DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/45 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Neurocirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/45 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Neurocirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Normative values of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in a Brazilian population sample: discrete and regression-based norms(2018) DAMASCENO, Alfredo; AMARAL, Juliana Machado Santiago dos Santos; BARREIRA, Amilton Antunes; BECKER, Jefferson; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; CAMPANHOLO, Kenia Repiso; DAMASCENO, Luciana Azevedo; DINIZ, Denise Sisterolli; FRAGOSO, Yara Dadalti; FRANCO, Paula S.; FINKELSZTEJN, Alessandro; JORGE, Frederico M. H.; LANA-PEIXOTO, Marco Aurelio; MATTA, Andre Palma da Cunha; MENDONCA, Andreia Costa Rabelo; NOAL, Janaina; PAES, Renata Alves; PAPAIS-ALVARENGA, Regina Maria; PEREIRA, Adriana Gutterres; SPEDO, Carina Tellaroli; DAMASCENO, Benito PereiraObjective: Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis. The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB-N) was developed to assess cognitive functions most-frequently impaired in multiple sclerosis. However, normative values are lacking in Brazil. Therefore, we aimed to provide continuous and discrete normative values for the BRB-N in a Brazilian population sample. Methods: We recruited 285 healthy individuals from the community at 10 Brazilian sites and applied the BRB-N version A in 237 participants and version B in 48 participants. Continuous norms were calculated with multiple-regression analysis. Results: Mean raw scores and the 5th percentile for each neuropsychological measure are provided, stratified by age and educational level. Healthy participants' raw scores were converted to scaled scores, which were regressed on age, sex and education, yielding equations that can be used to calculate predicted scores. Conclusion: Our normative data allow a more widespread use of the BRB-N in clinical practice and research.
- MOG-IgG-Associated Optic Neuritis, Encephalitis, and Myelitis: Lessons Learned From Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder(2018) PASSOS, Giordani Rodrigues dos; OLIVEIRA, Luana Michelli; COSTA, Bruna Klein da; APOSTOLOS-PEREIRA, Samira Luisa; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; FUJIHARA, Kazuo; SATO, Douglas KazutoshiAntibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-IgG) have been found in some cases diagnosed as seronegative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). MOG-IgG allowed the identification of a subgroup with a clinical course distinct from that of NMOSD patients who are seropositive for aquaporin-4-IgG antibodies. MOG-IgG is associated with a wider clinical phenotype, not limited to NMOSD, with the majority of cases presenting with optic neuritis (ON), encephalitis with brain demyelinating lesions, and/or myelitis. Therefore, we propose the term MOG-IgG-associated Optic Neuritis, Encephalitis, and Myelitis (MONEM). Depending on the clinical characteristics, these patients may currently be diagnosed with NMOSD, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, pediatric multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, or ON. With specific cell-based assays, MOG-IgG is emerging as a potential biomarker of inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. We review the growing body of evidence on MONEM, focusing on its clinical aspects.
- Reducing infection risk in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a Brazilian reference center's approach(2022) GOMES, Ana Beatriz Ayroza Galvao Ribeiro; FEO, Lucas Bueno; SILVA, Guilherme Diogo; DISSEROL, Caio Cesar Diniz; PAOLILO, Renata Barbosa; LARA, Amanda Nazareth; TONACIO, Adriana Coracini; MENDES, Maria Fernanda; PEREIRA, Samira Luisa Apostolos; CALLEGARO, DagobertoBackground Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are the most common autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). They present chronic relapsing courses that demand treatment with disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) to prevent inflammatory activity. Disease-modifying drugs lead to immunomodulation or immunosuppression through diverse mechanisms (e.g., shifting lymphocyte and cytokine profile, suppressing specific lymphocyte subpopulations). Thus, patients are more prone to infectious complications and associated worsening of disease. Objective To present feasible strategies for mitigating the infection risk of MS and NMOSD treated patients. Methods Targeted literature review concerning the management of infection risk with an emphasis on vaccination, therapy-specific measures, and particularities of the Brazilian endemic infectious diseases' scenario. Conclusion We propose a vaccination schedule, infectious screening routine, and prophylactic measures based on the current scientific evidence. Awareness of emergent tropical diseases is necessary due to evidence of demyelinating events and possible parainfectious cases of MS and NMOSD.
- Leukoencephalopathy resolution after atypical mycobacterial treatment: a case report(2015) OLIVEIRA, Marcos C. B.; SATO, Douglas Kazutoshi; SOARES-NETO, Herval R.; LUCATO, Leandro T.; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; NITRINI, Ricardo; MEDEIROS, Raphael S. S.; MISU, Tatsuro; FUJIHARA, Kazuo; CASTRO, Luiz H.Background: Association of leukoencephalopathy and atypical mycobacteriosis has been rarely reported. We present a case that is relevant for its unusual presentation and because it may shed further light on the pathogenic mechanisms underlying reversible encephalopathies. Case report: We report the case of a Hispanic 64-year-old woman with cognitive decline and extensive leukoencephalopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed white-matter lesions with increased water diffusivity, without blood-brain-barrier disruption. Brain biopsy showed tissue rarefaction with vacuolation, mild inflammation, few reactive astrocytes and decreased aquaporin water-channel expression in the lesions. Six months later, she was diagnosed with atypical mycobacterial pulmonary infection. Brain lesions resolved after antimycobacterial treatment. Conclusion: We hypothesize leukoencephalopathic changes and vasogenic edema were associated with decreased aquaporin expression. Further studies should clarify if reversible leukoencephalopathy has a causal relationship with decreased aquaporin expression and atypical mycobacterial infection, and mechanisms underlying leukoencephalopathy resolution after antimycobacterial treatment. This article may contribute to the understanding of pathogenic mechanisms underlying magnetic resonance imaging subcortical lesions and edema, which remain incompletely understood.
