F Cendes

Summary

Affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Familial temporal lobe epilepsy with auditory features
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 46:59-60. 2005
  2. ncbi Asymmetrical hippocampal connectivity in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: evidence from resting state fMRI
    Fabrício R S Pereira
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    BMC Neurosci 11:66. 2010
  3. ncbi Febrile seizures and mesial temporal sclerosis
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, FCM, UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Curr Opin Neurol 17:161-4. 2004
  4. ncbi MRS and fMRI in partial epilepsies
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:78-82. 2003
  5. ncbi Partial epilepsies: overview
    Fernando Cendes
    Departamento de Neurologia, FCM, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:1-7. 2003
  6. ncbi Progressive hippocampal and extrahippocampal atrophy in drug resistant epilepsy
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Curr Opin Neurol 18:173-7. 2005
  7. ncbi Neuroimaging predictors of AED resistance in new-onset epilepsies
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 52:7-9. 2011
  8. ncbi Vaccinations and febrile seizures
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Epilepsia 52:23-5. 2011
  9. ncbi Striatal and extrastriatal atrophy in Huntington's disease and its relationship with length of the CAG repeat
    H H Ruocco
    Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 39:1129-36. 2006
  10. ncbi Longitudinal analysis of regional grey matter loss in Huntington disease: effects of the length of the expanded CAG repeat
    H H Ruocco
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:130-5. 2008

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  1. ncbi Familial temporal lobe epilepsy with auditory features
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 46:59-60. 2005
  2. ncbi Asymmetrical hippocampal connectivity in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: evidence from resting state fMRI
    Fabrício R S Pereira
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    BMC Neurosci 11:66. 2010
    ..In this study, we investigated the functional connectivity patterns of 9 control subjects, 9 patients with right MTLE and 9 patients with left MTLE...
  3. ncbi Febrile seizures and mesial temporal sclerosis
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, FCM, UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Curr Opin Neurol 17:161-4. 2004
    ..Another possibility is that the child has a prolonged febrile seizure because the hippocampus was previously damaged by a prenatal or perinatal insult or by genetic predisposition...
  4. ncbi MRS and fMRI in partial epilepsies
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:78-82. 2003
  5. ncbi Partial epilepsies: overview
    Fernando Cendes
    Departamento de Neurologia, FCM, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:1-7. 2003
  6. ncbi Progressive hippocampal and extrahippocampal atrophy in drug resistant epilepsy
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Curr Opin Neurol 18:173-7. 2005
    ..This article reviews recent experimental and clinical evidence for seizure-related progressive brain damage and discusses possible mechanisms of ongoing brain atrophy in epilepsy...
  7. ncbi Neuroimaging predictors of AED resistance in new-onset epilepsies
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 52:7-9. 2011
    ..Combined MRI measures may have potential clinical value for predicting AED response in near future...
  8. ncbi Vaccinations and febrile seizures
    Fernando Cendes
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Epilepsia 52:23-5. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi Striatal and extrastriatal atrophy in Huntington's disease and its relationship with length of the CAG repeat
    H H Ruocco
    Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 39:1129-36. 2006
    ..Extrastriatal atrophy occurs later in HD and may be related to disease duration...
  10. ncbi Longitudinal analysis of regional grey matter loss in Huntington disease: effects of the length of the expanded CAG repeat
    H H Ruocco
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:130-5. 2008
    ..Moreover, the relationship between cortical and subcortical grey matter atrophy and the severity of motor symptoms of HD is controversial...
  11. ncbi Bilateral posterior parietal polymicrogyria: a mild form of congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome?
    M A Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 42:845-9. 2001
    ..The objective of this study was to present the different imaging and clinical findings of 17 patients with CBPS, their genetic background, and the occurrence of prenatal injury during their pregnancies...
  12. ncbi Patterns of hippocampal abnormalities in malformations of cortical development
    M A Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas/FCM-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:367-71. 2006
    ..Abnormal enlargement of the hippocampus was associated with only diffuse MCD due to abnormal neuronal migration (lissencephaly-agyria-pachygyria and SLH)...
