WELLINGSON SILVA PAIVA
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
LIM/45 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Neurocirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
LIM/45 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Neurocirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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article 3 Citação(ões) na Scopus Gunshot wound to the upper cervical spine leading to instability(2014) PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; AMORIM, Robson Luis; MENENDEZ, Djalma Felipe; BROCK, Roger Schmidt; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira De; TEIXEIRA, Manoel JacobsenGunshot wounds (GSW) to the cervical spine leading to instability are rare. Also, the presence of vital vascular and neurological structures in the surround area lead to death or severe disability in the vast majority of cases. In this brief report, we present a rare case of C1 fracture due to GSW leading to instability of the atlanto-occipital joint in a neurologically intact patient.- Computed Tomography Angiography for Detection of Middle Meningeal Artery Lesions Associated with Acute Epidural Hematomas(2014) PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira; AMORIM, Robson Luis Oliveira De; BOR-SENG-SHU, Edson; GATTAS, Gabriel; NEVILLE, Iuri Santana; CALDAS, Jose Guilherme; FIGUEIREDO, Eberval Gadelha; TEIXEIRA, Andmanoel JacobsenBackground. The natural history of traumatic aneurysms of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) is not well known, but patients with these lesions are more likely to have delayed bleeds. In this paper, we described a series of patients with epidural hematoma who underwent angiotomography (CTA) for MMA vascular lesion diagnosis. Methods. Eleven patients admitted to our emergency unit with small acute epidural hematoma were prospectively studied. All patients with temporal acute epidural hematomas underwent CTA and cerebral angiogram at our institution for diagnosis of posttraumatic lesions of middle meningeal artery. The findings of angiotomography and digital angiography were reviewed by radiologist and angiographers, respectively, to ensure that the lesions were readily diagnosed without knowing the results of angiotomography and to compare CTA findings with standard angiogram. Results. The causes of head injury were traffic accidents, falls, and aggression. Three of these patients presented traumatic MMA pseudoaneurysm. CT angiography was able to diagnose all of them, with dimensions ranging from 1.5 to 2.8 mm. Conventional angiography confirmed the findings of CT angiography, and the lesions presented with similar dimensions at both methods. Conclusions. We believe that angiotomography can be a useful technique for diagnosis of vascular lesion associated with small epidural hematoma.
bookPart Neuropatia Óptica Traumática(2015) AMORIM, Robson Luis Oliveira de; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira de; BORGES, Rodrigo Almeida; PAIVA, Wellingson Silva- Prediction of Early TBI Mortality Using a Machine Learning Approach in a LMIC Population(2020) AMORIM, Robson Luis; OLIVEIRA, Louise Makarem; MALBOUISSON, Luis Marcelo; NAGUMO, Marcia Mitie; SIMOES, Marcela; MIRANDA, Leandro; BOR-SENG-SHU, Edson; BEER-FURLAN, Andre; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira De; RUBIANO, Andres M.; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; KOLIAS, Angelos G.; PAIVA, Wellingson SilvaBackground: In a time when the incidence of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasing in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), it is important to understand the behavior of predictive variables in an LMIC's population. There are few previous attempts to generate prediction models for TBI outcomes from local data in LMICs. Our study aim is to design and compare a series of predictive models for mortality on a new cohort in TBI patients in Brazil using Machine Learning. Methods: A prospective registry was set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, enrolling all patients with a diagnosis of TBI that require admission to the intensive care unit. We evaluated the following predictors: gender, age, pupil reactivity at admission, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), presence of hypoxia and hypotension, computed tomography findings, trauma severity score, and laboratory results. Results: Overall mortality at 14 days was 22.8%. Models had a high prediction performance, with the best prediction for overall mortality achieved through Naive Bayes (area under the curve = 0.906). The most significant predictors were the GCS at admission and prehospital GCS, age, and pupil reaction. When predicting the length of stay at the intensive care unit, the Conditional Inference Tree model had the best performance (root mean square error = 1.011), with the most important variable across all models being the GCS at scene. Conclusions: Models for early mortality and hospital length of stay using Machine Learning can achieve high performance when based on registry data even in LMICs. These models have the potential to inform treatment decisions and counsel family members.
- Posttraumatic Refractory Intracranial Hypertension and Brain Herniation Syndrome: Cerebral Hemodynamic Assessment before Decompressive Craniectomy(2013) BOR-SENG-SHU, Edson; PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; FIGUEIREDO, Eberval G.; FUJIMOTO, Yasunori; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira de; FONOFF, Erich Talamoni; TEIXEIRA, Andmanoel JacobsenBackground. The pathophysiology of traumatic brain swelling remains little understood. An improved understanding of intracranial circulatory process related to brain herniation may have treatment implications. Objective. To investigate the cerebral hemodynamic changes associated with brain herniation syndrome due to traumatic brain swelling. Methods. Nineteen head-injured patients with evidence of refractory intracranial hypertension and transtentorial herniation were prospectively studied. Cerebral hemodynamic assessment by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography was performed prior to decompressive craniectomy. Patients and their cerebral hemispheres were classified according to TCD-hemodynamic patterns, and the data correlated with neurological status, midline shift on CT scan, and Glasgow outcome scale scores at 6 months after injury. Results. A wide variety of cerebral hemodynamic findings were observed. Ten patients (52.7%) presented with cerebral oligoemia, 3 patients (15.8%) with cerebral hyperemia, and 6 patients with nonspecific circulatory pattern. Circulatory disturbances were more frequently found in the side of maximal cerebral swelling than in the opposite side. Pulsatility index (PI) values suggested that ICP varied from acceptable to considerably high; patients with increased PI, indicating higher microvascular resistance. No correlation was found between cerebral hemodynamic findings and outcome. Conclusions. There is a marked heterogeneity of cerebral hemodynamic disturbances among patients with brain herniation syndrome.
