Search Results - "CARLOS MAURÍCIO DE CASTRO-COSTA"

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load of HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients according to new diagnostic criteria of HAM/TSP by Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Olavarria, Viviana Nilla, Kruschewsky, Ramon de Almeida, Mascarenhas, Rita Elizabeth, Dourado, Inês, Correia, Luis C.L., de Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo

“…A high human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) proviral load is described in HTLV‐1‐associated diseases, especially HAM/TSP. However, the cut‐off value…”
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Pain in tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy patients by Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício de, Araújo, Abelardo de Queiroz Campos, Câmara, Carlos C, Ferreira, Ayrton S, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus T, de Castro-Costa, Samuel Bovy, Alcântara, Raimundo Neudson M, Taylor, Graham P

“…Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-I Associated Myelopathy (TSP/HAM) is a chronic myelopathy, and pain has been mentioned as a frequent sensory symptom in this…”
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Neuropathology of two Brazilian autopsied cases of tropical spastic paraparesis / HTLV-I associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) of long evolution by Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício de, Dom, René, Carton, Herwig, Goubau, Patrick, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Ferreira, Márcia Valéria Pitombeira, Silva Neto, Francisco Ursino da

“…We report on a neuropathological analysis of two cases of TSP/HAM originating from Brazil. These two cases had, respectively, an evolution of 13 and 40 years…”
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On the spectrum of leprosy neuropathies: Multifocal inflammatory neuropathy heralding leprosy relapse by Gondim, Francisco de Assis A, Thomas, Florian P, Oliveira, Gisele Ramos de, Pimentel, Leonardo Halley C, Bastos, Bruno Pamplona Ranieri, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro

“…Abstract We report a 52 year-old woman with a past history of lepromatous leprosy (14 years prior to our first evaluation) who presented with progressive…”
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Zinc and glutamine improve brain development in suckling mice subjected to early postnatal malnutrition by Ladd, Fernando V.L., D.V.M, Ladd, Aliny A.B.L., D.V.M, Ribeiro, Antônio Augusto C.M., D.V.M., Ph.D, Costa, Samuel B.C., D.V.M, Coutinho, Bruna P., D.V.M, Feitosa, George André S., M.D, de Andrade, Geanne M., Ph.D, Maurício de Castro-Costa, Carlos, M.D., Ph.D, Magalhães, Carlos Emanuel C., Ph.D, Castro, Ibraim C., M.D, Oliveira, Bruna B., M.D, Guerrant, Richard L., M.D, Lima, Aldo Ângelo M., M.D., Ph.D, Oriá, Reinaldo B., D.V.M., Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective The effect of zinc and glutamine on brain development was investigated during the lactation period in Swiss mice. Methods Malnutrition was…”
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APOE4 protects the cognitive development in children with heavy diarrhea burdens in northeast Brazil by ORIA, Reinaldo B, PATRICK, Peter D, HONG ZHANG, LORNTZ, Breyette, DE CASTRO COSTA, Carlos Mauricio, BRITO, Gerly A. C, BARRETT, Leah J, LIMA, Aldo A. M, GUERRANT, Richard L

“…Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) have constituted the major rationale to identify potential risk groups for developing late-onset Alzheimer's…”
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Application of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in individuals with spinal cord injury by Vall, Janaina, Costa, Carlos Mauricio de Castro, Pereira, Laura França, Friesen, Tatiane Temmy

“…After spinal cord injury is common functionality is affected. To evaluate the functionality of patients with spinal cord injury. Cross-sectional study by means…”
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Results of the treatment of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation: analysis of 60 cases by Arruda, José Arnaldo Motta de, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Tella, Jr, Oswaldo Inácio de

“…We analyze the results of surgical treatment of 60 patients presenting syringomyelia (SM) associated with Chiari malformation (CM) who were operated in the…”
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Neuropathic pain characteristics in patients from Curitiba (Brazil) with spinal cord injury by Vall, Janaína, Costa, Carlos Mauricio de Castro, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Costa, Samuel Bovy de Castro

“…This was a descriptive cross-sectional study on patients with spinal cord injuries living in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The aim was to evaluate the pain…”
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Myasthenia gravis in Ceará, Brazil: clinical and epidemiological aspects by Aguiar, Aline de Almeida Xavier, Carvalho, André Ferrer, Costa, Carlos Mauricio de Castro, Fernandes, José Marcelino Aragão, D'Almeida, José Artur Costa, Furtado, Luís Edmundo Teixeira de Arruda, Cunha, Francisco Marcos Bezerra da