  13. ncbi The importance of accurate anatomic assessment for the volumetric analysis of the amygdala
    L Bonilha
    , Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 38:409-18. 2005
    ..Three-dimensional analysis is preferred because it is based on more extensive anatomical assessment and the results are similar to those obtained in post-mortem studies...
  14. ncbi Seizure frequency and lateralization affect progression of atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy
    A C Coan
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, SP, Brazil, ClnAPCe Program, MRC UNICAMP, SP, Brazil
    Neurology 73:834-42. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to evaluate whether progressive hippocampal and extrahippocampal atrophy occur in patients with MTLE and whether this atrophy is related to seizures...
  15. ncbi Hippocampal abnormalities and seizure recurrence after antiepileptic drug withdrawal
    T A M Cardoso
    Department of Neurology, FCM, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Brazil
    Neurology 67:134-6. 2006
    ..Seizure recurrence after AED withdrawal was more frequent among patients with hippocampal atrophy and abnormal hippocampal T2 signal...
  16. ncbi Seizure outcome and hippocampal atrophy in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    E Kobayashi
    Department of Neurology, , University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neurology 56:166-72. 2001
    ..In addition, these findings indicate the presence of a strong genetic component determining the development of mesial temporal sclerosis in these families...
  17. ncbi Antiepileptic drug response in temporal lobe epilepsy: a clinical and MRI morphometry study
    E Bilevicius
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, UNICAMP University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neurology 75:1695-701. 2010
    ..To investigate the relationship between brain MRI and clinical characteristics and patterns of antiepileptic drug (AED) response in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE)...
  18. ncbi Relationship between environmental factors and gray matter atrophy in refractory MTLE
    C L Yasuda
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP, Brazil 13083 970
    Neurology 74:1062-8. 2010
    ..To investigate clinical, neuropsychological, and MRI abnormalities (gray matter atrophy [GMA] and white matter atrophy [WMA]) in surgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) patients with and without familial antecedent for epilepsy...
  19. ncbi Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome: familial occurrence, clinical and psycholinguistic aspects correlated with MRI
    I L Brandão-Almeida
    Department of Medical Genetics, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neuropediatrics 39:139-45. 2008
    ..Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome (CBPS) is frequently caused by polymicrogyria (PMG). The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical and psycholinguistic aspects with neuroradiological data of patients with CBPS...
  20. ncbi Differences in memory performance and other clinical characteristics in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with and without hippocampal atrophy
    A Alessio
    Department of Neurology, FCM, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
    Epilepsy Behav 5:22-7. 2004
    ....
  21. ncbi Abnormalities of hippocampal signal intensity in patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    A C Coan
    Departamento de Neurologia, , Universidade de Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 37:827-32. 2004
    ..These results indicate that subtle abnormalities leading to an abnormal hippocampal signal in FMTLE are not necessarily related to seizures and may be determined by genetic factors...
  22. ncbi MR imaging texture analysis of the corpus callosum and thalamus in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer disease
    M S de Oliveira
    Department of Cosmic Rays and Chronology, Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32:60-6. 2011
    ..Our objective was to attempt to find differences among patients with aMCI and mild AD and normal-aging subjects, by using TA applied to the MR images of the CC and the thalami of these groups of subjects...
  23. ncbi Proton MRS may predict AED response in patients with TLE
    Bruno A G Campos
    Department of Neurology, FCM, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Epilepsia 51:783-8. 2010
    ....
  24. ncbi Hippocampal atrophy in systemic lupus erythematosus
    S Appenzeller
    Department of Rheumatology, University of Campinas, , Brazil
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:1585-9. 2006
    ..A significant progression of hippocampal atrophy related to total corticosteroid dose and number of CNS events was observed. Further studies are necessary to confirm these findings...
  25. ncbi Medial temporal lobe atrophy in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy
    L Bonilha
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Brazil
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:1627-30. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: Patients with refractory MTLE have damage in the temporal lobe that extends beyond the hippocampus, and affects the regions with close anatomical and functional connections to the hippocampus...
