Search Results - "Melo, Paulo S."

EEG theta and beta bands as brain oscillations for different knee osteoarthritis phenotypes according to disease severity by Simis, Marcel, Imamura, Marta, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Marduy, Anna, de Melo, Paulo S., Mendes, Augusto J., Teixeira, Paulo E. P., Battistella, Linamara, Fregni, Felipe

“…This study aims to investigate the multivariate relationship between different sociodemographic, clinical, and neurophysiological variables with resting-state,…”
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Increased motor cortex inhibition as a marker of compensation to chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis by Simis, Marcel, Imamura, Marta, de Melo, Paulo S., Marduy, Anna, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Teixeira, Paulo E. P., Battistella, Linamara, Fregni, Felipe

“…This study aims to investigate the associative and multivariate relationship between different sociodemographic and clinical variables with cortical…”
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Safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kim, Angela Yun, Marduy, Anna, de Melo, Paulo S., Gianlorenco, Anna Carolyna, Kim, Chi Kyung, Choi, Hyuk, Song, Jae-Jun, Fregni, Felipe

“…Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been investigated as a novel neuromodulation tool. Although taVNS is generally considered safe…”
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Cross‐sectional and longitudinal analysis of conditioned pain modulation and pain in fibromyalgia: CPM as an effect modifier of pain changes over time by Castelo‐Branco, Luis, Pacheco‐Barrios, Kevin, Cardenas‐Rojas, Alejandra, Melo, Paulo S., Gianlorenco, Anna C., Gonzalez‐Mego, Paola, Marduy, Anna, Shaik, Emad S., Teixeira, Paulo, Caumo, Wolnei, Fregni, Felipe

“…Background and Purpose Fibromyalgia (FM) is associated with altered descending pain modulatory pathways, which can be assessed through Conditioned Pain…”
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Neuroleptic intolerance in the context of anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis: A systematic review and synthesis of global case reports by Pacheco‐Barrios, Kevin, Navarro‐Flores, Alba, Melo, Paulo S., Rebello‐Sanchez, Ingrid, Parente, Joao, Asenjo, Elenit Diaz, Gordillo, Ivan, Zeña‐Ñañez, Sandra, Failoc‐Rojas, Virgilio E.

“…Anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor (anti‐NMDAR) encephalitis presents commonly with psychiatric symptoms. One cohort of these patients reported that…”
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Burden of Stroke and Population-Attributable Fractions of Risk Factors in Latin America and the Caribbean by Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Giannoni-Luza, Stefano, Navarro-Flores, Alba, Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Parente, Joao, Balbuena, Ana, de Melo, Paulo S, Otiniano-Sifuentes, Ricardo, Rivera-Torrejón, Oscar, Abanto, Carlos, Alva-Diaz, Carlos, Musolino, Patricia L, Fregni, Felipe

“…Background Stroke burden characterization studies in low- and middle-income countries are scarce. We estimated the burden of stroke and its risk factors in…”
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Electroencephalographic Patterns in taVNS: A Systematic Review by Gianlorenco, Anna Carolyna L, de Melo, Paulo S, Marduy, Anna, Kim, Angela Yun, Kim, Chi Kyung, Choi, Hyuk, Song, Jae-Jun, Fregni, Felipe

“…Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a newer delivery system using a non-invasive stimulation device placed at the ear. taVNS research…”
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The Endogenous Pain Modulatory System as a Healing Mechanism: A Proposal on How to Measure and Modulate It by de Melo, Paulo S, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Marduy, Anna, Vasquez-Avila, Karen, Simis, Marcel, Imamura, Marta, Cardenas-Rojas, Alejandra, Navarro-Flores, Alba, Batistella, Linamara, Fregni, Felipe

“…Chronic pain is highly burdening and multifactorial in etiology. The endogenous-pain-healing system restores body tissue to a non-painful state after an injury…”
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Functional and Neural Correlates Associated with Conditioned Pain Modulation in Patients with Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study by Simis, Marcel, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Vasquez-Avila, Karen, Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Parente, Joao, Castelo-Branco, Luis, Marduy, Anna, de Melo, Paulo S, Imamura, Marta, Battistella, Linamara, Fregni, Felipe

“…Background: In this study, we aimed to assess the factors that predict a dysfunctional conditioned pain modulation (CPM) in chronic knee OA. Methods: This is a…”
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Burden of epilepsy in Latin America and The Caribbean: a trend analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990 – 2019 by Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Navarro-Flores, Alba, Cardenas-Rojas, Alejandra, de Melo, Paulo S., Uygur-Kucukseymen, Elif, Alva-Diaz, Carlos, Fregni, Felipe, Burneo, Jorge G.

