Publications by authors named "Karen F Coracini"
Differential cellular FGF-2 upregulation in the rat facial nucleus following axotomy, functional electrical stimulation and corticosterone: a possible therapeutic target to Bell's palsy.
J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj
November 2010
Background: The etiology of Bell's palsy can vary but anterograde axonal degeneration may delay spontaneous functional recovery leading the necessity of therapeutic interventions. Corticotherapy and/or complementary rehabilitation interventions have been employed. Thus the natural history of the disease reports to a neurotrophic resistance of adult facial motoneurons leading a favorable evolution however the related molecular mechanisms that might be therapeutically addressed in the resistant cases are not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison between digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance angiography in investigation of nonlacunar ischemic stroke in young patients: preliminary results.
Adriana Bastos Conforto Felipe Fregni Paulo Puglia Claudia da Costa Leite Fabio Iuji Yamamoto Karen F Coracini
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
June 2006
Article Synopsis
- The study explored the necessity of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) alongside magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for diagnosing ischemic stroke causes in young patients.
- Out of 17 young patients assessed, both DSA and MRA yielded the same etiology in 12 cases, and in 15 cases, treatment would not have changed based on the imaging method used.
- The findings suggest that DSA might be unnecessary for about two-thirds of ischemic strokes in younger patients, indicating a need for larger studies to assess when DSA is truly needed.