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{"title":"Development of the Brazilian version of the Mini-Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination (M-ACE BR) to screen for cognitive impairment in older adults.","authors":"Maira Okada-Oliveira, Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart, Karolina Gouveia César-Freitas, Ricardo Nitrini, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788585","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788585","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Age is the most important risk factor for develop dementia, and the recommendation is that older adults are cognitively tested to detect impairment in the initial stage for adequate treatment. The demand for the care of these older adults is great, drawing attention to the need for rapid tests, with good accuracy and simple application to identify cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To develop and validate the Brazilian Mini-Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination (M-ACE BR) as a short screening test for cognitive impairment in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> The M-ACE BR was developed using the Mokken scaling analysis in 352 participants (cognitively unimpaired [CU] = 232, cognitive impairment no dementia [CIND] = 82; and dementia = 38) and validated in an independent sample of 117 participants (CU = 25; CIND = 88; and dementia = 4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The Mokken scaling analysis derived 9 items (spatial orientation, anterograde memory, retrograde memory, delayed recall, recognition [name and address], letter verbal fluency, repetition of 4 words, naming of 10 items, and comprehension) with a maximum score of 51 points and an average duration time of 7 minutes. The cut-off score ≤ 43/51 for CIND had a sensitivity of 59.09% and a specificity of 80%. For a screening test in which sensitivity is prioritized for further investigation, we suggest using a cutoff of ≤ 47 (sensitivity 85.23% and specificity 24%), maintaining a good positive predictive value (79.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The M-ACE BR is a brief and adequate instrument to detect cognitive impairment in older Brazilian adults. However, screening for CIND and for different educational levels should be further explored.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 8","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11555127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141905778","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":"High prevalence of intracranial arterial stenosis among acute ischemic stroke patients in a Brazilian center: a transcranial color-coded duplex sonography study.","authors":"Letícia Januzi de Almeida Rocha, Maria Clara Zanon Zotin, Renata da Silva Almeida Santos, Milena Carvalho Libardi, Millene Rodrigues Camilo, Clara Monteiro Antunes Barreira, Pedro Telles Cougo Pinto, Suleimy Cristina Mazim, Daniel Giansante Abud, Octavio Marques Pontes Neto","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> There is limited data available regarding the prevalence of intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) among acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in Brazil and Latin America.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> The present study sought to investigate the frequency and predictors of ICAS among patients with AIS or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a Brazilian center, with transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCS) technique.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Consecutive AIS and TIA patients, admitted to an academic public comprehensive stroke center in Brazil from February to December 2014, evaluated by TCCS were prospectively selected. Vascular narrowings > 50% were considered as ICAS, based on ultrasound criteria previously defined in the literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> We assessed 170 consecutive patients with AIS or TIA, of whom 27 (15.9%) were excluded due to an inadequate transtemporal acoustic bone window. We confirmed ICAS in 55 patients (38.5%). The most common location was the proximal segment of the middle cerebral artery (28.2%), followed by the vertebral (15.4%), posterior cerebral (13.6%), terminal internal carotid (9.1%) and basilar (8.2%) arteries. On multivariate models adjusting for potential confounders, systolic blood pressure (OR: 1.03, 95%CI: 1.01-1.04; <i>p</i> = 0.008) was independently associated with ICAS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> We found significant ICAS in approximately ⅓ of patients admitted with symptoms of AIS or TIA in a public tertiary academic stroke center in Brazil. The TCCS is an accessible and noninvasive technique that can be used to investigate the presence of moderate and severe ICAS, especially in patients who cannot be exposed to more invasive exams, such as the use of intravenous contrast agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 8","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141905779","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":"Ataxias in Brazil: 17 years of experience in an ataxia center.","authors":"Breno Kazuo Massuyama, Maria Thereza Drumond Gama, Thiago Yoshinaga Tonholo Silva, Pedro Braga-Neto, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1787800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1787800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Cerebellar ataxias comprise sporadic and genetic etiologies. Ataxia may also be a presenting feature in hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To report a descriptive analysis of the frequency of different forms of cerebellar ataxia evaluated over 17 years in the Ataxia Unit of Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Charts of patients who were being followed from January 2007 to December 2023 were reviewed. We used descriptive statistics to present our results as frequencies and percentages of the overall analysis. Diagnosed patients were classified according to the following 9 groups: sporadic ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), other autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias, autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias (ARCAs), mitochondrial ataxias, congenital ataxias, X-linked ataxias, HSPs, and others.