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  1. Article: Neurography - a new look at the peripheral nervous system.

    Lopes, Fernanda C Rueda

    Radiologia brasileira

    2017  Volume 50, Issue 4, Page(s) IX

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-08-28
    Publishing country Brazil
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2078806-X
    ISSN 1678-7099 ; 0100-3984
    ISSN (online) 1678-7099
    ISSN 0100-3984
    DOI 10.1590/0100-3984.2017.50.4e3
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  2. Article ; Online: Severity of white matter microstructural damage in a Brazilian relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis cohort: A possible window to optimize treatment.

    Correia, Rafael / Corrêa, Diogo / Doring, Thomas / Theodoro, Carmem / Correia, Aline / Coelho, Valeria / Dib, João Gabriel / Marchiori, Edson / Alves Leon, Soniza V / Rueda Lopes, Fernanda C

    The neuroradiology journal

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 1, Page(s) 60–67

    Abstract: Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an important cause of acquired neurological disability in young adults, characterized by multicentric inflammation, demyelination, and axonal damage.: Objective: The objective is to investigate white matter (WM) ...

    Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an important cause of acquired neurological disability in young adults, characterized by multicentric inflammation, demyelination, and axonal damage.
    Objective: The objective is to investigate white matter (WM) damage progression in a Brazilian MS patient cohort, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) post-processed by tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS).
    Methods: DTI scans were acquired from 76 MS patients and 37 sex-and-age matched controls. Patients were divided into three groups based on disease duration. DTI was performed along 30 non-collinear directions by using a 1.5T imager. For TBSS analysis, the WM skeleton was created, and a 5000 permutation-based inference with a threshold of
    Results: Decreased FA and increased RD, MD, and AD were seen in patients compared to controls and a decreased FA and increased MD and RD were seen, predominantly after the first 5 years of disease, when compared between groups.
    Conclusion: Progressive WM deterioration is seen over time with a more prominent pattern after 5 years of disease onset, providing evidence that the early years might be a window to optimize treatment and prevent disability.
    MeSH term(s) Young Adult ; Humans ; White Matter/diagnostic imaging ; Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/diagnostic imaging ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging/methods ; Multiple Sclerosis ; Brazil ; Anisotropy ; Brain
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2257770-1
    ISSN 2385-1996 ; 1971-4009 ; 1120-9976
    ISSN (online) 2385-1996
    ISSN 1971-4009 ; 1120-9976
    DOI 10.1177/19714009231212372
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  3. Article ; Online: Bilateral median nerve neuritis after chikungunya virus infection.

    Rueda-Lopes, Fernanda Cristina / Soares, Cristiane N / Vieira, Iracema Forni / Mendonça, Silvana / Martins, Ezequias Batista / Lant, Suzannah / Sequeira, Patrícia C / Solomon, Tom / de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo / Calvet, Guilherme / Brasil, Patrícia

    The Lancet. Infectious diseases

    2020  Volume 20, Issue 3, Page(s) 382

    MeSH term(s) Chikungunya Fever/complications ; Female ; Hand/pathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Median Nerve/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Neuritis/diagnosis ; Neuritis/diagnostic imaging ; Neuritis/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2061641-7
    ISSN 1474-4457 ; 1473-3099
    ISSN (online) 1474-4457
    ISSN 1473-3099
    DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30741-8
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  4. Article: Default-mode network and deep gray-matter analysis in neuromyelitis optica patients.

    Rueda-Lopes, Fernanda C / Pessôa, Fernanda M C / Tukamoto, Gustavo / Malfetano, Fabíola Rachid / Scherpenhuijzen, Simone Batista / Alves-Leon, Soniza / Gasparetto, Emerson L

    Journal of neuroradiology = Journal de neuroradiologie

    2018  Volume 45, Issue 4, Page(s) 256–260

    Abstract: Objective: The aim of our study was to detect functional changes in default-mode network of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance images and the evaluation of subcortical gray-matter structures volumes.: ...

    Abstract Objective: The aim of our study was to detect functional changes in default-mode network of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance images and the evaluation of subcortical gray-matter structures volumes.
    Materials and methods: NMO patients (n=28) and controls patients (n=19) were enrolled. We used the integrated registration and segmentation tool, part of FMRIB's Software Library (FSL) to segment subcortical structures including the thalamus, caudate nucleus, putamen, hippocampus and amygdalae. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance images were post-processed using the Multivariate Exploratory Linear Optimized Decomposition into Independent Components, also part of FSL. Average Z-values extracted from the default-mode network were compared between patients and controls using t-tests (P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant).
    Results: There were areas of increased synchronization in the default-mode network of patients compared to controls, notably in the precuneus and right hippocampus (corrected P<0.01). The frontal area had decreased synchronization in patients compared to controls (corrected P<0.01). There were no observed differences between patients and controls in subcortical volumes or average Z-values values for default-mode network.
    Conclusion: The hyperactivity of certain default-mode network areas may reflect cortical compensation for subtle structural damage in NMO patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Brain/physiopathology ; Brain Mapping ; Female ; Gray Matter/physiopathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neural Pathways/physiopathology ; Neuromyelitis Optica/physiopathology ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-20
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 131763-5
    ISSN 1773-0406 ; 0150-9861
    ISSN (online) 1773-0406
    ISSN 0150-9861
    DOI 10.1016/j.neurad.2018.01.053
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  5. Article ; Online: Avanços em neuromielite óptica

