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J. P. S. Nobrega
Researcher at University of São Paulo
Publications - 32
Citations - 555
J. P. S. Nobrega is an academic researcher from University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neurocysticercosis & Cysticercosis. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 32 publications receiving 537 citations.
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Psychiatric manifestations of neurocysticercosis: a study of 38 patients from a neurology clinic in Brazil.
Orestes Vicente Forlenza,Antonio Helio Guerra Vieira Filho,J. P. S. Nobrega,L dos Ramos Machado,N G de Barros,C H de Camargo,M F da Silva +6 more
TL;DR: Mild cognitive impairment may be a much more prevalent neuropsychological feature of patients with neurocysticercosis, and organic mechanisms related to brain lesions may underlie the mental changes.
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Administration of praziquantel in neurocysticercosis
TL;DR: Repetitive characteristics of the clinical symptomatology, call for a longer-period observation of patients to allow for conclusion as to the effectiveness of the drug in the treatment of neurocysticercosis.
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Esquistossomose medular: análise de 80 casos
Alberto Jorge Pereira Peregrino,Paula Marzorat Kuntz Puglia,J. P. S. Nobrega,José Antonio Livramento,Maria Joaquina Marques-Dias,Milberto Scaff +5 more
TL;DR: A profile of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord (SSC) that contributes to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease is outlined and the importance of a precocious treatment to avoid irreversible deficits such as paraplegia or sexual impotence is emphasized.
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Computed tomography in neurocysticercosis a 10-year long evolution analysis of 100 patients with an appraisal of a new classification
Luís dos Ramos Machado,J. P. S. Nobrega,Nélio Garcia de Barros,José Antonio Livramento,Luiz Alberto Bacheschi,A Spina Franca +5 more
TL;DR: It was possible to conclude that a time period of at least 36 months can be estimated for the complete evolution profile of cysts in the brain parenchyma.
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HTLV-I associated myelopathy in Brazil: a preliminary report.
TL;DR: The finding of a high prevalence of seropositivity of antibodies to HTLV-I tested by Western blotting in a sample of 16 Brazilian patients with chronic myelopathies of undetermined origin is presented.