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Posicionamento sobre Diagnóstico e Tratamento da Amiloidose Cardíaca – 2021

Clinical and neurophysiological features of the hereditary neuropathy with liab...

ABSTRACT 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...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: quality of life, sociodemogr...

Whereas an evaluation of quality of life and possible impacts on the mental state of a patient may help to evaluate the evolution of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), the aim of this study was to study the psychological profile of patients, and evaluate quality of life associated with the disease. Method 41 patients were evaluated using a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and a Short-...

Leprosy late-onset neuropathy: an uncommon presentation of leprosy

Clinical and pathological findings in leprosy are determined by the natural host immune response to Mycobacterium leprae. We previously described cases of painful neuropathy (PN) with no concurrent cause apart from a past history of leprosy successfully treated. Four leprosy previously treated patients who developed a PN years after multidrug therapy (MDT) are reported. The mean patient age was 52.75 years (47-...

Sciatic nerve regeneration in rats by a nerve conduit engineering with a membra...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the capacity of natural latex membrane to accelerate and improve the regeneration quality of the of rat sciatic nerves. METHODS: Forty male adult Wistar rats were used, anesthetized and operated to cut the sciatic nerve and receive an autograft or a conduit made with a membrane derived from natural latex (Hevea brasiliensis). Four or eight weeks after surgery, to investigate motor nerve rec...

Abdominal wall protrusion following herpes zoster

We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with abdominal segmental paresis consequent to radiculopathy caused by zoster, which was confirmed by electroneuromyography. The paresis resolved completely within three months. Recognition of this complication caused by zoster, which is easily misdiagnosed as abdominal herniation, is important for diagnosing this self-limited condition and avoiding unnecessary procedu...

Propagação de ondas longitudinais eletrostáticas em plasmas

Neste artigo apresentamos uma descrição cinética com base no modelo BGK com o objetivo de estudar a propagação de ondas longitudinais num plasma colisional e isotrópico. Somente o movimento dos elétrons é considerado e as colisões entre os elétrons e os íons são descritas através de um termo de relaxação. Obtemos uma relação de dispersão que depende da freqüência de colisão bem como do fator de amortecimento de...

Diagnóstico das neuropatias periféricas diagnósticos sindrômicos, topográficos ...

Por avaliação retrospectiva, discriminam-se no presente estudo os diagnósticos sindrômicos topográficos e etiológicos aos quais se conseguiu chegar em 209 casos de neuropatias periféricas. A anamnese e o exame clínico-neurológico foram fundamentais para a realização dos diagnósticos sindrômicos e topográficos. A eletromiografia teve papel relevante, particularmente no que se refere aos diagnósticos topográficos...

Diagnóstico das neuropatias periféricas idade, sexo e ocupação em relação às et...

As etiologias de 209 casos de neuropatias periféricas foram estudadas levando-se em conta as respectivas faixas etárias mais acometidas, o sexo e a ocupação dos pacientes. As faixas etárias das polineuropatias etílico-carenciais, diabéticas, da síndrome de Guillain-Barré e das neuropatias sensitivo-motoras hereditárias em nosso grupo de pacientes foram as seguintes: 20 aos 50, 10 aos 70 e 0 aos 30 anos. A faixa...