CLAUDIA DA COSTA LEITE
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Departamento de Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/44 - Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética em Neurorradiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
LIM/44 - Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética em Neurorradiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
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- Gasserian ganglion neurosarcoidosis mimicking trigeminal schwannoma(2015) LYRA, Tatiana Goyanna; LEE, Hae Won; VELLUTINI, Eduardo de Arnaldo Silva; MARTIN, Maria da Graca Moraes; CARDOSO, Ana Paula Torres; GODOY, Luis Filipe de Souza; CERRI, Giovanni Guido; LEITE, Claudia da Costa
conferenceObject Increased Insula Activity Is Associated with Improved Mood in Healthy Subjects on Clomipramine(2015) BUSATTO, Geraldo; PHILLIPS, Mary L.; CERQUEIRA, Carlos T.; ZILBERMAN, Monica; LOBO, Daniela; HENNA, Elaine; TAVARES, Hermano; AMARO, Edson; LEITE, Claudia C.; GORENSTEIN, Clarice; GENTIL, Valentim; ALMEIDA, Jorge R. C.- Analysis of the posterior cingulate cortex with [ 18 F]FDG-PET and Naa/mI in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Correlations and differences between the two methods(2015) COUTINHO, Artur M.N.; PORTO, Fábio H.G.; ZAMPIERI, Poliana F.; OTADUY, Maria C.; PERROCO, Tíbor R.; OLIVEIRA, Maira O.; NUNES, Rafael F.; PINHEIRO, Toulouse Leusin; BOTTINO, Cassio M.C.; LEITE, Claudia C.; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos A.ABSTRACT Reduction of regional brain glucose metabolism (rBGM) measured by [18F]FDG-PET in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) has been associated with a higher conversion rate from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) is a potential biomarker that has disclosed Naa/mI reductions within the PCC in both MCI and AD. Studies investigating the relationships between the two modalities are scarce. OBJECTIVE To evaluate differences and possible correlations between the findings of rBGM and NAA/mI in the PCC of individuals with AD, MCI and of cognitively normal volunteers. METHODS Patients diagnosed with AD (N=32) or MCI (N=27) and cognitively normal older adults (CG, N=28), were submitted to [18F]FDG-PET and MRS to analyze the PCC. The two methods were compared and possible correlations between the modalities were investigated. RESULTS The AD group exhibited rBGM reduction in the PCC when compared to the CG but not in the MCI group. MRS revealed lower NAA/mI values in the AD group compared to the CG but not in the MCI group. A positive correlation between rBGM and NAA/mI in the PCC was found. NAA/mI reduction in the PCC differentiated AD patients from control subjects with an area under the ROC curve of 0.70, while [18F]FDG-PET yielded a value of 0.93. CONCLUSION rBGM and Naa/mI in the PCC were positively correlated in patients with MCI and AD. [18F]FDG-PET had greater accuracy than MRS for discriminating AD patients from controls.
- The association of post-stroke anhedonia with salivary cortisol levels and stroke lesion in hippocampal/parahippocampal region(2015) TERRONI, Luisa; AMARO JR., Edson; IOSIFESCU, Dan V.; MATTOS, Patricia; YAMAMOTO, Fabio I.; TINONE, Gisela; CONFORTO, Adriana B.; SOBREIRO, Matildes F. M.; GUAJARDO, Valeri D.; LUCIA, Mara Cristina S. De; MOREIRA, Ayrton C.; SCAFF, Milberto; LEITE, Claudia C.; FRAGUAS, RenerioBackground: Anhedonia constitutes a coherent construct, with neural correlates and negative clinical impact, independent of depression. However, little is known about the neural correlates of anhedonia in stroke patients. In this study, we investigated the association of post-stroke anhedonia with salivary cortisol levels and stroke location and volume. Patients and methods: A psychiatrist administered the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition to identify anhedonia in 36 inpatients, without previous depression, consecutively admitted in a neurology clinic in the first month after a first-ever ischemic stroke. Salivary cortisol levels were assessed in the morning, evening, and after a dexamethasone suppression test. We used magnetic resonance imaging and a semi-automated brain morphometry method to assess stroke location, and the MRIcro program according to the Brodmann Map to calculate the lesion volume. Results: Patients with anhedonia had significantly larger diurnal variation (P-value =0.017) and higher morning levels of salivary cortisol (1,671.9 +/- 604.0 ng/dL versus 1,103.9 +/- 821.9 ng/dL; P-value =0.022), and greater stroke lesions in the parahippocampal gyrus (Brodmann area 36) compared to those without anhedonia (10.14 voxels; standard deviation +/- 17.72 versus 0.86 voxels; standard deviation +/- 4.64; P-value =0.027). The volume of lesion in the parahippocampal gyrus (Brodmann area 36) was associated with diurnal variation of salivary cortisol levels (rho=0.845; P-value =0.034) only in anhedonic patients. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that anhedonia in stroke patients is associated with the volume of stroke lesion in the parahippocampal gyrus and with dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