  26. ncbi Texture analysis of hippocampal sclerosis
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Department of Neurology, Medical School, State University of Campinas, , Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
    Epilepsia 44:1546-50. 2003
    ....
  27. ncbi Manual and semi-automatic quantification of in vivo ¹H-MRS data for the classification of human primary brain tumors
    S Cuellar-Baena
    Departamento de Raios Cósmicos e Cronologia, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade de Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 44:345-53. 2011
    ..Both methods classified all control subjects correctly. The study demonstrated that ¹H-MRS accurately differentiated normal from tumoral brain tissue and confirmed the superiority of the semi-automatic quantification method...
  28. ncbi MRI reveals structural abnormalities in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
    L E Betting
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
    Neurology 67:848-52. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Twenty-four percent of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies had MRI abnormalities. However, the majority of these abnormalities were nonspecific...
  29. ncbi Late onset temporal lobe epilepsy with MRI evidence of mesial temporal sclerosis following acute neurocysticercosis: case report
    E Kobayashi
    Departamento de Neurologia, , Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 59:255-8. 2001
    ..This suggests that acute neurocysticercosis associated with repeated seizures may cause MTS and late onset TLE...
  30. ncbi Hippocampal atrophy and T2-weighted signal changes in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    E Kobayashi
    Department of Neurology, , UNICAMP-Campinas, Brazil
    Neurology 60:405-9. 2003
    ..These observations suggest that one or more genes resulting in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy predisposes both to the clinical features of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and to the development of hippocampal sclerosis...
  31. ncbi Differences in grey and white matter atrophy in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer's disease
    M L F Balthazar
    Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Eur J Neurol 16:468-74. 2009
    ..Despite these findings, the validity of aMCI concept as prodromal AD has been questioned...
  32. ncbi Neurometabolic changes in normal white matter may predict appearance of hyperintense lesions in systemic lupus erythematosus
    S Appenzeller
    Department of Rheumatology, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Lupus 16:963-71. 2007
    ..001). We observed a correlation between Cho/Cr ratios and number of WM lesions (r = 0.69; P = 0.001). Increased Cho/Cr in normal appearing WM may be indicative of future appearance of hyperintense T2-weighted MRI lesions in SLE patients...
  33. ncbi Efficacy of clobazam as add-on therapy in patients with refractory partial epilepsy
    M A Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 42:539-42. 2001
    ..CLB should be considered an economic alternative in the treatment of patients with refractory epilepsy...
  34. ncbi Evidence of reversible axonal dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus: a proton MRS study
    Simone Appenzeller
    Department of Rheumatology, University of Campinas, , Brazil
    Brain 128:2933-40. 2005
    ..2). This study shows evidence of axonal dysfunction in patients with active SLE, independently of CNS manifestations that may be reversible, at least in part, during periods of inactivity of disease...
  35. ncbi Cerebellar ataxia in systemic lupus erythematosus
    S Appenzeller
    Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, PO Box 6111 University of Campinas UNICAMP, Zip Code 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Lupus 17:1122-6. 2008
    ..A review of the literature was performed by documenting cases of cerebellar ataxia in SLE and the importance of neuroimaging in the evaluation of these patients...
  36. ncbi EEG spike source localization before and after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy: a BOLD EEG-fMRI and independent component analysis study
    M S Sercheli
    Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 42:582-7. 2009
    ..On the other hand, the combined EEG-fMRI technique made it possible to highlight the epileptogenic foci quite efficiently...
  37. ncbi Texture analysis of medical images
    G Castellano
    Neuroimage Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Brazil
    Clin Radiol 59:1061-9. 2004
    ..In this article we clarify the principles of texture analysis and give examples of its applications, reviewing studies of the technique...
  38. ncbi Developmental language disorder associated with polymicrogyria
    M M Guerreiro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, SP, Brazil
    Neurology 59:245-50. 2002
    ..Subtle disorders of neuronal migration occur in the brains of some dyslexic patients who presented developmental language disorder (DLD) during early childhood...
