Can Clinical Tests Detect Early Signs of Monohemispheric Brain Tumors?

Maranhão, Eliana Teixeira; Maranhão-Filho, Péricles; Lima, Marco Antônio; Vincent, Maurice

doi:10.1097/npt.0b013e3181e5c10e

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“…Alter considered that the DQS could be the only objective sign of weakness. In fact, we recently confirmed that this is one of the discriminative signs present in individuals with mono-hemispheric brain tumours, even in the absence of clear hemiparesis (7). Due to methodological differences, however, the DQS sensitivity in that study cannot be contrasted with the present findings.…”

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The digiti quinti sign in hemiplegic migraine

2010

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The digiti quinti sign in hemiplegic migraine

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“…Prof. Maranhão, along with Prof. Marco Antonio Lima and Prof. Maurice Borges Vincent, then worked as co-authors on Dr. Eliana Maranhão's paper entitled Can Clinical Tests Detect Early Signs of Monohemispheric Brain Tumors? 14 . In this paper, the authors demonstrated that the digiti quinti rolling sign had both high sensitivity and specificity in detecting subtle motor deficits in patients with monohemispheric lesions caused by brain tumors.…”

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Neurological signs described at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: connecting the past to the future

Mermelstein

Pereira

Gonçalves

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Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) is one of the pillars of Brazilian Medicine and, in Neurology, has always shown prominence, with notable professors such as Antônio Austregésilo and Deolindo Couto. Historically, practitioners of the UFRJ Medical School have discovered neurological signs that, although used in medical and academic practice, have never been published. Objective Our aim was to bring these signs to the forefront so that they become properly recognized and studied. Methods We conducted our search by questioning 49 professors and physicians by e-mail about neurological signs that they remembered having had contact with at UFRJ. Results We report on the unpublished pillow sign in progressive supranuclear palsy; the Brazilian sandal sign in functional or malingering patients; the dermographism sign in acute meningitis; the reverse forearm rolling sign in functional palsies; the cycling maneuver in parkinsonian syndromes and the Sá Cavalcanti sign, a Babinski equivalent. We have also recollected the following published signs for their historical relevance: the Austregésilo sign (Antônio Austregésilo), another Babinski equivalent; the digiti quinti rolling sign in subtle palsies (Péricles Maranhão) and the digiti quinti sign in hemiplegic migraine (Maurice Vincent). These signs are easily reproduced and have potential clinical applicability, deserving to be more thoroughly studied. Conclusions Through a qualitative methodology, we have identified six original unpublished neurological signs known by the academic community, establishing the contribution of these individuals to the expansion of neurological semiology.

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“…Prior to modern neuroimaging, neurological treatment decisions were based on findings obtained from patient history and clinical examination. Despite the great information given by new imaging techniques, the clinical exam of associated neurological disturbances can be very helpful in order to identify intracranial tumors in the clinical practice (Maranhao et al, 2010). History and clinical exam offer important information to diagnose brain tumors and their location.…”

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