LEANDRO TAVARES LUCATO
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Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/44 - Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética em Neurorradiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/44 - Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética em Neurorradiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Radiologic and histologic findings in Sjogren's sensory neuronopathy(2019) GRATIVVOL, Ronnyson Susano; CAVALCANTE, Wagner Cid Palmeira; VENTURA, Lais Maria Gomes de Brito; CALDAS, Vitor Marques; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; LOURENCO, Silvia Vanessa; HEISE, Carlos Otto; NITRINI, Ricardo
- Neuroimaging in cerebral small vessel disease: Update and new concepts(2017) SHIBUYA, Mika; LEITE, Claudia da Costa; LUCATO, Leandro TavaresABSTRACT. In recent years, small vessel disease (SVD) has been recognized for its major impact on cognitive impairment in elderly people, where it is often difficult to separate its effects from those of neurodegenerative diseases individually. SVD is a systemic disease, probably related to diffuse endothelial dysfunction, which affects the perforating arterioles, capillaries and venules in the brain. Although often asymptomatic, it is responsible for almost half of all dementia cases and a significant proportion of stroke cases. Imaging features found on magnetic resonance include recent small subcortical infarctions, lacunes of presumed vascular origin, white matter hyperintensity of presumed vascular origin, prominent perivascular spaces and cerebral microbleeds. The recognition of these imaging findings as a spectrum of the same disease caused by endothelial dysfunction of small cerebral vessels can allow an overall analysis of the disease and thus the development of more effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.
- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the osseous phase of Nasu-Hakola disease(2014) BRENNER, Christiana; SPECK-MARTINS, Carlos Eduardo; BRUM, Jaime Moritz; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; LEITE, Claudia da Costa
- Advances in diffuse glial tumors diagnosis(2023) GODOY, Luis Filipe de Souza; PAES, Vitor Ribeiro; AYRES, Aline Sgnolf; BANDEIRA, Gabriela Alencar; MORENO, Raquel Andrade; HIRATA, Fabiana de Campos Cordeiro; SILVA, Frederico Adolfo Benevides; NASCIMENTO, Felipe; CAMPOS NETO, Guilherme de Carvalho; GENTIL, Andre Felix; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; AMARO JUNIOR, Edson; YOUNG, Robert J.; MALHEIROS, Suzana Maria FleuryIn recent decades, there have been significant advances in the diagnosis of diffuse gliomas, driven by the integration of novel technologies. These advancements have deepened our understanding of tumor oncogenesis, enabling a more refined stratification of the biological behavior of these neoplasms. This progress culminated in the fifth edition of the WHO classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in 2021. This comprehensive review article aims to elucidate these advances within a multidisciplinary framework, contextualized within the backdrop of the new classification. This article will explore morphologic pathology and molecular/genetics techniques (immunohistochemistry, genetic sequencing, and methylation profiling), which are pivotal in diagnosis, besides the correlation of structural neuroimaging radiophenotypes to pathology and genetics. It briefly reviews the usefulness of tractography and functional neuroimaging in surgical planning. Additionally, the article addresses the value of other functional imaging techniques such as perfusion MRI, spectroscopy, and nuclear medicine in distinguishing tumor progression from treatment-related changes. Furthermore, it discusses the advantages of evolving diagnostic techniques in classifying these tumors, as well as their limitations in terms of availability and utilization. Moreover, the expanding domains of data processing, artificial intelligence, radiomics, and radiogenomics hold great promise and may soon exert a substantial influence on glioma diagnosis. These innovative technologies have the potential to revolutionize our approach to these tumors. Ultimately, this review underscores the fundamental importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in employing recent diagnostic advancements, thereby hoping to translate them into improved quality of life and extended survival for glioma patients.
