Esclerose lateral amiotrófica

Fuzzy angel: uma arquitetura distribuída de telemedicina para monitoramento de pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica

Application of botulinum toxin to treat sialorrhea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a literature review

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons, which are the central nervous system cells that control voluntary muscle movements. The excessive salivation (sialorrhea) is present in approximately 50% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases. Thus, some alternative therapeutic methods are sought, such as antic...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with sensitive findings: A multisystem disorder? Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica com achados sensitivos: Uma doença Multisistêmica?

Relato de Caso Recebido em: 01/08/08 Aceito em: 14/11/08 Conflito de interesses: não Study performed at Neuromuscular Disease Outpatient Division – Federal Fluminense University UFF. Antônio Pedro University Hospital – HUAP, Niterói-RJ, Brazil. 1. Professor Titular de Neurologia, Coordenador da Pós-Graduação em Neurologia|Neurociências – UFF, Niterói-RJ, Brasil. 2. Professor Titular de Reabilit...

Depression and anxiety in a case series of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: frequency and association with clinical features

Objective To investigate the frequency of anxiety and depression and their association with clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Methods This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study including a consecutive series of patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis according to Awaji's criteria. Patients underwent clinical and psychiatric assessment (anxiety and depressio...

Pacientes com esclerose múltipla apresentam baixos níveis de empatia

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. This condition typically affects young adults and accompanies them throughout life. Psychological and psychiatric comorbidities like depression, anxiety and social isolation are often reported in patients with this disease1. Demyelination can occur in several areas of the central nervous syste...