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An open study of botulinum-A toxin treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by PIOVESAN, E. J, TEIVE, H. G, KOWACS, P. A, DELLA COLETTA, M. V, WERNECK, L. C, SILBERSTEIN, S. D

“…Thirteen subjects with trigeminal neuralgia were treated with botulinum-A neurotoxin (BoNT/A) in an open-label pilot study. After BoNT/A, visual analog scale…”
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Clinical phenotype of Brazilian families with spinocerebellar ataxia 10 by TEIVE, H. A. G, ROA, B. B, RASKIN, S, FANG, P, ARRUDA, W. O, CORREA, Y. NETO, GAO, R, WERNECK, L. C, ASHIZAWA, T

“…Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is an autosomal dominant ataxia caused by an ATTCT repeat expansion in an intron of the SCA10 gene. SCA10 has been…”
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Leão's cortical spreading depression : From experimental artifact to physiological principle by TEIVE, H. A. G, KOWACS, P. A, MARANHAO FILHO, P, PIOVESAN, E. J, WERNECK, L. C

“…Cortical spreading depression was described in 1943 by Aristides Leão, a Brazilian neurophysiologist. Initially considered to be a mysterious event as it was…”
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Central nervous system paracoccidioidomycosis: clinical features and laboratorial findings by de Almeida, S.M, Queiroz-Telles, F, Teive, H.A.G, Ribeiro, C.E.L, Werneck, L.C

“…Objective. To study prospectively the clinical features and laboratorial characteristics of 24 patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement with…”
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Referred pain after painful stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in humans: evidence of convergence of cervical afferences on trigeminal nuclei by Piovesan, E J, Kowacs, P A, Tatsui, C E, Lange, M C, Ribas, L C, Werneck, L C

“…Cranial sensory innervation is supplied mainly by the trigeminal nerves and by the first cervical nerves. Excitatory and inhibitory interactions among those…”
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Infection of the CNS by Scedosporium apiospermum after near drowning. Report of a fatal case and analysis of its confounding factors by Kowacs, P A, Soares Silvado, C E, Monteiro de Almeida, S, Ramos, M, Abrão, K, Madaloso, L E, Pinheiro, R L, Werneck, L C

“…This report describes a fatal case of central nervous system pseudallescheriasis. A 32 year old white man presented with headache and meningismus 15 days after…”
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Generalized dystonia and striatal calcifications with lipoid proteinosis by TEIVE, H. A. G, PEREIRA, E. R, ZAVALA, J. A. A, LANGE, M. C, DE PAOLA, L, RASKIN, S, WERNECK, L. C, HAMADA, T, MCGRATH, J. A

“…Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is an autosomal recessive disease that typically presents with papular, verrucous, poxlike, or acneiform scars and lesions and…”
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Headache related to a specific screen flickering frequency band by Kowacs, P A, Piovesan, E J, Werneck, L C, Fameli, H, Pereira da Silva, H

“…The case of a 25-year-old white male, who had migrainous headaches each time he sat in front of his personal computer screen, is described. Changing the screen…”
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Coexistence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in a patient with myasthenia gravis by Lorenzoni, P J, Scola, R H, Kay, C S K, Muzzillo, D A, Werneck, L C

“…Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an immune-mediated disease that compromises the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. Primary sclerosing cholangitis…”
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Central nervous system Aspergillus fumigatus infection after near drowning by Kowacs, P A, Monteiro de Almeida, S, Pinheiro, R L, Fameli, H, Piovesan, E J, Correia, A, Werneck, L C

“…Aims: To report the case of a 26 year old white man, who developed chronic meningitis and intracerebral granulomata 15 days after an episode of near drowning…”
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Influence of intense light stimulation on trigeminal and cervical pain perception thresholds by Kowacs, P A, Piovesan, E J, Werneck, L C, Tatsui, C E, Lange, M C, Ribas, L C, da Silva, H P

“…Thirty-three migraineurs and 23 healthy controls were submitted to pressure algometry before and after light-induced discomfort was elicited by progressive…”
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Critical flicker frequency in migraine. A controlled study in patients without prophylactic therapy by Kowacs, P A, Piovesan, E J, Werneck, L C, Fameli, H, Zani, A C, da Silva, H P

“…The critical flicker frequencies (CFF) of individuals with migraine with and without aura were determined and compared to those of normal controls. Twenty-six…”
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Molecular characterisation of congenital myasthenic syndromes in Southern Brazil by Mihaylova, V, Scola, R H, Gervini, B, Lorenzoni, P J, Kay, C K, Werneck, L C, Stucka, R, Guergueltcheva, V, von der Hagen, M, Huebner, A, Abicht, A, Müller, J S, Lochmüller, H

“…ObjectiveTo perform genetic testing of patients with congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) from the Southern Brazilian state of Parana.Patients and…”
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COX-2 inhibitor for the treatment of idiopathic stabbing headache secondary to cerebrovascular diseases by Piovesan, E J, Zukerman, E, Kowacs, P A, Werneck, L C

“…The idiopathic stabbing headache (ISH) is characterized by a stabbing pain of short duration, variable localization and an errant evolution pattern. As its…”
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Prevalence of migraine in Noonan syndrome by Piovesan, E J, Young Blood, M R, Kowacs, P A, Mulinari, R A, Werneck, L C, Sandrini, R

“…A randomized double-controlled trial involving 22 patients with Noonan syndrome (NS) and 22 normal individuals (control group) was carried out to determine the…”
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Myasthenia gravis: a retrospective study comparing thymectomy to conservative treatment by Werneck, L. C., Cunha, F. M. B., Scola, R. H.

“…Objectives– To study the effectiveness of thymectomy (TY) in a group of patients with myasthenia gravis compared to a group of patients submitted to…”
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Fungal encephalitis following bone marrow transplantation: Clinical findings and prognosis by Teive, HAG, Carsten, ALM, Iwamoto, FM, Almeida, SM, Munhoz, RP, Werneck, LC, Medeiros, CR, Pasquini, R

“…Background: Central nervous system fungal infections (FI) are important complications and a cause of mortality in patients who receive hematopoietic stem cell…”
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Recurrent extratrigeminal stabbing and burning sensation with allodynia in a migraine patient by Piovesan, E J, Young, B W, Werneck, L C, Kowacs, P A, Oshinsky, M L, Silberstein, S D

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Pearls & oy-sters: soft-tissue necrosis as a result of intravenous leakage of phenytoin by Twardowschy, C A, De Paola, L, Germiniani, F M B, Werneck, L C, Silvado, C

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Acquired slow-channel syndrome by Scola, R.H., Werneck, L.C., Iwamoto, F.M., Comerlato, E.A., Kay, C.K.

“…We report the case of a 37‐year‐old man with clinical and electrophysiological features of hereditary slow‐channel syndrome (SCS) and antibodies against…”
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