  39. ncbi Neurolupus
    Simone Appenzeller
    Rheumatology Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
    Arch Neurol 63:458-60. 2006
  40. ncbi [Treatment of epilepsy: consensus of the Brazilian specialists]
    Luiz Eduardo Betting
    Departamento de Neurologia, , Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas SP, Brasil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:1045-70. 2003
    ..As compared to the North-American guidelines our study better reflects the resources available in our country...
  41. ncbi Brain tumor-like lesion in Behçet disease
    Simone Appenzeller
    Department of Rheumatology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
    Rheumatol Int 26:577-80. 2006
    ..After 8 weeks she had improved and a new MRI showed disappearance of the tumor-like lesion. The differential diagnosis, especially with central nervous system tumor is emphasized...
  42. ncbi Thalamic dysfunction in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a proton MRS study
    Susana B Mory
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 44:1402-5. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study shows evidence of neuronal dysfunction in the thalami of patients with JME, which may have relevance for the mechanisms of seizure generation in this form of generalized epilepsy...
  43. ncbi Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil: outcome assessment
    Li M Li
    Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 65:58-62. 2007
    ..To assess the outcome of patients with epilepsy treated at primary care health units under the framework of the demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil, part of the WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign Against Epilepsy...
  44. ncbi Interrelationship of genetics and prenatal injury in the genesis of malformations of cortical development
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, PO Box 6111, 13083 970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Arch Neurol 59:1147-53. 2002
    ..There are several lines of evidence supporting the theory of a complex mechanism that involves genetic and environmental factors...
  45. ncbi Midline facial defects with hypertelorism and low-grade astrocytoma: a previously undescribed association
    Silvyo David Araújo Giffoni
    Departamento de Genética Médica, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CEP 13084 971 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Cleft Palate Craniofac J 43:748-51. 2006
    ..It also suggests that individuals with MFDH might require a prospective follow-up with central nervous system magnetic resonance imaging...
  46. ncbi Acute psychosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
    Simone Appenzeller
    Rheumatology Unit, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Rheumatol Int 28:237-43. 2008
    ..Psychosis resolved after tapering prednisone down in all patients. Acute psychosis related to SLE was observed in 11.3% of our cohort. Recurrence of primary psychosis was associated with other CNS manifestations related to SLE...
  47. ncbi [Morphological characteristics from the insula's lobe in patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy]
    Feres Chaddad Neto
    , , Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 64:639-44. 2006
    ..There is no variation statistical between the insula's volume and insula's measurement for the two clusters. This paper didn't show the insula's morphological variation when these two groups were compared...
  48. ncbi Demonstration Project on Epilepsy in Brazil: situation assessment
    Li M Li
    Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 65:5-13. 2007
    ....
  49. ncbi Cerebral and corpus callosum atrophy in systemic lupus erythematosus
    Simone Appenzeller
    University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Arthritis Rheum 52:2783-9. 2005
    ..The total corticosteroid dose and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies were not associated with more pronounced atrophy...
  50. ncbi [Perisylvian syndrome: report of one Brazilian family with focus on the genetic mode of inheritance and clinical spectrum.]
    Eliane P Herrera
    Departamento de Neurologia, , Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 63:459-63. 2005
    ..Most reported families provide evidence suggestive of X-linked transmission. However, the most likely mode of inheritance in our family is autosomal dominant, since a male to male transmission was documented...
  51. ncbi Clobazam as add-on therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, , SP, Brazil
    Can J Neurol Sci 32:93-6. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that clobazam should be considered as add-on therapy in the treatment of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy associated with MRI signs of HS...
  52. ncbi Voxel-based morphometry of the thalamus in patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neuroimage 25:1016-21. 2005
    ..This finding suggests that thalamic atrophy reflects this region's anatomical and functional association with the limbic system rather than a general vulnerability to damage...
  53. ncbi Effects of method and MRI slice thickness on entorhinal cortex volumetry
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Laboratory of Neuroimaging, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neuroreport 14:1291-5. 2003
    ..The form of volumetric analysis of the entorhinal cortex should be evaluated in advance to prevent false estimates in longitudinal studies...
