Giant intracranial aneurysms: morphology and clinical presentation.

The purpose of this study was to correlate the morphology of giant intracranial aneurysms (GIA) with their clinical presentation. Eighty patients with GIA, 14 males and 66 females, were studied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were made to test the associations between morphological and clinical features.

Oral and maxillofacial trauma in patients with epilepsy: prospective study based on an outpatient population.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate oral and maxillofacial trauma caused by falls during epileptic seizures.

Method: A prospective case-control study was carried out among patients recruited from both the Epileptic Outpatient Clinic and the Emergency Room of Hospital de Base during 2006. The study group was composed of patients with epilepsy that had been diagnosed by a specialist.

Emergency EEG: study of survival.

Objective: To determine the survival rate according to the main findings of emergency electroencephalography (EEGs) of patients treated in a tertiary hospital.

Method: In this prospective study, the findings of consecutive emergency EEGs performed on inpatients in Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil were correlated with survival utilizing Kaplan-Meyer survival curves.

Results: A total of 681 patients with an average age of 42 years old (1 day to 96 years) were evaluated, of which 406 were male.

Radiculopathy due to iatrogenic fistula between subclavian artery and internal jugular vein.

Central venous cannulation is a routine procedure. We describe a rare complication of internal jugular vein catheterization leading to radiculopathy of the right upper arm. MRI of the neck showed compression of the spinal cord and C2-C7 roots by the engorged veins.

Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil: outcome assessment.

Purpose: 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.

Method: We assessed the outcome of patients treated at four primary health units. The staff of the health units underwent information training in epilepsy.

Demonstration Project on Epilepsy in Brazil: situation assessment.

Purpose: To provide a situation assessment of services for people with epilepsy in the context of primary health care, as part of the Demonstration Project on Epilepsy in Brazil, part of the WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign 'Epilepsy out of the shadows'.

Methods: We performed a door-to-door epidemiological survey in three areas to assess the prevalence of epilepsy and its treatment gap. We surveyed a sample of 598 primary health care workers from different regions of Brazil to assess their perceptions of the management of people with epilepsy in the primary care setting.

Prevalence and pattern of epilepsy treatment in different socioeconomic classes in Brazil.

Purpose: The worldwide prevalence of epilepsy is variable, estimated at 10//1,000 people, and access to treatment is also variable. Many people go untreated, particularly in resource-poor countries.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of epilepsy and the proportion of people not receiving adequate treatment in different socioeconomic classes in Brazil, a resource-poor country.

Sleep parameters in patients using pacemakers with sleep rate function on.

Introduction: The cardiovascular system (CVS) is heavily influenced by the autonomic nervous system. Additionally, there is a functional alteration during the various stages of sleep. In nonrapid eye movement (NREM), a state of cardiovascular relaxation occurs during stages three and four.

Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil.

Objective: To assess the epilepsy treatment gap in Campinas and São Josédo Rio Preto, two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Method: The treatment gap was estimated using the formula n1-n2/n1x100, where n1 was calculated using 1.86% prevalence and represented the number of individuals with epilepsy, while n2 represented the number of people who could be treated with an adult standard dose for a year utilizing the antiepileptic drugs supplied by the public health system.

Urban prevalence of epilepsy: populational study in São José do Rio Preto, a medium-sized city in Brazil.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of epilepsy in the urban population of São José do Rio Preto. This is a medium-sized city of 336000 inhabitants, located in the northwest of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Method: A cross-sectional epidemiological investigation with a randomized sample was performed in two phases, a screening phase and a confirmation of the diagnosis phase.

[Prevalence of epilepsy in Bakairi indians from Mato Grosso State, Brazil].

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of epilepsy in a population based sample: the Bakairi indians, who live on the banks of Paranatinga river in the central plateau of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. This population is composed of 483 inhabitants. The study was outlined in two stages, and the investigation was door-to-door in a total of 103 houses.

Propranolol Action in Chronically Unstable Generalized Epilepsy.

Chronically unstable generalized epilepsy (CUGE) is a disabling disease usually treated by ineffective association of drugs. Authors have devoted attention to calcium-dependent mechanisms of seizures. Calcium channel blockers have been used with success in the control of both experimental and clinical epilepsy.