Publications by authors named "Sofia Sanchez Boluarte"
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- - This study investigates how transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) can detect changes in blood flow that might indicate vasculitis in patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC), a condition that can lead to strokes.
- - Out of 53 NCC patients, 12 (22.64%) showed hemodynamic changes linked to vasculitis, primarily affecting the middle cerebral artery, with a higher occurrence in females.
- - The findings suggest that TCD is a valuable tool for identifying cerebral hemodynamic changes in NCC patients, highlighting the importance of monitoring for complications like vasculitis.
The aim of this study was to analyze postsurgical outcomes for individuals with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) who underwent anterior temporal lobectomy, based on the presence of calcified neurocysticercosis (cNCC). A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 89 patients with MTLE-HS who underwent anterior temporal lobectomy between January 2012 and December 2020 at a basic epilepsy surgery center located in Lima, Peru. We collected sociodemographic, clinical, and diagnostic information.
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- Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a significant cause of epilepsy globally, particularly in areas where it's endemic, with calcification being the most common finding in affected patients' neuroimaging.
- A study involving 524 patients in Peru from 2012 to 2022 found that a majority had previous seizures, with specific patterns in seizure types and locations of calcifications predominantly in the frontal lobes.
- Patients with a prior diagnosis of viable infection tended to have more severe symptoms, including longer seizure duration and a higher number of calcifications, compared to those diagnosed only after the parasites had calcified.
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the characteristics of 1,975 people with epilepsy in Tumbes, Peru, focusing on those affected by neurocysticercosis (NCC), a disease caused by a specific pathogen.
- Conducted from 2007 to 2020, the research involved gathering demographic and clinical data, including neuroimaging and EEG tests, to understand the participants' baseline conditions.
- Findings revealed that about 38% of the participants had NCC, leading to a higher prevalence of adult-onset epilepsy and longer epilepsy duration; notably, 74% were not receiving necessary anti-seizure medications, indicating significant treatment gaps.
Peru is a historically unique and culturally diverse Latin American country. As a low-to-middle-income country (LMIC), Peru faces health implications from the spread of communicable diseases as well as a growing rate of noncommunicable diseases, both of which have been worsened by the recent COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the national health system. Over the past two decades, the country has aimed to improve health access for its population through various efforts described in this review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify risk factors for developing glioblastoma (GBM) related preoperative (PRS) and postoperative seizures (POS). Also, we aimed to analyze the impact of PRS and POS on survival in a GBM cohort according to the revised 2021 WHO glioma classification.
Methods: We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients with GBM (according to the 2021 World Health Organization Classification) treated at Mayo Clinic Florida between January 2018 and July 2022.
Objective: Several cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection have been described. This study illustrated the demographic, clinical, and neurophysiological characteristics of patients with GBS and COVID-19, as well as associated factors with disability at discharge.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective analytical observational study was conducted.
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, one of the most common forms of epilepsy, is often linked with drug resistance. Surgical intervention is a reliable and safe treatment option, though research into postsurgical outcomes in our locality remains limited. We performed a retrospective observational study included 91 patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis who had undergone anterior temporal lobectomy between 2012 and 2020 at a surgical epilepsy center located in Lima, Peru.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common cause of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), which is a risk factor for seizures. The incidence and risk factors of seizures associated with a heterogeneous cohort of CAA patients have not been studied.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with CAA treated at Mayo Clinic Florida between 1 January 2015 and 1 January 2021.
The responsive neurostimulator continuously monitors the electrocorticogram. It delivers short bursts of high-frequency electrical stimulation when personalized patterns are detected. Intracranial EEG recording including electrocorticography is susceptible to artifacts, albeit at a lesser frequency compared with scalp recording.
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