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> There were 1,332 patients with ataxias or spastic paraplegias. Overall, 744 (55.85%) of all cases were successfully diagnosed: 101 sporadic ataxia, 326 SCAs, 20 of other autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias, 186 ARCAs, 6 X-linked ataxias, 2 mitochondrial ataxias, 4 congenital ataxias, and 51 HSPs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> This study describes the frequency of cerebellar ataxias in a large group of patients followed for the past 17 years, of whom 55% obtained a definitive clinical or molecular diagnosis. Future demographic surveys in Brazil or Latin American remain necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 8","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533475","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":"Initial outcomes and safety of MR guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy for essential tremor of the first FUS Medical Unit in Portugal.","authors":"Nuno Vila-Chã, Clara Chamadoira, Rui Araújo, Domingos Oliveira, Joana Alves Costa","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788668","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788668","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> The magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has emerged as an innovative treatment for patients with medically refractory essential tremor (ET).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> This retrospective observational study aims to present the results of the first five patients with medically refractory ET who underwent MRgFUS treatment at this pioneering medical unit in Portugal.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> We conducted a retrospective chart review for the first five patients who underwent unilateral MRgFUS thalamotomy of the ventral intermediate (Vim) nucleus to treat medically refractory ET at our medical unit.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The mean patient age was 65.4 (26-84) years, and 60% were male. All patients had a family history of ET. The mean duration of disease was 17.4 years (range 10-24 years), and their dominant hand was the right. According to personal preference, the thalamotomy was performed on the left side in four patients, and on the right side in one. The MRgFUS thalamotomy led to significant improvements in both the clinical rating scale for tremor (CRST) score, by 62%, and the CRST composite score for the treated hand, by 73%. All patients experienced improvements in functionality and quality of life, by 52%. No severe adverse events were observed, and those that did occur during and following the procedure were mild and transient.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The initial results from Portugal's first MRgFUS medical unit indicate promising outcomes, with improvement in quality of life, as well as mild and temporary adverse events These findings contribute to the growing body of literature supporting the efficacy and safety of MRgFUS as a viable treatment option for patients with medication-resistant ET.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 8","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11500284/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142071895","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":"François Rabelais and his dystonic giants.","authors":"Léo Coutinho, Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1786764","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1786764","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Spasmodic torticollis</i> was an early designation used for cervical dystonia. The origin of this name is attributed to French physician and writer François Rabelais in the mid-sixteenth century. This early description of torticollis in the book <i>Pantagruel</i> was an inspiration for the understanding of cervical dystonia. The art expressed in Rabelais' literature ‒ which was immortalized by the drawings of Gustave Doré ‒ influenced poetry, art, and photography, and led to the adoption of the term <i>torticollis</i> in the neurological sciences.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11090651/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915873","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":"Brazilian consensus recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis in the adult and pediatric populations.","authors":"Lívia Almeida Dutra, Pedro Victor de Castro Silva, João Henrique Fregadolli Ferreira, Alexandre Coelho Marques, Fabio Fieni Toso, Claudia Cristina Ferreira Vasconcelos, Doralina Guimarães Brum, Samira Luisa Dos Apóstolos Pereira, Tarso Adoni, Leticia Januzi de Almeida Rocha, Leticia Pereira de Brito Sampaio, Nise Alessandra de Carvalho Sousa, Renata Barbosa Paolilo, Angélica Dal Pizzol, Bruna Klein da Costa, Caio César Diniz Disserol, Camila Pupe, Daniel Almeida do Valle, Denise Sisterolli Diniz, Fabiano Ferreira de Abrantes, Felipe da Rocha Schmidt, Fernando Cendes, Francisco Tomaz Meneses de Oliveira, Gabriela Joca Martins, Guilherme Diogo Silva, Katia Lin, Lécio Figueira Pinto, Mara Lúcia Schimtz Ferreira Santos, Marcus Vinícius Magno Gonçalves, Mariana Braatz Krueger, Michel Elyas Jung Haziot, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Osvaldo José Moreira do Nascimento, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Priscilla Mara Proveti, Raphael Machado do Castilhos, Vanessa Daccach, Felipe von Glehn","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788586","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788586","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a group of inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of antibodies against neuronal and glial antigens, leading to subacute psychiatric symptoms, memory complaints, and movement disorders. The patients are predominantly young, and delays in treatment are associated with worse prognosis.