“…The epilepsy prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) had remained high over the last 20 years. Data on the burden of epilepsy are needed for…”
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Insights and Future Directions on the Combined Effects of Mind-Body Therapies with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: An Evidence-based Review by Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Vasquez-Avila, Karen, Parente, Joao, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, De Melo, Paulo S, Teixeira, Paulo E P, Jong, Kian, Caumo, Wolnei, Fregni, Felipe

“…Mind-body therapies (MBTs) use mental abilities to modify electrical neural activity across brain networks. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a…”
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Temporal Summation in Fibromyalgia Patients: Comparing Phasic and Tonic Paradigms by Castelo-Branco, Luis, Cardenas-Rojas, Alejandra, Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, de Melo, Paulo S, Gonzalez-Mego, Paola, Marduy, Anna, Vasquez-Avila, Karen, Costa Cortez, Pablo, Parente, Joao, Teixeira, Paulo E P, Rosa, Gleysson, McInnis, Kelly, Caumo, Wolnei, Fregni, Felipe

“…Fibromyalgia (FM) is associated with dysfunctional pain modulation mechanisms, including central sensitization. Experimental pain measurements, such as…”
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Understanding the Neuroplastic Effects of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Animal Models of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by de Melo, Paulo S., Parente, João, Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Marduy, Anna, Gianlorenco, Anna Carolyna, Kyung Kim, Chi, Choi, Hyuk, Song, Jae-Jun, Fregni, Felipe

“…Background Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is being studied as a feasible intervention for stroke, but the mechanisms by which this non-invasive…”
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The Analgesic Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Potential Influencers of Clinical Effect by Teixeira, Paulo E P, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Branco, Luis Castelo, de Melo, Paulo S, Marduy, Anna, Caumo, Wolnei, Papatheodorou, Stefania, Keysor, Julie, Fregni, Felipe

“…There is tentative evidence to support the analgesic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in fibromyalgia (FM), with large variability in…”
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Association of Mu opioid receptor (A118G) and BDNF (G196A) polymorphisms with rehabilitation-induced cortical inhibition and analgesic response in chronic osteoarthritis pain by Gonçalves, Fernanda de Toledo, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Rebello-Sanchez, Ingrid, Castelo-Branco, Luis, de Melo, Paulo S., Parente, Joao, Cardenas-Rojas, Alejandra, Firigato, Isabela, Pessotto, Anne Victorio, Imamura, Marta, Simis, Marcel, Battistella, Linamara, Fregni, Felipe

“…Chronic pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent cause of global disability. New biomarkers are needed to improve treatment allocation, and genetic…”
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Analysis of Schistosoma mansoni Population Structure Using Total Fecal Egg Sampling by Blank, Walter A, Reis, Eliana A. G, Thiong'o, Fred W, Braghiroli, Joao F, Santos, Jarbas M, Melo, Paulo R. S, Guimarães, Isabel C. S, Silva, Luciano K, Carmo, Theomira M. A, Reis, Mitermeyer G, Blanton, Ronald E

“…Many parasite populations are difficult to sample because they are not uniformly distributed between several host species and are often not easily collected…”
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Re-assessing special aspects of Dirac fermions in presence of Lorentz-symmetry violation by Melo, João Paulo S., Helayël-Neto, José A.

“…This paper focuses on additional inspections concerning the fermionic sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME). In this context, our main effort in this…”
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The correlation between ancestry and color in two cities of Northeast Brazil with contrasting ethnic compositions by Magalhães da Silva, Thiago, Sandhya Rani, M R, de Oliveira Costa, Gustavo Nunes, Figueiredo, Maria A, Melo, Paulo S, Nascimento, João F, Molyneaux, Neil D, Barreto, Maurício L, Reis, Mitermayer G, Teixeira, M Glória, Blanton, Ronald E

“…The degree of admixture in Brazil between historically isolated populations is complex and geographically variable. Studies differ as to what the genetic and…”
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Genetic ancestry and income are associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever in a highly admixed population by BLANTON, Ronald E, SILVA, Luciano K, VASCONCELOS, Pedro F. C, CASTRO, Jesuina M, REIS, Mitermayer G, BARRETO, Mauricio L, TEIXEIRA, M. Gloria, MORATO, Vanessa G, PARRADO, Antonio R, DIAS, Juarez P, MELO, Paulo R. S, REIS, Eliana A. G, GODDARD, Katrina A. B, NUNES, Marcio R. T, RODRIGUES, Sueli G

“…To test whether African ancestry is protective for severe dengue, we genotyped 49 hospitalized cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) as well as 293…”
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Dengue hemorrhagic fever is associated with polymorphisms in JAK1 by SILVA, Luciano K, BLANTON, Ronald E, BARRETO, Mauricio L, REIS, Mitermayer G, TEIXEIRA, M. Glória, PARRADO, Antonio R, MELO, Paulo S, MORATO, Vanessa G, REIS, Eliana Ag, DIAS, Juarez P, CASTRO, Jesuina M, VASCONCELOS, Pedro Fc, GODDARD, Katrina Ab

“…To identify genes associated with the clinical presentation of dengue, 50 cases of probable or possible dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), 236 dengue fever (DF),…”
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