  54. ncbi Distribution of regional gray matter abnormalities in a pediatric population with temporal lobe epilepsy and correlation with neuropsychological performance
    Catarina A Guimarães
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
    Epilepsy Behav 11:558-66. 2007
    ....
  55. ncbi Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: clinical and neuropathologic findings of familial and sporadic forms
    Luciana Patrízia A Andrade-Valença
    Department of Neurology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Epilepsia 49:1046-54. 2008
    ..To evaluate the clinical and hippocampal histological features of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) in both familial (FMTLE) and sporadic (SMTLE) forms...
  56. ncbi Evidence of thalamic dysfunction in Huntington disease by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    Heloisa H Ruocco
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Mov Disord 22:2052-6. 2007
    ..This is in agreement with previous studies that indicated the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the neurodegenerative process of HD...
  57. ncbi Structural abnormalities are similar in familial and nonfamilial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Fabio Thadeu Ferreira
    Campinas State University, Campinas, , Brazil
    Can J Neurol Sci 31:368-72. 2004
    ..Despite the genetic basis, hippocampal atrophy in FMTLE is not associated with other abnormalities outside the mesial temporal regions...
  58. ncbi Classification of brain tumor extracts by high resolution ¹H MRS using partial least squares discriminant analysis
    A V Faria
    Departamento de Radiologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Braz J Med Biol Res 44:149-64. 2011
    ....
  59. ncbi Neuroimaging findings in scleroderma en coup de sabre
    S Appenzeller
    Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Neurology 62:1585-9. 2004
    ..Epilepsy, when present, is related to these brain lesions. Imaging findings and histopathology indicated that the process, most likely focal inflammatory, may be progressive...
  60. ncbi Neuroimaging in pineal tumors
    F Reis
    Department of Radiology, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 16:52-8. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Pineal region tumors have no pathognomonic imaging pattern. MRI and CT are complementary in diagnosis and are important to determine localization, extension, and meningeal spread...
  61. ncbi Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the evaluation of central nervous system manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus
    Simone Appenzeller
    State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
    Arthritis Rheum 55:807-11. 2006
  62. ncbi Brain SPECT in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: comparison between visual analysis and SPM
    Barbara Juarez Amorim
    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Campinas State University, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 68:153-60. 2010
    ..To compare the accuracy of SPM and visual analysis of brain SPECT in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE)...
  63. ncbi MRI shows dorsal lesions and spinal cord atrophy in chronic sensory neuronopathies
    Marcondes C Franca
    Department of Neurology, Campinas State University Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 18:168-72. 2008
    ..We tried to estimate the frequency and extent of spinal cord MRI abnormalities in a group of patients with SN and correlate these with clinical and neurophysiological features...
  64. ncbi Voxel-based morphometry and epilepsy
    Clarissa Lin Yasuda
    University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Expert Rev Neurother 10:975-84. 2010
    ..In generalized epilepsies, gray matter abnormalities were identified mainly in the thalamus and frontal cortex, reinforcing the role of the thalamocortical network in the mechanisms of generalized seizures...
  65. ncbi Voxel-based morphometry in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies
    Luiz Eduardo Betting
    Department of Neurology, Brazil
    Neuroimage 32:498-502. 2006
    ..Our results support subtle GMC abnormalities in patients with JME and AE when compared to controls. These findings suggest the existence of different patterns of cortical abnormalities in IGE subsyndromes...
  66. ncbi The role of neuroimaging in the investigation of patients with single seizures, febrile seizures, or refractory partial seizures
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Campinas State University, Campinas, Brazil
    Med Sci Monit 10:RA40-6. 2004
    ..This makes it possible to accurately define the location and the nature of the epileptogenic lesions related to seizures...
  67. ncbi A combined voxel-based morphometry and 1H-MRS study in patients with Friedreich's ataxia
    Marcondes C Franca
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Neurol 256:1114-20. 2009
    ..006), but not Cho/Cr (P = 0.08). Our results provide evidence of axonal damage in the cerebellum, brainstem and subcortical WM in FA. This suggests that neuronal dysfunction is more widespread than previously thought in FA...
