Luis Alcides Quevedo Canete, Sérgio Ferreira Alves Júnior, Ângelo Dante de Carvalho Côrrea, Nina Ventura
{"title":"Krabbe disease: a differential cause of the hyperdense boomerang sign.","authors":"Luis Alcides Quevedo Canete, Sérgio Ferreira Alves Júnior, Ângelo Dante de Carvalho Côrrea, Nina Ventura","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809997","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 12","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144783367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonardo Furtado Freitas, Eduardo J Labat, Robert T Wicks, Charif Sidani, Kevin J Abrams
{"title":"When the brain fades before the eye: encephalopathy as a rare presentation of direct carotid-cavernous fistula.","authors":"Leonardo Furtado Freitas, Eduardo J Labat, Robert T Wicks, Charif Sidani, Kevin J Abrams","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 12","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144641638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diego Jordão Lino Dias, Camilla Akemi Felizardo Yamada, Carmen Lucia Penteado Lancellotti, Lázaro Luíz Faria do Amaral
{"title":"Double calcification in PLNTY: an unusual presentation of a rare tumor in young patients.","authors":"Diego Jordão Lino Dias, Camilla Akemi Felizardo Yamada, Carmen Lucia Penteado Lancellotti, Lázaro Luíz Faria do Amaral","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809933","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 11","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144726974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rafael Tuzino Leite Neves Maffei, Bruna Gutierres Gambirasio, Murillo Silva Catito, Sebastião Boanerges de Araujo Neto, Adrialdo José Santos
{"title":"Isolated complete oculomotor nerve palsy as a presentation of adult medulloblastoma.","authors":"Rafael Tuzino Leite Neves Maffei, Bruna Gutierres Gambirasio, Murillo Silva Catito, Sebastião Boanerges de Araujo Neto, Adrialdo José Santos","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809883","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1809883","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 10","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12212977/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies and medication overuse headache: is stopping excessive pain medication still necessary?","authors":"João José Freitas de Carvalho","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809658","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1809658","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent studies demonstrate a significant paradigm shift concerning migraine patients suffering from medication overuse (MO). Traditionally, doctors used to demand that patients who overused medications be withdrawn before beginning any preventive therapy; however, such a belief has recently been challenged by emerging evidence about the benefit of calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (CGRP mAbs), which have shown similar effectiveness in several clinical trials and real-world studies, regardless of whether a patient has previously stopped taking excessive medications. The data indicates that patients undergoing CGRP mAb therapy naturally decreased their acute medication consumption as migraine frequency diminished without requiring forced discontinuation. Furthermore, safety analyses have confirmed favorable tolerability profiles when CGRP mAbs are administered concurrently with various acute medications. This new evidence-based approach offers several clinical advantages, including enhanced treatment adherence and reduced risk of withdrawal complications. These findings support transitioning from mandatory detoxification protocols toward more individualized treatment strategies, representing a significant advancement in clinical migraine management.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144726971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacqueline Aquino do Nascimento, Lucas Pinto Mielle, Liliane Aparecida Fagundes Silva, Alessandra Giannella Samelli, Carla Gentile Matas
{"title":"Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a questionnaire for assessing hyperacusis in Williams syndrome.","authors":"Jacqueline Aquino do Nascimento, Lucas Pinto Mielle, Liliane Aparecida Fagundes Silva, Alessandra Giannella Samelli, Carla Gentile Matas","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1811624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1811624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic, multisystemic, and neurodevelopmental disorder. The prevalence of auditory hypersensitivity in WS is high, especially in childhood, with reports in the literature from 94 to 100% of individuals evaluated, which can generate significant impacts on their quality of life. Therefore, the existence of instruments for screening hyperacusis that are easy and quick to apply for use in clinical routine is essential.To translate and perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Hyperacusis Screening Questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese.A questionnaire concerning auditory hypersensitivity in WS was translated by two translators who are fluent in English. After the synthesis of the translations, back-translation was performed to analyze similarity, a meeting of the expert committee for semantic and linguistic adaptation of the instrument was held, and pretesting and validation of content and appearance was conducted.The translated and adapted version of the questionnaire was similar to the original regarding general and referential meaning. Answers from 324 families of individuals with WS were included, 85.2% of those reported hyperacusis as a ongoing symptom.The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire were performed according to the methodology recommended in the literature, with necessary equivalences being made