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Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira
Researcher at Federal University of Pernambuco
Publications - 57
Citations - 1741
Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira is an academic researcher from Federal University of Pernambuco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natalizumab & Fingolimod. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 56 publications receiving 1250 citations.
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Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps
Sonja E. Leonhard,Melissa R. Mandarakas,Francisco de Assis Aquino Gondim,Kathleen Bateman,Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira,David R. Cornblath,Pieter A. van Doorn,Mario Emilio Dourado,Richard A. C. Hughes,Badrul Islam,Susumu Kusunoki,Carlos A. Pardo,Ricardo Reisin,James J. Sejvar,Nortina Shahrizaila,Cristiane Soares,Thirugnanam Umapathi,Yuzhong Wang,Eppie M. Yiu,Eppie M. Yiu,Hugh J. Willison,Bart C. Jacobs +21 more
TL;DR: A globally applicable guideline for the diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome is provided, including information on early recognition of the disease, prediction of clinical course and outcome, andmanagement of complications and sequelae.
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The neurological complications of chikungunya virus: A systematic review.
Ravi Mehta,Ravi Mehta,Patrick Gérardin,Patrick Gérardin,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito,Cristiane Soares,Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira,Tom Solomon,Tom Solomon,Tom Solomon +9 more
TL;DR: A systematic review on the neurological complications of chikungunya virus, appraised the data for each major condition in adults, children, and neonates, as well as evaluating the latest evidence on disease pathogenesis and management strategies.
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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil
TL;DR: The gold-standard test for detection of acute ZIKV infection is the polymerase-chain reaction technique, an essay largely unavailable in Brazil.
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Neuromyelitis optica and pregnancy
Yara Dadalti Fragoso,Tarso Adoni,Denis Bernardi Bichuetti,Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks,Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira,Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira,Celso Luis Silva Oliveira,Sonia Beatriz Felix Ribeiro,Alex Eduardo da Silva,Fabio Siquineli +9 more
TL;DR: Pregnancy negatively influenced the disease course of NMO in women with neuromyelitis optica, and Obstetricians must be aware of the potential complications of a pregnancy in a woman who has NMO.
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The effects of long-term exposure to disease-modifying drugs during pregnancy in multiple sclerosis
Yara Dadalti Fragoso,Mike Boggild,Miguel Ángel Macías-Islas,Adriana Carrá,Kirsty Deborah Schaerer,Adriana Aguayo,Sandra Maria Garcia de Almeida,Marcos Papais Alvarenga,Regina Maria Papais Alvarenga,Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon,Walter Oleschko Arruda,Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks,Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota,Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira,Alessandro Finkelsztejn,Juliana Finkelsztejn,Lucas Dias de Freitas,Andre Serafin Gallina,Paulo Diniz da Gama,Sergio Georgetto,Maria Cristina Brandao Giacomo,Sidney Gomes,Marcus Goncalves,Anderson Kuntz Grzesiuk,Damacio Ramón Kaimen-Maciel,Josiane Lopes,Giselle Lourenço,Fabiola Rachid Malfetano,Nívea de Macedo Oliveira Morales,Rogerio Rizo Morales,Celso Luis Silva Oliveira,Patricia Onaha,Cristiane Borges Patroclo,Sonia Beatriz Felix Ribeiro,Taysa Alexandrino Gonsalves Jube Ribeiro,Heidi Johanna Salminen,Patricia Santoro,Marcos Seefeld,Paula Vallegas Soares,Adriana Tarulla,Claudia Cristina Ferreira Vasconcelos +40 more
TL;DR: It is possible that, with further such supportive data, international guidelines on MS treatment in young women who intend to get pregnant may need to be revised.