  68. ncbi Intrapartum complications associated with malformations of cortical development
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, FCM/UNICAMP, Brazil
    J Child Neurol 20:675-8. 2005
    ..5%) patients, as opposed to only 2 in the control group (p < 0.001). Patients with cortical malformations frequently present intrapartum complications, which could lead to the misdiagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy...
  69. ncbi Focal transient lesions of the corpus callosum in systemic lupus erythematosus
    Simone Appenzeller
    Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Clin Rheumatol 25:568-71. 2006
    ..The complete and rapid reversibility in all cases with disease control is emphasized and any invasive diagnostic or therapeutic approach is discouraged...
  70. ncbi Hippocampal texture analysis in patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Gisele Resende Coelho Caselato
    , Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:83-7. 2003
  71. ncbi Early development destructive brain lesions and their relationship to epilepsy and hippocampal damage
    Ricardo A Teixeira
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
    Brain Dev 25:560-70. 2003
    ..This association seems to be related to a common and synchronic pathogenic mechanism. The recognition of the pattern and degree of HA among these patients with intractable seizures may influence the surgical rationale...
  72. ncbi Quantification of hippocampal signal intensity in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Ana Carolina Coan
    Department of Neurology, Campinas State University (UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 13:228-33. 2003
    ..The assessment of the entire extension of the hippocampal formation may provide important additional data, compared to T2 relaxometry maps limited to one segment of the hippocampus...
  73. ncbi T2-weighted and T2 relaxometry images in patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Ana Carolina Coan
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 16:260-5. 2006
    ..This is a possible indicator that T2 relaxometry is more sensitive in detecting T2 abnormalities within the body and tail of the hippocampus in patients with MTLE...
  74. ncbi Neuroimaging characteristics of pseudosubcortical laminar heterotopia
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6111, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 12:52-4. 2002
    ..Conversely, pseudo-SLH is a normal variant present only at the posterior aspect of the brain, and with dark signal on both T1- and T2-weighted/FLAIR images...
  75. ncbi [Idiopathic generalized epilepsies misdiagnosed as partial epilepsies]
    Susana B Mory
    Departamento de Neurologia, , Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 60:788-96. 2002
    ..An appropriate questioning to identify myoclonic and absence seizures and a proper interpretation in the context of whole clinical constellation are essential for a correct seizure classification and diagnosis of IGE in adults...
  76. ncbi Outcome of surgical treatment in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Eliane Kobayashi
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsia 44:1080-4. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Refractory FMTLE patients have good surgical outcome when unilateral or clearly asymmetric HA is identified. Preoperative investigation should be the same as that in patients with sporadic refractory MTLE...
  77. ncbi Brain single-photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in Machado-Joseph disease
    E C Etchebehere
    Department of Radiology, Campinas State University, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 6142, 13081 970 Campinas, Brazil
    Arch Neurol 58:1257-63. 2001
    ....
  78. ncbi THE SCN2A gene is not a likely candidate for familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Cláudia Vianna Maurer-Morelli
    Department of Medical Genetics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas CEP 13084 971, SP, Brazil
    Epilepsy Res 71:233-6. 2006
    ..Our objective was to test whether the human homolog of the Scn2a gene is responsible for hippocampal abnormalities in FMTLE by linkage analysis. We conclusively ruled out the SCN2A gene as candidate in FMTLE...
  79. ncbi Association of family history of epilepsy with earlier age at seizure onset in patients with focal cortical dysplasia
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Mayo Clin Proc 77:1291-4. 2002
    ....
  80. ncbi Acute psychotic disorders induced by topiramate: report of two cases
    Florindo Stella
    , Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 60:285-7. 2002
    ..Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of development of acute psychotic symptoms in patients undergoing TPM treatment...
  81. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in familial temporal lobe epilepsy with auditory auras
    Eliane Kobayashi
    Department of Neurology, Campinas State University, Campinas, Brazil
    Arch Neurol 60:1546-51. 2003
    ..In contrast with mesial FTLE, none of the affected individuals had MRI evidence of hippocampal sclerosis...
