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Who is going to turn on the ventilators?
Fonseca,Marcelo Cunio Machado; Araújo,Gabriela Tannus Branco de; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Silva,Paulo Sérgio Lucas da; Andrade,Teresa Raquel de MoraesABSTRACT Objective To analyze the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, a continental-sized country, considered as an emerging economy but with several regional nuances, focusing on the availability of human resources, especially for intensive care units. Methods The database of the National Registry of Health Facilities was accessed. Healthcare professionals in the care of COVID-19 were georeferenced. We correlated the...
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...
Impaired executive functions in experimental model of temporal lobe epilepsy
Ramos,Fabiane Ochai; Carreiro,Luiz Renato Rodrigues; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Cysneiros,Roberta MonterazzoABSTRACT Objective The present study aimed to investigate cognitive and behavioural changes consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD -like behavior in male Wistar rats with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Method Male Wistar rats at 25 day of age were submitted to animal model of TLE by pilocarpine injection (350 mg/kg, ip) and a control group received saline 0.9%. The animals were continuous...
The promise of omega-3 against sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: until furth...
Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Lopes,Antonio Carlos; Cysneiros,Roberta Monterazzo; Arida,Ricardo Mario; Silva,Maurício Rocha eThe present paper highlighted the importance of the recommended levels of fish consumption or omega-3 supplementation in order to minimize the frequency of seizures in people with uncontrolled epilepsy and, especially, to reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
Omega-3 intake in people with epilepsy under regular hemodialysis program: here...
Scorza,Carla Alessandra; Arida,Ricardo Mario; Cysneiros,Roberta Monterazzo; Cavalheiro,Esper Abrão; Scorza,Fulvio AlexandreAmong the many risk factors suggested for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), higher frequency of seizures is a very consistent issue. Furthermore, it has been established that hemodialysis-associated seizure is a complication of the dialysis procedure. Thus, since a possible relation between cardiovascular abnormalities and SUDEP among patients with chronic renal insufficiency in regular hemodialysis ...
Epileptologists probe vagus nerve stimulation in children with refractory epile...
Terra,Vera C.; Nisyiama,Meire A.; Abrão,João; Sakamoto,Américo C.; Machado,Helio R.; Arida,Ricardo M.; Cavalheiro,Esper A.; Scorza,Fulvio AlexandreIt is clear that sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is mainly a problem for people with refractory epilepsy, but our understanding of the best way to its prevention is still incomplete. Although the pharmacological treatments available for epilepsies have expanded, some antiepileptic drugs are still limited in clinical efficacy. In the present paper, we described an experience with vagus nerve stimulat...
Epilepsy kills
Scorza,Fulvio AlexandrePeople with epilepsy are more likely to die prematurely, and the most common epilepsy-related category of death is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Thus, the purpose of this article was to alert the scientific community about SUDEP.
Long-term evaluation of physical activity habits after epilepsy surgery
Leite,Adriana; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Albuquerque,Marly de; Cukiert,Arthur; Baldauf,Cristine; Argentoni-Baldochi,Meire; Baise-Zung,CarlaOBJETIVES: Studies have shown that people with epilepsy have a low degree of participation in physical activities. The purpose of this study was to assess the physical exercise habits in patients after epilepsy surgery using a standardized questionnaire. MMETHODOLOGY: The study population consisted of 102 patients submitted to cortico-amigdalo-hippocampectomy. A questionnaire was designed to assess physical act...
Nestin down-regulation of cortical radial glia is delayed in rats submitted to ...
Scorza,Carla Alessandra; Arida,Ricardo Mario; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Cavalheiro,Esper Abrão; Naffah-Mazzacoratti,Maria da GraçaOBJECTIVE: Nestin is temporarily expressed in several tissues during development and it is replaced by other protein types during cell differentiation process. This unique property allows distinguishing between undifferentiated and differentiated cells. This study was delineated to analyze the temporal pattern of nestin expression in cortical radial glial cells of rats during normal development and of rats subm...
Physical exercise in rats with epilepsy is protective against seizures: evidenc...
Arida,Ricardo Mario; Scorza,Fulvio Alexandre; Terra,Vera Cristina; Cysneiros,Roberta Monterazzo; Cavalheiro,Esper AbrãoPeople with epilepsy have been discouraged from participating in physical activity due to the fear that it will exacerbate seizures. Clinical and animal studies indicate a reduction of seizure frequency as well as decrease susceptibility to subsequently evoked seizures after an exercise program. Analyses from experimental studies of animals with epilepsy submitted to physical training programs were performed. I...