CAROLINA DE OLIVEIRA SOUZA

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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/45 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Neurocirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina

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    Force platform analysis after deep brain stimulation of peduncolopontine nucleus in progressive supranuclear palsy: Report of one case
    (2015) SOUZA, C. O.; BRANT, R.; PARDINI, A. L.; BOARI, D.; TEIXEIRA, L. A.; TEIXEIRA, M. J.; BARBOSA, E. R.; FONOFF, E. T.
  • article 23 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Gait, posture and cognition in Parkinson's disease
    (2016) BARBOSA, Alessandra Ferreira; CHEN, Janini; FREITAG, Fernanda; VALENTE, Debora; SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; VOOS, Mariana Callil; CHIEN, Hsin Fen
    ABSTRACT Gait disorders and postural instability are the leading causes of falls and disability in Parkinson's disease (PD). Cognition plays an important role in postural control and may interfere with gait and posture assessment and treatment. It is important to recognize gait, posture and balance dysfunctions by choosing proper assessment tools for PD. Patients at higher risk of falling must be referred for rehabilitation as early as possible, because antiparkinsonian drugs and surgery do not improve gait and posture in PD.
  • article 4 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Peduncolopontine DBS improves balance in progressive supranuclear palsy: Instrumental analysis
    (2016) SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; LIMA-PARDINI, Andrea Cristina de; COELHO, Daniel Boari; MACHADO, Rachael Brant; ALHO, Eduardo Joaquim Lopes; ALHO, Ana Tereza Di Lorenzo; TEIXEIRA, Luis Augusto; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; FONOFF, Erich Talamoni
  • article 22 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Cognitive or Cognitive-Motor Executive Function Tasks? Evaluating Verbal Fluency Measures in People with Parkinson's Disease
    (2017) BARBOSA, Alessandra Ferreira; VOOS, Mariana Callil; CHEN, Janini; FRANCATO, Debora Cristina Valente; SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; CHIEN, Hsin Fen; MANSUR, Leticia Lessa
    Introduction. Executive function deficits are observed in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) from early stages and have great impact on daily living activities. Verbal fluency and oral diadochokinesia involve phonarticulatory coordination, response inhibition, and phonological processing and may also be affected in people with PD. This study aimed to describe the performance of PD patients and an age-and education-matched control group on executive function, verbal fluency, and oral diadochokinesia tests and to investigate possible relationships between them. Methods. Forty people with PD and forty controls were evaluated with Trail Making Test (TMT, executive function) and phonemic/semantic verbal fluency and oral diadochokinesia (/pataka/) tests. Groups were compared by ANOVA and relationships were investigated by Pearson tests. Results. People with PD showed longer times in parts A and B of TMT. They also said fewer words in phonemic/semantic verbal fluency tests and less syllables in the diadochokinesia test. Oral diadochokinesia strongly correlated to parts A and B of TMT and to phonemic verbal fluency. Conclusion. Oral diadochokinesia was correlated to executive function and verbal fluency. The cognitive-motor interaction in verbal fluency and oral diadochokinesia must be considered not to overestimate the cognitive or motor impairments in people with PD.
  • article 16 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Relationship Between Posturography, Clinical Balance and Executive Function in Parkinson ' s Disease
    (2019) SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; VOOS, Mariana Callil; BARBOSA, Alessandra Ferreira; CHEN, Janini; FRANCATO, Debora Cristina Valente; MILOSEVIC, Matija; POPOVIC, Milos; FONOFF, Erich Talamoni; CHIEN, Hsin Fen; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis
    This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between posturography, clinical balance, and executive function tests in Parkinson ' s disease (PD). Seventy-one people participated in the study. Static posturography evaluated the center of pressure fluctuations in quiet standing and dynamic posturography assessed sit-to-stand, tandem walk, and step over an obstacle. Functional balance was evaluated by Berg Balance Scale, MiniBESTest, and Timed Up and Go test. Executive function was assessed by Trail Making Test (TMT) and semantic verbal fluency test. Step over obstacle measures (percentage of body weight transfer and movement time) were moderately correlated to Timed Up and Go, part B of TMT and semantic verbal fluency (r > 0.40; p < 0.05 in all relationships). Stepping over an obstacle assesses the responses to internal perturbations. Participants with shorter movement times and higher percentage of body weight transfer (higher lift up index) on this task were also faster in Timed Up and Go, part B of TMT, and semantic verbal fluency. All these tasks require executive function (problem solving, sequencing, shifting attention), which is affected by PD and contribute to postural assessment.
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    Spinal cord stimulation improves freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease in chronic implanted stn-dbs patients: A case report
    (2016) SOUZA, C. O.; SOUZA, C. P.; PARDINI, A. L.; BOARI, D.; TEIXEIRA, L. A.; BARBOSA, E. R.; FONOFF, E. T.