  82. ncbi Axonal dysfunction in the deep white matter in Machado-Joseph disease
    Anelyssa D'Abreu
    Neuroimaging Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Neuroimaging 19:9-12. 2009
    ..0; P= .004), as well as Cho/Cr levels (U test = 53.0; P= .014). We conclude that the metabolic abnormalities observed in the deep white matter in MJD suggest extensive neuronal and axonal dysfunction in these patients...
  83. ncbi Interictal EEG in temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood
    Renata C Franzon
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Clin Neurophysiol 24:11-5. 2007
    ..05). These results suggest a close interaction between temporal and other cerebral regions in children with epilepsy and provide further evidence of the existence of neural networks...
  84. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of hippocampal sclerosis in asymptomatic, first-degree relatives of patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Eliane Kobayashi
    Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, , Brazil
    Arch Neurol 59:1891-4. 2002
    ..The determination of seizure severity in patients with FMTLE probably depends on the interaction of different factors, both genetic and environmental...
  85. ncbi Focal transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum in three non-epileptic patients
    Antonio Jose da Rocha
    Section of Radiology, Centro de Medicina Diagnóstica Fleury, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Neuroradiology 48:731-5. 2006
    ..We analyzed the imaging features of transient focal lesions in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC) in non-epileptic patients receiving antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)...
  86. ncbi Interictal electroencephalographic findings in children and adults with temporal lobe tumors
    Renata C Franzon
    Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 64:359-62. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Our data show that children and adults with TLE due to expansive lesions present with similar EEG findings...
  87. ncbi Voxel based morphometry study of partial epilepsies
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Department of Neurology, Campinas State University, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61:93-7. 2003
  88. ncbi Voxel-based morphometry reveals gray matter network atrophy in refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Laboratory of Neuroimaging, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
    Arch Neurol 61:1379-84. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Patients with MTLE exhibit a reduction in GMC in regions outside the temporal lobe, specifically in areas that are connected to the hippocampus and parahippocampal region, suggesting an anatomical route for atrophy...
  89. ncbi The clinical spectrum of malformations of cortical development
    Maria Augusta Montenegro
    Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
    Arq Neuropsiquiatr 65:196-201. 2007
    ..Malformations of cortical development (MCD) usually manifest in childhood with epilepsy, developmental delay and focal neurological abnormalities...
  90. ncbi Mutation screening in a cohort of patients with lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia
    F R Torres
    Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil
    Neurology 62:799-802. 2004
    ..The authors believe that the site of the mutation, present in a functionally critical region of the protein, could explain the unusual severe phenotype found in this patient...
  91. ncbi Focal status epilepticus as the first manifestation of paracoccidioidomycosis
    M C França
    Department of Neurology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Eur J Neurol 12:73-4. 2005
    ..We emphasize the need for a comprehensive work-up and increased awareness for central nervous system involvement in PCM, particularly in endemic areas...
  92. ncbi Sleep symptoms and their clinical correlates in Machado-Joseph disease
    A D'Abreu
    University of Campinas, Brazil
    Acta Neurol Scand 119:277-80. 2009
    ..To evaluate the presence of sleep symptoms in Machado-Joseph disease/spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (MJD/SCA3)...
  93. ncbi Gray matter atrophy associated with duration of temporal lobe epilepsy
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina, SC 29425, USA
    Neuroimage 32:1070-9. 2006
    ..The mechanism of progressive neuronal damage in MTLE may be related to active seizure activity within a limbic network, and early seizure control may prevent further brain atrophy in patients with refractory MTLE...
  94. ncbi Voxel-based morphometry reveals excess gray matter concentration in patients with focal cortical dysplasia
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Epilepsia 47:908-15. 2006
    ....
  95. ncbi Does resection of the medial temporal lobe improve the outcome of temporal lobe epilepsy surgery?
    Leonardo Bonilha
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Epilepsia 48:571-8. 2007
    ..The question of whether the resection of medial temporal lobe structures in addition to the hippocampus would influence the surgical outcome in patients with MTLE was examined...