“…A retrospective chart review was performed on patients diagnosed as having myasthenia gravis in Ceará State, Brazil and who were followed from October 1981 to…”
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Epilepsia partialis continua (Koshevnikov): a preliminary case report by Castro-Costa, C M, Vale, O C, Leitão, V, Teixeira, C A, Arruda, J A, Bruin, V S, Horta, W G, Cunha, F M, D'Almeida, J A, Alencar, M R

“…We report on the preliminary clinical and electrophysiological aspects of an in-patient possibly presenting epilepsia partialis continua (Koshevnikov). We…”
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Pharmacological, morphological and behavioral analysis of motor impairment in experimentally vitamin C deficient guinea pigs by Oriá, Reinaldo Barreto, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Vieira, Carlos Meton de Alencar G

“…The scurvy shows an inflammatory disease and gingival bleeding. Nevertheless, in an animal model for guinea pigs, described by Den Hartog Jager in 1985, scurvy…”
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Polymyositis in childhood as clinical manifestation associated with HTLV-1 by Ferreira, Ayrton Silva, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Dantas, Irna Kaden de Sousa, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Costa, Samuel Bovy de Castro, Câmara, Carlos Campos, Oriá, Reinaldo Barreto, Gondim, Francisco de Assis Aquino

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Sphincter abnormality in polytransfused patient due to paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH): initial manifestation of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) by Ferreira, Ayrton Silva, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Dantas, Irna Kaden de Sousa, Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Costa, Samuel Bovy de Castro, Câmara, Carlos Campos, Oriá, Reinaldo Barreto

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Guia de manejo clínico do paciente com HTLV: aspectos neurológicos by Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício de, Araújo, Abelardo Queiroz-Campos, Menna-Barreto, Márcio, Penalva-de-Oliveira, Augusto César

“…O Ministério da Saúde (Programa DST e Aids) reuniu especialistas para elaborar um guia informativo de manejo do paciente com HTLV. Dentre os diferentes…”
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Western blot seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) in Fortaleza (Brazil): a serological and molecular diagnostic and epidemiological approach by Santos, Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Goubau, Patrick, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Desmyter, Jan, Van Dooren, Sonia, Mota, Rosa M. S., Costa, Francine Bovy de Castro, Oliveira, Ana C. S., Gomes, Vânia Barreto A.F., Carneiro-Proietti, Anna B., Bruin, Veralice Meireles Sales de, Sousa, Francisca C. F. de, Oriá, Reinaldo Barreto

“…How to handle Western blot (WB) seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) constitutes a challenge for blood banks and fam…”
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Paraparesia espástica tropical uma redefinição necessária by Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício de

“…O autor disserta sobre a definição de Paraparesia Espástica Tropical desde suas primeiras descrições até o envolvimento etiológico do HTLV-1 em parte dos…”
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B mimicking polymyositis by Pimentel, Leonardo Halley Carvalho, Alcântara, Raimundo Neudson Maia, Fontenele, Sheila Márcia de Araújo, Costa, Carlos Maurício de Castro, Gondim, Francisco de Assis Aquino

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Paraparesia espástica tropical nos trópicos e Brasil: análise histórica by Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício de, Carton, Herwig, Goubau, Patrick, Figueiredo, Eberval Gadelha de, Giffoni, Silvyo David A.

“…A paraparesia espástica tropical (PET) é mielopatia crônica, observada predominantemente nos trópicos, recentemente descoberta ser de origem retroviral…”
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ZINC AND GLUTAMINE IMPROVE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN SUCKLING MICE SUBJECTED TO EARLY POST-NATAL MALNUTRITION by Ladd, Fernando V.L., Ladd, Aliny A.B.L., Ribeiro, Antônio Augusto C.M., Costa, Samuel B.C., Coutinho, Bruna P., Feitosa, George André S., de Andrade, Geanne M., de Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício, Magalhães, Carlos Emanuel C., Castro, Ibraim C., Oliveira, Bruna B., Guerrant, Richard L., Lima, Aldo Ângelo M., Oriá, Reinaldo B.

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