Publications by authors named "Moacir Silva Neto"
Background: The different clinical presentations of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) might play independent roles in the unclear etiology of cognitive impairments and depressive symptoms seen in patients with FMS. Understanding how these clinical presentations are associated with the clinical and neurophysiological aspects of FMS is important for the development of effective treatments.
Aim: To explore the relationship of memory complaints and depressive symptoms with the different clinical and neurophysiological characteristics of FMS.
Background: Clinical predictors of sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are still unknown. By identifying these factors, we could raise new mechanistic hypotheses and guide management approaches. We aimed to describe the sleep quality of FMS patients and to explore the clinical and quantitative sensory testing (QST) predictors of poor sleep quality and its subcomponents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the sagittal tomographic reformatting of the sternum using unpublished radiographic parameters (indexes and angles), comparing them between the different types of pectus, and controls.
Methods: 44 patients with pectus deformities and controls underwent chest CT for analysis. The types of pectus were classified into: inferior (IPC), superior (SPC) and lateral (LPC), and broad (BPE) and localized (LPE).
Objective: To assess, with computed tomography (CT) studies, features of anterior chest wall development that can be related to different types of pectus deformities.
Materials And Methods: From 71 patients with pectus deformities and chest coronal CT scans, 48 (40 male and 8 female), with a mean age of 15.8 years (ranging from 5 years to 38.