- THE ASSOCIATION OF TWO RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES: A MULTICENTRE STUDY OF 16 PATIENTS WITH ACHR ANTIBODY MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND AQP4 ANTIBODY NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA SPECTRUM DISORDER(2012) LEITE, M. I.; COUTINHO, E.; CALLEGARO, D.; LANA-PEIXOTO, M.; WATERS, P.; SATO, D.; MELAMUD, L.; GRAHAM, A.; VINCENT, A.; PALACE, J.
- Longitudinal analysis of verbal episodic memory in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis(2018) BOA, Izadora Nogueira Fonte; RIMKUS, Carolina de Medeiros; COMPANHOLO, Kenia Repiso; PEREIRA, Samira Luisa Apostolos; JUNQUEIRA, Thiago de Faria; MACHADO, Melissa de Almeida Rodrigues; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; OTACLUY, Maria Concepcion Garcia; LEITE, Claudia da Costa; MIOTTO, Eliane CorreaObjective: A 4.5-year follow-up study was conducted to characterize baseline verbal episodic memory (VEM) and its behavior and to assess the effects of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) on this domain. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with RRMS underwent two neuropsychological assessments performed an average of 4.5 years apart. Twenty-six control participants underwent a single neuropsychological assessment. A significance level of p < 0.005 was adopted to denote a significant difference between the groups on the Mann Whitney and Wilcoxon paired statistical analyses. Results: No statistical difference was found in the results of the VEM tests between the first and second neuropsychological assessments of the patients. However, a statistical difference was evident between the patient and control groups in the results of the VEM tests. Conclusion: The patient group showed changes in the VEM relative to the control group.After approximately 4.5 years of disease, the patient performance on the VEM stabilized or improved.
- Oral fingolimod to treat multiple sclerosis: see your cardiologist first(2014) SATO, Douglas Kazutoshi; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto
- Pearls & Oy-sters: A curable myopathy manifesting as exercise intolerance and respiratory failure(2018) SILVA, Andre M. S.; MENDONCA, Rodrigo H.; SOARES, Diogo C.; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; CALDAS, Vitor M.; PERISSINOTTI, Iago N.; CARVALHO, Mary S.; ZANOTELI, Edmar
- Brazilian Consensus for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: Brazilian Academy of Neurology and Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis(2018) MARQUES, Vanessa Daccach; PASSOS, Giordani Rodrigues dos; MENDES, Maria Fernando; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; LANA-PEIXOTO, Marco Aurelio; COMINI-FROTA, Elizabeth Regina; VASCONCELOS, Claudia Cristina Ferreira; SATO, Douglas Kazutoshi; FERREIRA, Maria Lucia Brito; PAROLIN, Monica Koncke Fiuza; DAMASCENO, Alfredo; GRZESIUK, Anderson Kuntz; MUNIZ, Andre; MATTA, Andre Palma da Cunha; OLIVEIRA, Bianca Etelvina Santos de; TAUI, Carlos Bernardo; MACIEL, Damacio Ramon Kaimen; DINIZ, Denise Sisteroli; CORREA, Eber Castro; CORONETTI, Fernando; JORGE, Frederico M. H.; SATO, Henry Koiti; GONCALVES, Marcus Vinicius Magno; SOUSA, Nise Alessandra de C.; NOSCIMENTO, Osvaldo J. M.; GAMA, Paulo Diniz da; DOMINGUES, Renan; SIMM, Renato Faria; THOMAZ, Rodrigo Barbosa; MORALES, Rogerio de Rizo; DIAS, Ronaldo Maciel; APOSTOLOS-PEREIRA, Samira dos; MACHADO, Suzana Costa Nunes; JUNQUEIRA, Thiago de Faria; BECKER, JeffersonThe expanding therapeutic arsenal in multiple sclerosis (MS) has allowed for more effective and personalized treatment, but the choice and management of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) is becoming increasingly complex. In this context, experts from the Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and the Neuroimmunology Scientific Department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology have convened to establish this Brazilian Consensus for the Treatment of MS, based on their understanding that neurologists should be able to prescribe MS DMTs according to what is better for each patient, based on up-to-date evidence and practice. We herein propose practical recommendations for the treatment of MS, with the main focus on the choice and management of DMTs, as well as present a review of the scientific rationale supporting therapeutic strategies in MS.
- Seronegative Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum - The challenges on disease definition and pathogenesis(2014) SATO, Douglas Kazutoshi; CALLEGARO, Dagoberto; LANA-PEIXOTO, Marco Aurelio; NAKASHIMA, Ichiro; FUJIHARA, KazuoNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are characterized by severe optic neuritis and/or longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis, and some brain lesions are also unique to NMOSD. Serum autoantibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4) are detected in most cases of NMOSD. However, some patients with NMOSD remain seronegative despite repetitive testing during attacks with highly sensitive cell-based assays. The differential diagnosis of NMOSD is not restricted to multiple sclerosis and it includes many diseases that can produce longitudinally extensive myelitis and/or optic neuritis. We review the clinical features, imaging, and laboratory findings that can be helpful on the diagnostic work-up, discuss the differences between AQP4 antibody positive and negative patients with NMOSD, including features of NMOSD with antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.