for the Brazilian reality. The instrument developed and tested in the present study proved to be useful in screening for hyperacusis in the population with WS, allowing its use in future investigations on the subject and comparison with other studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In the era of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway, is it still necessary to stop taking excessive pain medication?","authors":"Renata Gomes Londero","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809333","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1809333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medication-overuse headache (MOH) was first described in 1951 with ergotamine overuse. Since then, much has been studied about its risk factors, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. Despite this, many people still suffer from this condition. Even for those who reach medical care, the path to maintaining significant improvement is neither short nor easy. Here, we propose the ubiquitous individualization of headache treatment. The more we study the condition, the more it becomes evident that different groups of patients benefit from different approaches: starting prophylactic medication immediately or postponing it, providing a bridge treatment or not, and advising patients to either stop medication overuse immediately or reduce it gradually.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144726973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dayany Leonel Boone, Victor Rebelo Procaci, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, José Luiz Pedroso
{"title":"Cerebellar and extra-cerebellar symptoms in movement disorders.","authors":"Dayany Leonel Boone, Victor Rebelo Procaci, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, José Luiz Pedroso","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1811728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1811728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cerebellum and basal ganglia are integrated structures of the motor system, classically viewed as separate entities with different roles. Interactions between these structures were believed to occur mainly at the cortical level. However, neuroanatomical studies have resulted in a shift in this perspective. Symptoms attributed to basal ganglia disorders may arise from aberrant cerebellar circuit activity, and, conversely, cerebellar dysfunction may manifest due to pathological changes in basal ganglia pathways. In this narrative review, we present multiple disorders of the basal ganglia and cerebellum, highlighting their intricate interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145091158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cerebellar syndromes: clinical observations leading to the recognition of the three types.","authors":"Mario Manto, Hiroshi Mitoma","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1811727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1811727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebellar syndrome is traditionally categorized into three primary types: cerebellar motor syndrome (CMS), vestibulocerebellar syndrome (VCS), and cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) or Schmahmann syndrome (SS). The first type is subdivided into five elemental features: dysmetria, kinetic tremor, asynergia, adiadochokinesis and dyschronometria. The second is characterized by dysmetria of saccades and jerky pursuit, as well as downbeat nystagmus and gaze-evoked nystagmus. And the third type is associated with a broader spectrum of cognitive and affective symptoms, including impairments in executive function, spatial cognition, language processing and emotional regulation. In its extreme form, cerebellar mutism can also develop during childhood following cerebellar vermis surgery. Recent physiological studies have shed light on the underlying neural mechanisms of these syndromes by identifying a common link of dysfunction within the cerebellum's internal forward model. This is essential to the prediction of the outcomes of motor and cognitive actions and underlines dysmetria as the core common element. Despite the diversity in clinical presentation, cerebellar syndromes can be understood as disruptions of a unified neural mechanism, providing a new framework for better understanding of cerebellar deficits.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145091149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diogo Haddad-Santos, Filipi Fim Andreão, Filipe Virgilio Ribeiro, Karlos Daniell Araújo Dos Santos, Fernanda Herculano, Guilherme Sciascia do Olival, Rafael Paterno Dias Carneiro
{"title":"A cello concert in Brazilian lands: the life, art, and disease of Jacqueline du Pré.","authors":"Diogo Haddad-Santos, Filipi Fim Andreão, Filipe Virgilio Ribeiro, Karlos Daniell Araújo Dos Santos, Fernanda Herculano, Guilherme Sciascia do Olival, Rafael Paterno Dias Carneiro","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1811726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1811726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present paper explores the extraordinary life of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, her remarkable contribution to music, and her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS). Beyond her artistic impact, we discuss how her story influenced the creation of the Brazilian Multiple Sclerosis Association (Associação Brasileira de Esclerose Múltipla, ABEM, in Portuguese) and its cultural significance in Brazil, particularly through the play <i>Duet for One</i>, by Tom Kempinski. The study reflects on the role of art as a powerful tool to raise awareness and contribute to the understanding of diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"83 9","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145091183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}