Clinical applications of immunoglobulin in neuromuscular diseases: focus on inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014 During recent years, an increasing number of neuromuscular diseases have been recognized either to be caused primarily by autoimmune mechanisms, or to have important autoimmune components.
Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza +2 more
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Single-centre experience with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy: case series and literature review [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a group of myopathies that lead to progressive muscle weakness, predominantly involving the shoulder and pelvic girdles; it has a heterogeneous genetic etiology, with variation in the prevalence of subtypes ...
Paulo José Lorenzoni +8 more
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Paul Hoffmann and the cutaneous silent period test [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaWe herein present aspects of the biography of Professor Paul Hoffmann, covering his main works, mainly the article describing the cutaneous silent period, a new technique when it was published in 1922, with a review of its importance, its role in ...
Otto Jesus Hernández Fustes +5 more
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Hipoventilação relacionada ao sono Sleep hypoventilation [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2010 Tanto SHO como as doenças neuromusculares estão relacionadas à hipoventilação durante o sono. Define-se SHO como a combinação de obesidade, hipercapnia e hipoxemia crônica durante a vigília que se agrava durante o sono.
Sonia Maria Guimarães Pereira Togeiro +1 more
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: from historical landmarks in Brazil to current care perspectives [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023 Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), traditionally refers to a group of genetic disorders in which neuropathy is the main or sole feature.
Eduardo Boiteux Uchôa Cavalcanti +3 more
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Myopathy due to carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency: updating genetic aspects of the first publication in Brazil [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaCarnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder related to lipid metabolism affecting skeletal muscle. The first cases of CPT II deficiency causing myopathy were reported in 1973.
Paulo José Lorenzoni +7 more
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Update of the Brazilian consensus recommendations on Duchenne muscular dystrophy [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023 In the last few decades, there have been considerable improvements in the diagnosis and care of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common childhood muscular dystrophy. International guidelines have been published and recently reviewed.
Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos Araujo +21 more
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Triple-seronegative myasthenia gravis: clinical and epidemiological characteristics [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaBackground Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease usually caused by antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR-Abs), muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK-Abs), or low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4-Abs).
Paula Raquel do Vale Pascoal Rodrigues +7 more
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Hematomas intracerebral espontâneos estudo de 121 casos
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1991 Foram analisados retrospectivamente 121 pacientes com hematomas intracerebrais espontâneos (HIE): com média de idade de 53,4 ±14,8 anos, 62,8% do sexo masculino, tempo médio de sangramento na admissão de 36 horas (3 horas a 12 dias); 63,5% estavam acima ...
Lineu Cesar Werneck +2 more
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Doenças neuromusculares: rediscutindo o overtraining [PDF]
, 2014 Centro Universitário Augusto MottaUniversidade de São Paulo School of Medicine Department of Physical TherapyUniversidade Federal FluminenseUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Neurology DepartmentUNIFESP, Neurology ...
Hasue, Renata Hydee +5 more
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