Publications by authors named "Jose Manuel Araujo"
The anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated syndrome is a rare immune-mediated disorder. Most case reports describe neurologic symptoms that include encephalic signs, peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, dysautonomia, or neuropathic pain. We report the case of a 70-year-old man, admitted to the emergency department with complaints of slurred speech and imbalance.
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- - The study analyzed endovascular treatment for ischemic strokes in Portugal over two years, focusing on treatment metrics across different regions and assessing access disparities due to uneven distribution of treatment centers.
- - A total of 1,625 procedures were recorded, revealing an endovascular treatment rate of 8.27 per 100,000 inhabitants per year, with significant regional differences ranging from 1.58 to 16.53 per 100,000, particularly favoring areas near treatment centers.
- - Geographic disparities were noted, with southern and inner regions showing lower treatment rates and longer times from stroke onset to intervention, indicating that access to timely care varies significantly across the country.
Background: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) recurrence risk is known to be higher in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) as compared to other causes of ICH. Risk factors for ICH recurrence are not completely understood, and our goal was to study specific imaging microangiopathy markers.
Methods: Retrospective case-control study of patients with non-traumatic ICH admitted to a single center between 2014 and 2017 who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Contrast-induced neurotoxicity (CIN) is an adverse reaction to contrast agents which can occur in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic neurological endovascular procedures. Our goal was to conduct a systematic review of patients reported in the literature diagnosed with CIN after neurological endovascular procedures. A systematic search of EMBASE and MEDLINE databases was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Gaze deviation (GD) in acute ischemic stroke patients has been suggested to be associated with poor outcome and with the presence of large vessel occlusion. Our aim was to study the prognostic significance of GD in ischemic stroke patients submitted to acute revascularization treatments.
Methods: Retrospective single-center study of consecutive anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients submitted to thrombolysis and/or endovascular revascularization between 2007 and 2017.
Non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with a significant global burden of disease, and despite being proportionally less frequent than ischemic stroke, in 2010 it was associated with greater worldwide disability-adjusted life years lost. The focus of outcome assessment after ICH has been mortality in most studies, because of the high early case fatality which reaches 40% in some population-based studies. The most robust and consistent predictors of early mortality include age, severity of neurological impairment, hemorrhage volume and antithrombotic therapy at the time of the event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cerebral gas embolism (CGE) is a potentially catastrophic complication of central venous catheters (CVCs) manipulation or accidental disconnection, which is rarely reported in the literature. This systematic review aims to characterize the clinical manifestations, imaging features and outcome of CGE associated with CVCs.
Methods: Systematic literature search of all published cases of CGE associated with CVCs, and identification of previously unreported local cases.