bookPart Métodos de Imagem em Neurologia(2015) LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; LEITE, Claudia da Costa; BACHESCHI, Luiz Alberto- Bimodal Effect of Lithium Plasma Levels on Hippocampal Glutamate Concentrations in Bipolar II Depression: A Pilot Study(2015) ZANETTI, Marcus V.; OTADUY, Maria C.; SOUSA, Rafael T. de; GATTAZ, Wagner F.; BUSATTO, Geraldo F.; LEITE, Claudia C.; MACHADO-VIEIRA, RodrigoBackground: The hippocampus has been highly implicated in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD). Nevertheless, no study has longitudinally evaluated hippocampal metabolite levels in bipolar depression under treatment with lithium. Methods: Nineteen medication-free BD patients (78.9% treatment-naive and 73.7% with BD type II) presenting an acute depressive episode and 17 healthy controls were studied. Patients were treated for 6 weeks with lithium in an open-label trial. N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), creatine, choline, myo-Inositol, and glutamate levels were assessed in the left hippocampus before (week 0) and after (week 6) lithium treatment using 3T proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). The metabolite concentrations were estimated using internal water as reference and voxel segmentation for partial volume correction. Results: At baseline, acutely depressed BD patients and healthy controls exhibited similar hippocampal metabolites concentrations, with no changes after 6 weeks of lithium monotherapy. A significant correlation between antidepressant efficacy and increases in NAA concentration over time was observed. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between the changes in glutamate concentrations over follow-up and plasma lithium levels at endpoint. Mixed effects model analysis revealed a bimodal effect of lithium plasma levels in hippocampal glutamate concentrations: levels of 0.2 to 0.49 mmol/L (n=9) were associated with a decrease in glutamate concentrations, whereas the subgroup of BD subjects with ""standard"" lithium levels (>= 0.50 mmol/L; n = 10) showed an overall increase in glutamate concentrations over time. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that lithium has a bimodal action in hippocampal glutamate concentration depending on the plasma levels.
conferenceObject Myo-Inositol Reduction in Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study(2015) BATISTUZZO, Marcelo; HOEXTER, Marcelo; COSTA, Fabiana; SHAVITT, Roseli; LOPES, Antonio; CAPPI, Carolina; MATHIS, Alice De; NATASHA, Senc O.; HENNING, Anke; PASTORELLO, Bruno; LEITE, Claudia; MIGUEL, Euripedes; OTADUY, Maria- Anti-MOG (Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein)-Positive Severe Optic Neuritis with Optic Disc Ischaemia and Macular Star(2015) MOURA, Frederico Castelo; SATO, Douglas Kazutoshi; RIMKUS, Carolina Medeiros; APOSTOLOS-PEREIRA, Samira Luisa; OLIVEIRA, Luana Michelli de; LEITE, Claudia Costa; FUJIHARA, Kazuo; MONTEIRO, Mario Luiz Ribeiro; CALLEGARO, DagobertoA 44-year-old man presented with severe right visual loss. The right fundus examination showed marked optic disc oedema associated with partial macular star. Serological blood tests for infectious agents were all negative. Serum aquaporin-4 antibody was negative but anti-MOG (myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein) was positive. Magnetic resonance revealed extensive lesion in right optic nerve. There was no visual improvement after intravenous therapy. Patient had no further attacks after follow-up. Optic disc oedema with macular star is found in several infectious and non-inflammatory disorders, but it has not been reported in optic neuritis (ON) associated with autoantibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (anti-MOG).
- Neuroimaging in dementias(2015) LEITE, Claudia da Costa; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos Alberto; BALTHAZAR, Marcio Luiz Figueredo
- Giant symptomatic capillary telangiectasia of the brain(2015) ANDRADE, Celi Santos; GATTAS, Gabriel Scarabotolo; ROSAS, Ana Luisa; LEITE, Claudia da Costa