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Sergio Machado

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil

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Research ArticleOpen accessEffects of Body Weight-Support Treadmill Training in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Critical ReviewRenata Teles Vieira, Rafaela Machado de Gusmao Oliveira, Camila Alves Nogueira Barros et al.Problem statement: The present study reviewed the efficacy of body-weight support treadmill training in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury. Approach: We developed a computer-supported search strategy for finding studies in the main data bases: Pubmed/Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge and Scielo. We also developed a manual search withing all electronically references found. The search terms gait, locomotor training, spinal … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 23 Aug 2012 · 7,731 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessMotor Imagery and Stroke Neurorehabilitation: An Overview of Basic Concepts and Therapeutic EffectsAmanda Lopes Abbas, Marina Fortuna Lucas, Silmar Teixeira et al.Problem statement: Motor Imagery (MI), which corresponds to an active process during which the representation of a specific action is internally reproduced into working memory without any motor output. It represents the result of conscious access to the content of a movement intention, which is usually performed unconsciously during movement preparation. Approach: This review study aims to provide information on … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 21 Jan 2012 · 7,595 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessFunctional Neuroimaging in Dementia and other Amnesic Disorders: A Radiological ReviewLeonardo Caixeta, Renata Teles Vieira, Sergio Machado et al.Problem statement: The structural and functional neuroimaging have much to contribute to the cognitive neuroscience. Approach: We describe a radiological review of the major dementia syndromes and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), included Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, Vascular dementia, Front temporal Lobar degeneration, Dementia associated with parkinsonism and other amnesic syndromes. Results: The different syndromes and diseases presenting with dementia … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 23 Nov 2011 · 7,501 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessDementia in Parkinson's Disease: A Clinical ReviewRenata Teles Vieira, Leonardo Caixeta, Sergio Machado, Marcelo CaixetaProblem statement: Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) has being increasingly seen as a neuropsychiatric entity and no longer purely neurological, given the frequency and exuberance with which the psychiatric manifestations occurs. Approach: This review will focus on the epidemiology, clinical aspects, differential diagnosis with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) associated with parkinsonism, Dementia with Lewy Bodies (LBD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 23 Nov 2011 · 7,768 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessClinical and Functional Profile of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: A One Year Follow UpMarco Orsini, Marcos R.G. de Freitas, Osvaldo J.M. Nascimento et al.Problem statement: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and degenerative disease that affects the anterior horn motor neurons of the spinal cord and pyramidal tracts. In Brazil, there are few epidemiological data on this disease. Recently, some important findings have been reported, allowing a better understanding on the underlying processes of neuronal death, as well as the characteristics of … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 6 Oct 2011 · 7,777 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessImproved Application of Paraconsistent Artificial Neural Networks in Diagnosis of Alzheimer's DiseaseHelder F.S. Lopes, Jair M. Abe, Paulo A.M. Kanda et al.Problem statement: The visual analysis of Electroencephalogram (EEG) activity has shown useful as a complementary tool in Alzheimer Disease (AD diagnosis) when the diagnosis remains uncertain, in addition to be used in some clinical protocols. However, this analysis is subject to the inherent equipment imprecision, biological artifact, electrical records, and subjective physician interpretation of the visual analysis variation. The Artificial … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 6 Oct 2011 · 12,068 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEffects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Dystonia: An OverviewSergio Machado, Oscar Arias-Carrion, Flávia Paes et al.Problem statement: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive procedure whereby a pulsed magnetic field stimulates electrical activity in the brain. Dystonia is characterized by several disabling symptoms for which effective, mechanism-based treatments remain elusive. Approach: Consequently, more advanced non-invasive therapeutic methods were required. A possible method to modulate brain activity and potentially viable for use in clinical practice … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 29 Jul 2011 · 10,035 accessesView PDF Cite