perceived stress in elderly stroke survivors after hospital discharge to home
Santos,Emanuella Barros dos; Rodrigues,Rosalina Aparecida Partezani; Marques,Sueli; Pontes-Neto,Octávio MarquesAbstractOBJECTIVETo evaluate the relationship between perceived stress and comorbidities, neurological deficit, functional independence and depressive symptoms of stroke survivors after hospital discharge.METHODCross-sectional study with 90 elderly stroke survivors. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale instrument, the Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the P...
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with pure vascular dementia (VaD) a...
Siqueira-Neto,José Ibiapina; Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Vale,Francisco de Assis Carvalho do; Santos,Júnia Vieira dos; Sales,Paulo Marcelo GondimABSTRACT Vascular Dementia (VaD) and Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) are increasingly common worldwide. Nevertheless, the clinical-neuropsychiatric profile of these patients at presentation is still poorly characterized in developing countries. Objective: We aimed to characterize the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms, as well as the clinical and cognitive profile of patients with VaD and VCI in our te...
Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke treatment: part I
Oliveira-Filho,Jamary; Martins,Sheila Cristina Ouriques; Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Longo,Alexandre; Evaristo,Eli Faria; Carvalho,João José Freitas de
Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke treatment: part II: stroke treatment
Martins,Sheila Cristina Ouriques; Freitas,Gabriel Rodriguez de; Pontes-Neto,Octávio Marques; Pieri,Alexandre; Moro,Carla Heloísa CabralThe second part of these Guidelines covers the topics of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke, reperfusion therapy, and classification of Stroke Centers. Information on the classes and levels of evidence used in this guideline is provided in Part I. A translated version of the Guidelines is available from the Brazilian Stroke Society website (www.sbdcv.com.br).