- Susac syndrome(2014) FREUA, Fernando; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; VILLELA, Flavio; RABELLO, Getulio Dare
- Imaging features of neurotoxoplasmosis: A multiparametric approach, with emphasis on susceptibility-weighted imaging(2018) BENSON, John C.; CERVANTES, Gustavo; BARON, Thomas R.; TYAN, Andrew E.; FLANAGAN, Siobhan; LUCATO, Leandro T.; MCKINNEY, Alexander M.; OTT, FrederickBackground: Neurotoxoplasmosis is a common opportunistic infection in HIV/AIDS patients. Imaging identification of neurotoxoplasmosis assists in timely treatment. Purpose: To delineate the frequency of imaging abnormalities in patients with neurotoxoplasmosis on different MR sequences with a particular focus on SWI, and NCCT. Material and methods: The PACS database was retroactively searched over a 5-year period for patients with neurotoxoplasmosis who underwent MRI with SWI. Included patients had imaging features of neurotoxoplasmosis based on consensus review by two neuroradiologists, a clinical diagnosis of neurotoxoplasmosis at the time of MRI, and diagnostic confirmation based on positive serum or CSF serology or histopathology; 15 patients were included. The number of abnormal foci with restricted diffusion, increased FLAIR signal, intrinsic T1 hyperintensity, abnormal enhancement (CE-T1WI), and intrinsic hyperdensity on CT were recorded. Results: Intralesional susceptibility signal (ISS) foci on SWI were observed in 93.3% of patients with neurotoxoplasmosis (mean size 5.2 +/- 3.8 mm). The average number of ISS foci was 3.9 per patient; 3/15 (20.0%) had a single ISS. Amongst other MR sequences, hyperintense FLAIR foci were the most common abnormalities observed (12.4 lesions/patient), followed by enhancing foci (8.2 lesions/patient), foci of restricted diffusion (7.1 lesions/patient), and intrinsic T1 hyperintense foci (3.4 lesions/patient). Abnormalities were least frequently observed on NCCT: abnormalities were identified in 5/15 (33.3%) patients, at a rate of 0.4 lesions/patient. Conclusion: ISS foci are present in the vast majority of neurotoxoplasmosis patients, likely representing hemorrhage. The incidence and frequency of other abnormal foci are highest on FLAIR, and lowest on NCCT.
- Reverse crossed cerebellar diaschisis in status epilepticus: case report(2020) BRITO, Marcelo Houat De; GRATIVVOL, Ronnyson Susano; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares; PINTO, Lecio Figueira
- 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.
- Subacute Partially Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Expands the Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome Phenotype(2023) BARCELOS, Isabella Peixoto de; BUENO, Clarissa; GODOY, Luis Filipe S.; PESSOA, Andre; COSTA, Larissa A.; MONTI, Fernanda C.; SOUZA-CABRAL, Katiane; LISTIK, Clarice; CASTRO, Diego; DELLA-RIPA, Bruno; FREUA, Fernando; PIRES, Lais C.; KRUGER, Lia T.; GHERPELLI, Jose Luiz D.; PIAZZON, Flavia B.; MONTEIRO, Fabiola P.; LUCATO, Leandro T.; KOK, FernandoObjective: To report a series of atypical presentations of Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome. Methods: Clinical, neuroimaging, and genetic data. Results: We report a series of six unrelated patients (five males) with a subacute loss of developmental milestones, pyramidal signs, and regression of communication abilities, with onset at ages ranging from 7 to 20 months, reaching a nadir after 4 to 24 weeks. A remarkable improvement of lost abilities occurred in the follow-up, and they remained with residual spasticity and dysarthria but preserved cognitive function. Immunization or febrile illness occurred before disease onset in all patients. CSF was normal in two patients, and in four, borderline or mild lymphocytosis was present. A brain CT scan disclosed a subtle basal ganglia calcification in one of six patients. Brain MRI showed asymmetric signal abnormalities of white matter with centrum semi-ovale involvement in five patients and a diffuse white matter abnormality with contrast enhancement in one. Four patients were diagnosed and treated for acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Brain imaging was markedly improved with one year or more of follow-up (average of 7 years), but patients remained with residual spasticity and dysarthria without cognitive impairment. Demyelination relapse occurred in a single patient four years after the first event. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed in all patients: four of them disclosed biallelic pathogenic variants in RNASEH2B (three homozygous p.Ala177Thr and one compound heterozygous p.Ala177Thr/p.Gln58*) and in two of them the same homozygous deleterious variants in RNASEH2A (p.Ala249Val). Conclusions: This report expands the phenotype of AGS to include subacute developmental regression with partial clinical and neuroimaging improvement. Those clinical features might be misdiagnosed as ADEM.
- Calcified intracranial tuberculomas as sequelae of pediatric neurotuberculosis(2021) RIMKUS, Carolina de Medeiros; MIRANDA, Thiago Augusto Vasconcelos; LUCATO, Leandro Tavares