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> With the support of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, ABN) and the Brazilian Society of Child Neurology (Sociedade Brasileira de Neurologia Infantil, SBNI), a consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of AIE in Brazil was developed using the Delphi method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> A total of 25 panelists, including adult and child neurologists, participated in the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The panelists agreed that patients fulfilling criteria for possible AIE should be screened for antineuronal antibodies in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using the tissue-based assay (TBA) and cell-based assay (CBA) techniques. Children should also be screened for anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glucoprotein antibodies (anti-MOG). Treatment should be started within the first 4 weeks of symptoms. The first-line option is methylprednisolone plus intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or plasmapheresis, the second-line includes rituximab and/or cyclophosphamide, while third-line treatment options are bortezomib and tocilizumab. Most seizures in AIE are symptomatic, and antiseizure medications may be weaned after the acute stage. In anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis, the panelists have agreed that oral immunosuppressant agents should not be used. Patients should be evaluated at the acute and postacute stages using functional and cognitive scales, such as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and the Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis (CASE).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The present study provides tangible evidence for the effective management of AIE patients within the Brazilian healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874022","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":"Brazilian version of the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded: cross-cultural adaptation and validation.","authors":"Ana Carolina Monteiro Lessa de Moura, Marina Belisário Carvalhais, Gabriela Palhares Campolina Sampaio, Clara Catharino Pinhati, Jacqueline Montes, Juliana Gurgel-Giannetti","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788587","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> The Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) has been widely used to assess the motor function of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) older than 2 years, with the ability to sit and/or walk.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To translate, cross-culturally adapt and validate the HFMSE to Brazilian Portuguese.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> The translation process and cross-cultural adaptation followed international guidelines recommendations. The reliability and applicability of the Brazilian version consisted of the application of the HFMSE (in Brazilian Portuguese) to 20 patients with types 2 and 3 SMA. Two examiners assessed the participants for interrater reliability, through the analysis of Kappa reliability agreement (k) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The HFMSE was successfully translated and cross culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese. Twenty participants with types 2 and 3 SMA were enrolled in the study (type 2 = 6; type 3 = 14). The ICC for the total score showed very high reliability (ICC =1.00), and the reliability of each of the items individually was considered excellent (Kappa > 0.80).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The Brazilian version of the HFMSE proved to be valid and reliable for the evaluation of SMA patients older than 2 years with the ability to sit and/or walk.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141791725","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":"Age, but not education, affects social decision-making in the ultimatum game paradigm.","authors":"Luciana Cassimiro, Mario Amore Cecchini, Gabriela Cabett Cipolli, Mônica Sanches Yassuda","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1787759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1787759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Social decision-making (SDM) is often studied through gaming paradigms, in which participants allocate resources among themselves and others based on predefined rules. In an adapted version of the ultimatum game (UG), SDM behavior was modulated in response to the degree of fairness of monetary offers and the social context of opponents, designed to generate either prosocial or punishing behaviors.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To investigate whether SDM evaluated by the UG is affected by age and schooling, as it is relevant to know whether sociodemographic variables may bias UG results.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> A total of 131 healthy adults participated: 35 young university students and 96 participants in Universidade de São Paulo's USP 60+ program (formerly known as Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade, a program for people aged ≥ 60 years to attend university). The sample was divided into 3 age groups (17-22, 60-69, and 70-79 years) and 3 schooling groups (4-8, 9-11, and ≥ 12 years of schooling).