    Emerson L. Gasparetto / Fernanda C. Rueda Lopes

    Radiologia Brasileira, Vol 45, Iss 6, Pp ix-xii (2012)

    2012  

    Keywords Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ; R895-920
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Diffusion-weighted imaging and demyelinating diseases: new aspects of an old advanced sequence.

    Rueda-Lopes, Fernanda C / Hygino da Cruz, Luiz C / Doring, Thomas M / Gasparetto, Emerson L

    AJR. American journal of roentgenology

    2014  Volume 202, Issue 1, Page(s) W34–42

    Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this article is to discuss classic applications in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in demyelinating disease and progression of DWI in the near future.: Conclusion: DWI is an advanced technique used in the follow-up of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The purpose of this article is to discuss classic applications in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in demyelinating disease and progression of DWI in the near future.
    Conclusion: DWI is an advanced technique used in the follow-up of demyelinating disease patients, focusing on the diagnosis of a new lesion before contrast enhancement. With technical advances, diffusion-tensor imaging; new postprocessing techniques, such as tract-based spatial statistics; new ways of calculating diffusion, such as kurtosis; and new applications for DWI and its spectrum are about to arise.
    MeSH term(s) Contrast Media ; Demyelinating Diseases/diagnosis ; Demyelinating Diseases/pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Disease Progression ; Humans ; Image Enhancement/methods ; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods
    Chemical Substances Contrast Media
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 82076-3
    ISSN 1546-3141 ; 0361-803X ; 0092-5381
    ISSN (online) 1546-3141
    ISSN 0361-803X ; 0092-5381
    DOI 10.2214/AJR.13.11400
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  7. Article ; Online: Diffusion imaging in traumatic brain injury.

    Gasparetto, Emerson L / Rueda Lopes, Fernanda C / Domingues, Roberto C / Domingues, Romeu C

    Neuroimaging clinics of North America

    2011  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 115–25, viii

    Abstract: Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of death worldwide, affecting mostly young people. The most feasible examination to be performed in the emergency room is computed tomography. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is becoming a significant tool in the ... ...

    Abstract Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of death worldwide, affecting mostly young people. The most feasible examination to be performed in the emergency room is computed tomography. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is becoming a significant tool in the evaluation of severe brain trauma. Diffusion-weighted imaging is an advanced MR imaging sequence that has been used to detect areas of ischemia and tumor malignancy. This article describes the recent advances in trauma based on diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings and in brain injury from head trauma based on diffusion-weighted MR imaging and diffusion tensor MR imaging findings. Current and potential clinical applications are discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Brain/pathology ; Brain Injuries/diagnosis ; Brain Injuries/pathology ; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging ; Humans ; Severity of Illness Index ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1314594-0
    ISSN 1557-9867 ; 1052-5149
    ISSN (online) 1557-9867
    ISSN 1052-5149
    DOI 10.1016/j.nic.2011.02.003
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  8. Article ; Online: Sex-specific extent and severity of white matter damage in multiple sclerosis: implications for cognitive decline.

    Schoonheim, Menno M / Vigeveno, René M / Rueda Lopes, Fernanda C / Pouwels, Petra J W / Polman, Chris H / Barkhof, Frederik / Geurts, Jeroen J G

    Human brain mapping

    2013  Volume 35, Issue 5, Page(s) 2348–2358

    Abstract: Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the relationship between white matter (WM) damage and cognition remains insufficiently clear. This study investigates the extent and severity of WM diffusion abnormalities in MS ... ...

