Publications by authors named "Sonia Beatriz Felix Ribeiro"
Postpartum Treatment With Immunoglobulin Does Not Prevent Relapses of Multiple Sclerosis in the Mother.
Health Care Women Int
January 2016
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, neurological, immune-mediated disease that can worsen in the postpartum period. There is no consensus on the use of immunoglobulin for prevention of disease relapses after delivery. We have shown that the controversial beneficial effect of immunoglobulin given immediately after birth could not be observed in patients with MS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple sclerosis starting before the age of 18 years: the Brazilian experience.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
October 2013
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates early onset multiple sclerosis (MS) in Brazilian patients diagnosed before age 18, highlighting the challenges in diagnosis and management.
- Data was collected retrospectively from 20 MS units across 11 states, resulting in 117 cases, with a mean onset age of 13.7 years and an average disease duration of 10 years.
- Overall, while some cases were severe, most patients with pediatric MS in Brazil exhibited relatively mild symptoms, with low disability levels and an average relapse rate of one episode every 2.5 years.
Multiple sclerosis in South America: month of birth in different latitudes does not seem to interfere with the prevalence or progression of the disease.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
September 2013
Objective: To assess whether the month of birth in different latitudes of South America might influence the presence or severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life.
Methods: Neurologists in four South American countries working at MS units collected data on their patients' month of birth, gender, age, and disease progression.
Results: Analysis of data from 1207 MS patients and 1207 control subjects did not show any significant variation in the month of birth regarding the prevalence of MS in four latitude bands (0-10; 11-20; 21-30; and 31-40 degrees).
Objective: The aim of this exploratory, cross-sectional study was to evaluate pain in sickle cell disease patients and aspects related to primary healthcare.
Methods: Data were obtained through home interviews. The assessment instruments (body diagram, Numerical Pain Scale, McGill Pain Questionnaire) collected information on the underlying disease and on pain.
Less than a hundred cases of pregnancies in women with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) have been published in the world. The aim of the present study was to add the Brazilian experience to this subject. Cases of women with NMO who became pregnant, or who developed NMO soon after pregnancy, were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMonth of birth does not seem to interfere with the development of multiple sclerosis later in life in Brazilian patients.
Neuroepidemiology
December 2012
The effects of long-term exposure to disease-modifying drugs during pregnancy in multiple sclerosis.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
February 2013
Background And Objective: Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who intend to get pregnant are often advised to discontinue disease modifying therapy (DMT) prior to conception. This recommendation is not based on medical evidence and may interfere with disease control by immunomodulatory drugs. The present study was designed to help discuss the effect of DMT for MS on pregnancy and on disease course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease that affects the central nervous system. Clinical presentation and prevalence vary widely around the world.
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients with MS in Uberaba (MG).