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Refractory epilepsy: a clinically oriented review

Author(s) : Beleza, P
Description : About one third of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not achieve seizure control despite medical therapy and should be assessed in detail to confirm the diagnosis, to determine the epilepsy syndrome and to plan treatment strategy. Refractory epilepsy is established when there is inadequate s...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : English

Wallerian degeneration after stroke: a new prognostic factor? Degenerescência Walleriana pós-enfarte: um novo factor de prognóstico?

Description : Wallerian degeneration (WD) after ischemic stroke has been associated to persistent motor impairment, but signal intensity changes on conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are generally not detected until four weeks after the event. We report a 54 year old male patient, referred to our hospi...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : Portuguese

Reverse crossed cerebellar diaschisis Diaschiasis Cerebelosa Cruzada Reversa

Description : Cerebral Magnetic Resonance imaging in acute postictal period is performed to exclude structural processes that can be responsible for the epileptic activity. Sometimes, the findings are the result of the epileptic activity, and not the cause reflecting the pathophysiologic changes during epileptic ...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : Portuguese

Probable acute disseminated encephalomyelitis due to Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

Description : We report the case of a 17-year-old male on long-term steroid therapy for minimal lesion glomerulopathy who, after an upper respiratory infection, presented with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis. Twenty-four hours later he developed depression of consciousness which progressed to coma and le...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : English

In vivo Skin Irritation Potential of a Castanea sativa (Chestnut) Leaf Extract, a Putative Natural Antioxidant for Topical Application

Description : Topical application of natural antioxidants has proven to be effective in protecting the skin against ultraviolet-mediated oxidative damage and provides a straightforward way to strengthen the endogenous protection system. However, natural products can provoke skin adverse effects, such as allergic ...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : English

Tratamiento quirúrgico de duplicidad peneana completa Surgical treatment of complete penile duplication

Description : Penile duplication is a rare anomaly with an incidence of 1 in 5,500,000. It is almost associated with other malformations like double bladder, presence of the cloaca, imperforate anus, duplication of the recto sigmoid and vertebral deformities. The authors present the surgical technique to resolve ...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : Spanish

Neonatal pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency due to a R302H mutation in the PDHA1 gene: MRI findings

Description : Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) deficiency is one of the most common causes of congenital lactic acidosis. Correlations between the genetic defect and neuroimaging findings are lacking. We present conventional and diffusion-weighted MRI findings in a 7-day-old male neonate with PDH deficiency due to a ...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : English

Increased expression of monocarboxylate transporters 1, 2, and 4 in colorectal carcinomas

Description : Tumour cells are known to be highly glycolytic, thus producing high amounts of lactic acid. Monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs), by promoting the efflux of the accumulating acids, constitute one of the most important mechanisms in the maintenance of tumour intracellular pH. Since data concerning MCT...
Repository : Repositório Comum
Language(s) : English

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