    Abstract Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the relationship between white matter (WM) damage and cognition remains insufficiently clear. This study investigates the extent and severity of WM diffusion abnormalities in MS patients and relations with cognition. Diffusion tensor imaging scans were obtained in 131 MS patients (88 women, 6 years postdiagnosis) and 49 age-matched controls (29 women). Patient groups were equal in terms of disease duration, disability, and WM lesion volume. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity (RD) were compared between groups. Post hoc analyses calculated the spatial extent and severity of diffusion abnormalities to relate these to cognitive performance. In controls, 31% of WM voxels showed higher FA in men; therefore, all patient analyses were within-sex. The extent of diffusion changes was higher in male patients than in female patients for all parameters (FA: 24% in women, 53% in men), as was the severity of changes (FA: Z = -0.18 in women, Z = -0.41 in men). Especially the extent of FA abnormalities was strongly related to cognitive performance in all patients (r = -0.42, P < 0.0001). Regionally, thalamic decreases in FA were especially correlated with cognitive performance. Cognitively impaired patients showed greater extent and severity on all diffusion parameters compared to cognitively preserved patients. The WM of male patients was both more extensively and also more severely affected than that of female patients. The extent of WM FA changes, especially in the thalamus, was associated with cognitive performance in this cohort of early MS patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis ; Cognition Disorders/etiology ; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Disability Evaluation ; Female ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Leukoencephalopathies/etiology ; Linear Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multiple Sclerosis/complications ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Sex Characteristics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1197207-5
    ISSN 1097-0193 ; 1065-9471
    ISSN (online) 1097-0193
    ISSN 1065-9471
    DOI 10.1002/hbm.22332
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  9. Article ; Online: The CIITA genetic polymorphism rs4774*C in combination with the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele as a putative susceptibility factor to multiple sclerosis in Brazilian females.

    Paradela, Eduardo R / Alves-Leon, Soniza V / Figueiredo, André L S / Pereira, Valéria C S R / Malfetano, Fabíola / Mansur, Letícia F / Scherpenhuijzen, Simone / Agostinho, Luciana A / Rocha, Catielly F / Rueda-Lopes, Fernanda / Gasparetto, Emerson / Paiva, Carmen L A

    Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

    2015  Volume 73, Issue 4, Page(s) 283–288

    Abstract: ... DQB1 and DRB1 loci, the CIITA genetic polymorphisms -168A/G and +1614G/C, and susceptibility ... Furthermore, we observed that the +1614G/C mutation in combination with the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele increased ...

    Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the HLA alleles at the DQA1, DQB1 and DRB1 loci, the CIITA genetic polymorphisms -168A/G and +1614G/C, and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) in a sample from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Furthermore, we wished to determine whether any of these associations might be more significant in women compared with men. DNA samples from 52 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients and 126 healthy controls matched for sex and age were analyzed. We identified a significant HLA-DRB1*15:01-MS association that was female-specific (Odds Ratio (OR) = 4.78; p = 0.001). Furthermore, we observed that the +1614G/C mutation in combination with the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele increased susceptibility to MS in females (OR = 4.55; p = 0.01). Together, these findings highlight the polygenic nature of MS.
    MeSH term(s) Alleles ; Brazil/ethnology ; Case-Control Studies ; DNA Fingerprinting ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genetic Association Studies ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/ethnology ; HLA-DRB1 Chains/genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Multiple Sclerosis/ethnology ; Multiple Sclerosis/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics ; Odds Ratio ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Risk Factors ; Sex Factors ; Trans-Activators/genetics
    Chemical Substances HLA-DRB1 Chains ; MHC class II transactivator protein ; Nuclear Proteins ; Trans-Activators
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-04
    Publishing country Brazil
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 418916-4
    ISSN 1678-4227 ; 0004-282X
    ISSN (online) 1678-4227
    ISSN 0004-282X
    DOI 10.1590/0004-282X20150012
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  10. Article: Neuropsychiatric lupus: classification criteria in neuroimaging studies.

    Netto, Tania M / Zimmermann, Nicolle / Rueda-Lopes, Fernanda / Bizzo, Bernardo C / Fonseca, Rochele P / Gasparetto, Emerson L

    The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques

    2011  Volume 40, Issue 3, Page(s) 284–291

    Abstract: This systematic review described the criteria and main evaluations methods procedures used to classify neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) patients. Also, within the evaluations methods, this review aimed to identify the main ... ...

    Abstract This systematic review described the criteria and main evaluations methods procedures used to classify neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) patients. Also, within the evaluations methods, this review aimed to identify the main contributions of neuropsychological measurements in neuroimaging studies. A search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE and SCOPUS databases with the terms related to neuropsychiatric syndromes, systemic lupus erythematosus, and neuroimaging techniques. Sixty-six abstracts were found; only 20 were completely analyzed and included. Results indicated that the 1999 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria is the most used to classify NPSLE samples together with laboratorial, cognitive, neurological and psychiatric assessment procedures. However, the recommended ACR assessment procedures to classify NPSLE patients are being used incompletely, especially the neuropsychological batteries. Neuropsychological instruments and neuroimaging techniques have been used mostly to characterize NPSLE samples, instead of contributing to their classifications. The most described syndromes in neuroimaging studies have been seizure/cerebrovascular disease followed by cognitive dysfunctions as well as headache disorder.
    MeSH term(s) Electroencephalography ; Humans ; Information Storage and Retrieval/statistics & numerical data ; Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/classification ; Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/diagnosis ; Neuroimaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-03-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 197622-9
    ISSN 0317-1671
    ISSN 0317-1671
    DOI 10.1017/s0317167100014219
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