Com finalidade de orientar e oferecer subsídios para a conduta diagnóstica e terapêutica em diferentes situações dentro das doenças cerebrovasculares, a Sociedade Brasileira de Doenças Cerebrovasculares constituiu um comitê composto por especialistas de diferentes áreas do Brasil, que emitiram um parecer, denominado "Opinião Nacional", redigido nos moldes dos consensos. O presente artigo analisa a "Doença Carotídea na Fase Aguda do AVC", abordando separadamente os seguintes tópicos: métodos de detecção de estenose carotídea na fase aguda; quando e como intervir sobre a carótida na fase aguda; tratamento clínico e marcadores de inflamação. São apresentados os comentários, baseados na literatura e na opinião pessoal dos participantes, e é descrito, como conclusão em cada item, a opinião do grupo.
Neurophysiological examination before and after the administration of benzonidazole, has shown peripheral polyneuropathy induced by this drug in most of the patients treated for chronic Chagas' disease. The polyneuropathy was mostly axonal and it was dose dependent being more severe in patients who had denervation of skeletal muscles before receiving the drug.
Cerebral edema secondary to ischemia can threaten life, mainly due to frequent failure of medical management. Imminent herniation of the temporal lobe can be timely detected by clinical signs and CT-scan. Eight patients (4M, 4F; 48-74 years, mean 62) with ischemic stroke and imminent herniation, were surgically decompressed by a standard temporal lobectomy as described by Olivier for temporal lobe epilepsy. Six patients survived, two died and were considered failure of the procedure, probably due to late surgical indication. In conclusion, temporal lobectomy is life-saving for patients with large ischemic cerebral infarction with mass effect and deteriorating signs of brain stem compression.
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