- Calcitonin gene-related peptide and traumatic brain injury(2019) SILVA, Saul Almeida da; ANDRADE, Almir F. de; AMORIM, Robson Luis Oliveira de; PAIVA, Wellingson S.
- Brainstem injury by penetrating head trauma with a knife(2012) PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira De; AMORIM, Robson Luis; FIGUEIREDO, Eberval Gadelha; TEIXEIRA, Manoel JacobsenThe authors describe a rare case about a traumatic lesion of brain and brain stem with a knife. In this case the patient had good clinical condition, diagnosed with TBI by infectious complications. We have highlighted the unusual diagnosis, proximity of vascular structures, the technique used in the treatment and the good outcome of the injury.
- Postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio variation is associated with chronic subdural hematoma recurrence(2022) OLIVEIRA, Adilson J. M. de; SOLLA, Davi J. F.; OLIVEIRA, Klever F. de; AMARAL, Bruno S.; ANDRADE, Almir F.; KOLIAS, Angelos G.; PAIVA, Wellingson S.Introduction Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurosurgical pathologies. The recurrence of chronic subdural haematomas is an important concern, considering that elderly patients are the most affected and reoperations in these patients may represent a risk of neurological and clinical complications. In accordance with the inflammatory theory regarding CSDH and its recurrence, we aimed to evaluate the role of an inflammatory marker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), as a risk factor and prognostic variable for CSDH recurrence. Methods We performed a cohort study of adult patients operated for post-traumatic CSDH traumatic CSDH between January 2015 and December 2019 in our neurotrauma unit, whose data was retrospectively retrieved. We excluded patients with previous inflammatory or infectious diseases as well as use of anticoagulant/antiplatelet medications. Neutrophil and lymphocyte counts were obtained 24 h preoperatively and 48-72 h postoperatively. The primary endpoint was symptomatic recurrence of CSDH up to 1 year after the surgery. An independent sample was used to validate the findings. Results The testing sample comprised 160 patients (59.4% male, mean age 69.3 +/- 14.3 years, recurrence rate 22.5%). Postoperative neutrophil count and NLR were higher in those who recurred, as well as the neutrophils (median 1.15 vs 0.96, p = 0.022) and NLR (median 1.29 vs 0.79, p = 0.001) postoperative-to-preoperative ratios. Preoperative laboratory parameters or other baseline variables were not associated with recurrence. Postoperative NLR ratio (each additional unit, OR 2.53, 95% CI 1.37-4.67, p = 0.003) was independently associated with recurrence. The best cut-off for the postoperative NLR ratio was 0.995 (AUC-ROC 0.67, sensitivity 63.9%, specificity 76.6%). Postoperative NLR ratio >= 1 (i.e. a post-operative NLR that does not decrease compared to the preoperative value) was associated with recurrence (OR 4.59, 95% CI 2.00-10.53, p < 0.001). The validation sample analysis (66 patients) yielded similar results (AUC-ROC 0.728, 95% CI 0.594-0.862, p = 0.002) and similar cut-off (>= 1.05, sensitivity 77.8%, specificity 66.7%). Conclusion NLR ratio can be a useful parameter for the prediction of post-traumatic CSDH recurrence. This hypothesis was validated in an independent sample and the accuracy was moderate.
bookPart Hematomas Epidurais: Diagnóstico e Conduta(2015) NEVILLE, Iuri Santana; SOUSA JUNIOR, Leonardo de Moura; PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; FIGUEIREDO, Eberval Gadelha; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira de- Brain Abscess After Halo Fixation for the Cervical Spine(2017) LOPES, Arthur; ANDRADE, Almir; SILVA, Igor; PAIVA, Wellingson; BROCK, Roger; TEIXEIRA, ManoelBACKGROUND: Halo fixation is one of the possible treatments for cervical spine fractures. However, improper use of these devices may lead to many complications, such as pin loosening, halo dislocation, pin site infection, and intradural penetration. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 43-year-old man who first presented with a seizure and an altered level of consciousness 5 months after halo-vest placement for an odontoid fracture. Brain imaging showed a brain abscess, under the previous left parietal pin. The patient underwent abscess drainage and antibiotics were administered for 12 weeks. On hospital discharge, he presented with only mild impairments. CONCLUSIONS: Misapplication of halo fixation devices may lead to serious complications, including intracranial pin penetration and brain abscesses. Proper use of the recommended technique may decrease the risk for complications related to the procedure.