  • article 5 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Effects of resistance training on postural control in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial
    (2021) CHEN, Janini; CHIEN, Hsin Fen; FRANCATO, Debora Cristina Valente; BARBOSA, Alessandra Ferreira; SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; VOOS, Mariana Callil; GREVE, Julia Maria D'Andrea; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis
    Background: Postural instability affects Parkinson's disease (PD) patients' postural control right from the early stages of the disease. The benefits of resistance training (RT) for balance and functional capacity have been described in the literature, but few studies have been conducted showing its effects on PD patients' postural control. Objective: To investigate the effects of a three-month RT intervention on static posturography (SP) measurements and clinical functional balance assessment among PD patients. Methods: Seventy-four patients were randomly assigned to a three-month RT intervention consisting of using weightlifting machines at a gym (gym group) or RT consisting of using free weights and elastic bands (freew group), or to a control group. The participants were evaluated at baseline, three months and six months. We evaluated changes of SP measurements under eyes-open, eyes-closed and dual-task conditions (primary endpoint), along with motor performance and balance effects by means of clinical scales, dynamic posturography and perceptions of quality of life (secondary endpoints). Results: There were no significant interactions in SP measurements among the groups. Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) motor scores decreased in both RT groups (p<0.05). Better perceived quality of life for the mobility domain was reported in the gym group while functional balance scores improved in the freew group, which were maintained at the six-month follow-up (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study was not able to detect changes in SP measurements following a three-month RT intervention. Both RT groups of PD patients showed improved motor performance, with positive balance effects in the freew group and better perceived quality of life in the gym group.
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    Executive function and verbal fluency in patients with Parkinson's disease
    (2016) BARBOSA, A. F.; VOOS, M. C.; SOUZA, C. O.; CHEN, J.; CHIEN, H. F.; FRANCATO, D. V.; BARBOSA, E. R.; MANSUR, L. L.
  • article 3 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Non-invasive brain stimulation and kinesiotherapy for treatment of focal dystonia: Instrumental analysis of three cases
    (2020) SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; GOULARDINS, Juliana; COELHO, Daniel Boari; CASAGRANDE, Sara; CONTI, Juliana; LIMONGI, Joao Carlos Papaterra; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; MONTE-SILVA, Katia; TANAKA, Clarice
    Dystonia is a disabling movement disorder characterized by co-contraction of antagonist and agonist muscles, leading to abnormal sustained postures and impaired motor control. Cervical Dystonia (CD) and Hand Focal Dystonia (HFD) have been the most common forms of focal dystonia (FD). Do Non-Invasive Brain Neuromodulation (NIBS) such as Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) modulate the excitability of the connections between the motor cortical areas and may represent a therapeutic alternative for focal dystonia? Herein, we reported three cases of focal dystonia, two of them with cervical dystonia (CD) and one with hand focal dystonia (HFD), treated with NIBS combined to kinesiotherapy. The patients were daily submitted to 15 sessions of NIBS combined simultaneously with kinesiotherapy. CD patients were treated with tDCS (2 mA, 20 min, over the primary motor cortex), and HFD patient with rTMS (1 Hz, 1200 pulses, 80% of resting motor threshold, over the premotor cortex). For the CD patient's assessment, the Modified Toronto Scale for Cervical Dystonia Assessment (MTS), quiet balance test, and visual postural assessment were applied to observe the therapeutic effects. Quality handwriting analysis, tremor acceleration amplitudes, and the Wrinter's Cramp Rating Scale (WCRS) were used to assess the NIBS effect on HFD symptoms. Patients were evaluated before (pretest), immediately after (posttest), and three months after treatment (retention). NIBS associated with kinesiotherapy produced a long-term improvement of dystonia symptoms in all three patients. rTMS and tDCS associated with kinesiotherapy showed to be useful and safe to relief the dystonia symptoms in individuals with different types of focal dystonia with distinct functional disorders. Significance: The combined use of these intervention strategies seems to optimize and anticipate satisfactory clinical results in these neurological conditions, characterized by its difficult clinical management.
  • article 21 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    The competition with a concurrent cognitive task affects posturographic measures in patients with Parkinson disease
    (2015) BARBOSA, Alessandra Ferreira; SOUZA, Carolina de Oliveira; CHEN, Janini; FRANCATO, Debora Valente; CAROMANO, Fatima Aparecida; CHIEN, Hsin Fen; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; GREVE, Julia Maria D'Andrea; VOOS, Mariana Callil
    Objectives: To estimate the impact of a sensory-motor-cognitive task on postural balance, in Parkinson disease patients (Hoehn and Yahr 2-3) and to investigate possible relationships between posturography and functional balance clinical scales. Method: Parkinson disease patients (n = 40) and healthy controls (n = 27) were evaluated with fluency tests, Berg Balance scale, Mini Best test and static posturography on the conditions eyes open, eyes closed and dual-task (simultaneous balance and fluency tasks). Results: Posturographic data showed that Parkinson disease patients performed worse than controls in all evaluations. In general, balance on dual-task was significantly poorer than balance with eyes closed. Posturographic data were weakly correlated to clinical balance scales. Conclusion: In clinical practice, Parkinson disease patients are commonly assessed with eyes closed, to sensitize balance. Our study showed that adding a cognitive task is even more effective. Static posturographic data should be carefully overgeneralized to infer functional balance impairments.