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Age and schooling did not affect performance in fair monetary offers. Differences were observed in the unfair conditions. The oldest group (70-79 years) accepted less frequently the baseline unfair offers (without social context), when compared with the 17-22 and the 60-69 years groups (17-22 = 60-69 > 70-79). Regarding the prosocial unfair and punishing unfair conditions, older adults accepted such offers more frequently (17-22 < 60-69 = 70-79). Schooling effects were not observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> In the context of SDM, older adults may show prosocial behaviors more frequently than younger adults. The findings suggest performance in the UG is affected by age, but not by schooling.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490707","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":"Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography to evaluate cerebral hemodynamic changes in neurocysticercosis.","authors":"Sofia S Sanchez-Boluarte, Danny M Barrientos-Iman, Jorge Ramirez-Quiñones, Javier Bustos, Rosa Ecos, Isidro Gonzales, Herbert Saavedra, Hector H Garcia","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1788584","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1788584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Arteritis is a complication of neurocysticercosis (NCC), which is not well known and could trigger strokes. The transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) is a noninvasive method for detecting, staging, and monitoring cerebrovascular diseases. Nonetheless, the utility of TCD to evaluate cerebral hemodynamic changes, suggesting vasculitis associated with NCC remains uncertain.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> To evaluate cerebral hemodynamic changes using TCD in patients with subarachnoid and parenchymal NCC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> There were 53 patients with NCC evaluated at a reference hospital for neurological diseases included (29 with subarachnoid and 24 with parenchymal). Participants underwent a clinical interview and serology for cysticercosis and underwent TCD performed within 2 weeks of enrollment. Mean flow velocity, peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity, and pulsatility index were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Among the participants, there were 23 (43.4%) women, with a median age of 37 years (IQR: 29-48). Cerebral hemodynamic changes suggesting vasculitis were detected in 12 patients (22.64%); the most compromised vessel was the middle cerebral artery in 11 (91.67%) patients. There were more females in the group with sonographic signs of vasculitis (10/12, 83.33% vs. 13/41, 31.71%; <i>p</i> = 0.002), and this was more frequent in the subarachnoid NCC group (9/29, 31.03% vs. 3/24, 12.5%; <i>p</i> = 0.187), although this difference did not reach statistical significance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Cerebral hemodynamic changes suggestive of vasculitis are frequent in patients with NCC and can be evaluated using TCD.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11555307/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141791726","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":"Investigation of the relationship between thrombophilic disorders and brain white matter lesions in migraine with aura.","authors":"Fatma Yılmaz Can","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1787762","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1787762","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Migraine is associated with several genetic or acquired comorbidities. Studies conducted in recent years emphasize that the frequency of thrombophilia is high in migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA). Similarly, the presence of white matter lesions (WMLs) on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans has been associated with migraine for many years.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong> Based on the knowledge that both WMLs and thrombophilia variants are frequently observed in MA, we aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between genetic thrombophilia and the presence of WMLs in these patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> The levels of proteins S and C, antithrombin III activities, activated protein C (APC) resistance, antiphospholipid immunoglobulin G/immunoglobulin M (IgG/IgM) and anticardiolipin IgG/IgM antibodies were investigated in 66 MA patients between the ages of 18 and 49 years who presented no cardiovascular risk factors. The presence of WMLs and the Fazekas grade was determined from the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans' T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence taken from the patients. The rates of WMLs were compared in patients with and without thrombophilia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Thrombophilia was detected in 34.8% of the patients, and 27.3% were determined to have WMLs in brain MRI scans. The WMLs were detected in 23.3% of the patients without thrombophilia, in 34.8% of those with thrombophilia, and in 50% of the subjects with multiple thrombophilia disorders. Among the thrombophilia disorders, only APC resistance was significantly more common in patients with WMLs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The results of the present study showed that thrombophilia may be a mechanism that should be investigated in the etiology of increased WMLs in MA.</p>","PeriodicalId":8694,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria","volume":"82 7","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141557936","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}