Enfermedad de Kawasaki (sindrome mucoadenocutaneo) letal

Fosforilación de tau y enfermedad de Alzheimer

Sindrome de amplificacao dolorosa no idoso_Ingles.indd

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are very few publications on pain amplification syndrome in the elderly (PAS), in spite of its importance for them, because it may have multiple consequences during aging. This study aimed at reporting a case of PAS in the elderly represented by fibromyalgia (FM), describing its diagnostic approach and therapeutic management, and at presenting a literature revie...

La enfermedad de Huntington: una visión biomolecular

La enfermedad de Huntington (EH) es una afección neurodegenerativa de carácter autosómico dominante, con penetración completa, cuya prevalencia es de 5 a 10 casos por cada 100.000 habitantes [1-3]. Las manifestaciones clínicas aparecen con mayor frecuencia entre los 35 y los 50 años de edad y se caracterizan por un cuadro progresivo de movimientos anormales e involuntarios de tipo coreico, que ...

SPECT cerebral y enfermedad de Alzheimer: una revisión

The Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) is one of the recent neuroimaging techniques that contributes with information about the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). The present paper presents a description of the SPECT methodology and reviews the contribution of cerebral SPECT studies in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Several studies have shown a pattern of bilateral parietotemporal hypoperfu...

La desincronización interna como promotora de enfermedad y problemas de conducta

La desincronización interna como promotora de enfermedad y problemas de conducta SUMMARY Life on our planet is ruled by a temporary structure that governs our activities, our days and our calendars. In order to cope with a daily changing environment, organisms have developed adaptive strategies by exhibiting daily behavioral and physiological changes. Biological rhythms are properties conserved...