Background: Chronic pain is a highly complex pathophysiological condition, associated with central sensitization and alterations in nociceptive modulation, with a significant impact on functionality and quality of life, especially in patients refractory to drug treatment. In this scenario, neuromodulation stands out as...
Eduarda Viana Silva, Iury Hélder Santos Dantas, Ângela Oliveira de Medeiros et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female patient, previously healthy and immunocompetent, presented with a nodular cutaneous lesion on the upper limb. Histopathological examination and culture of the lesion confirmed infection by Cryptococcus spp. sensitive to fluconazole, and oral therapy was initiated. Complete blood...
Erick Dantas Bernardo, Ingrid Yasmim Farias de Melo, Glenda Suelen Ferreira Monteiro et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old patient, previously healthy and immunocompetent, presented with speech difficulty that began three weeks earlier, characterized by slowed speech and word-finding difficulty, associated with reduced strength in the right hemibody. On neurological examination, the patient showed mild moto...
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old man sought specialized care presenting with a chronic occipital headache, compressive in nature, with marked exacerbation during Valsalva maneuvers, coughing, and physical exertion. The clinical presentation was accompanied by cervicalgia and upper limb paresthesia, with no prior histor...
Matheus Dantas Tertulino, Diego Elison Do Nascimento Silva, Giovana Agnes Faustino da Silva et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Case Presentation: A 10-year-old female patient with sickle anemia has suffered her first stroke at the age of 5, initially with left lower hemiplegia and aphasia lasting 5 days. Three months after, there was a second event, which resulted in more severe and disabling neurological sequelae. CT angiography was performed...
J. L. D. da Silva, Yan Gadelha de Abrantes Formiga, Iury Hélder Santos Dantas et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old previously healthy woman was admitted with involuntary orofacial movements associated with progressive right-sided weakness for two weeks. On examination, she exhibited orofacial dyskinesia, grade III right hemiparesis, and mild dysarthria. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed an e...
Giovana Agnes Faustino da Silva, Lúcio Fábio de Assis Arruda, Iury Hélder Santos Dantas et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by extracellular amyloid-beta accumulation and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau, changes that precede cognitive decline by years. Although diagnostic methods have advanced, gold-standard techniques such as positron emission t...
Eduarda Viana Silva, Iury Hélder Santos Dantas, Ingrid Yasmim Farias de Melo Yasmim Farias de Melo et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Recognition of this presentation broadens the known clinical and radiological spectrum of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and underscores the need for a high index of diagnostic suspicion in immunosuppressed individuals.
Glenda Suelen Ferreira Monteiro, Victor Medeiros Rebouças, Ingrid Yasmim Farias de Melo et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
In patients with dual diagnosis and complications from chronic steroid use, such as the bilateral cataracts and retinitis seen in this case, the switch to highly specific monoclonal antibodies is essential to minimize systemic toxicity while maintaining strict disease control.
Victor Medeiros Rebouças, Lúcio Fábio de Assis Arruda, Erick Dantas Bernardo et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
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