ROGER SCHMIDT BROCK
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- 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.
- Traumatic Lumbosacral Spondyloptosis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review(2018) YAMAKI, Vitor Nagai; MORAIS, Barbara Albuquerque; BROCK, Roger Schmidt; PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira de; TEIXEIRA, Manoel JacobsenA 4-year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department after having been buried beneath a wall. A computed tomography scan revealed anterior grade V L5-S1 spondylolisthesis, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a traumatic rupture of the fibrous annulus of the L5-S1 intervertebral disc and lesion of the anterior longitudinal and yellow ligaments. The patient underwent anterior and posterior fixation. Four months later she was able to walk independently, despite a persistent left foot drop. Additionally, we conducted a literature review on lumbosacral spondyloptosis in the pediatric population published between 1990 and 2017. We found 16 cases, 86.6% of which were male, with a mean patient age of 16 +/- 5.05 years. Most patients underwent spine instrumentation. Based on the data reviewed, the neurological status at admission might be a valid predictor of outcome. Pedicle screws are a safe and reliable procedure for stable fixation of the spine in these cases. The removal of screws is discouraged. (c) 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.
- Intraoperative Ultrasonography for Definition of Less Invasive Surgical Technique in Patients with Chiari Type I Malformation(2017) BROCK, Roger Schmidt; TARICCO, Mario Augusto; OLIVEIRA, Matheus Fernandes de; OLIVEIRA, Marcelo de Lima; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; BOR-SENG-SHU, EdsonINTRODUCTION: Chiari malformation type I (CM) is the main congenital malformation disease of the craniovertebral junction. The ideal surgical treatment is still controversial. Invasive procedures inside the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space and associated with dural repair are considered the gold standard; however, less invasive surgery with isolated bone decompression without dural opening may be possible in selected patients. Our study evaluates the efficacy of intraoperative CSF flow measurement with ultrasonography (USG) as a determining parameter in the selection of these patients. METHODS: We analyzed prospectively 49 patients with CM operated on at the Hospital das Clinicas, College of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo. Patients underwent decompressive surgery with or without opening of the dura mater after intraoperative USG measuring flow rate. A value of 3 cm/second was considered a cutoff. Quality of life before and after surgery and the improvement of neck pain and headache were evaluated. RESULTS: Among 49 patients enrolled, 36 patients (73%) had CSF flow >3 cm/second and did not undergo duraplasty. In 13 patients (27%) with initial flow <3 cm/second, dural opening was performed together with duraplasty. All patients improved when preoperative and postoperative scores were compared, and all clinical parameters evaluated did not differ between both surgical groups. Patients submitted to bone decompression alone had a lower complication rate. CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative USG with measurement of CSF allows the proper selection of patients with CM for less invasive surgery with bone decompression without duraplasty.
- Quality of life in adult intradural primary spinal tumors: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey correlation with McCormick and Aminoff-Logue scales(2013) GUIRADO, Vinicius M. P.; TARICCO, Mario A.; NOBRE, Moacyr R. C.; COUTO JUNIOR, Euro B.; RIBAS, Eduardo S. C.; MELUZZI, Alexandre; BROCK, Roger S.; DIAS, Mario R. Pena; RODRIGUES, Rodrigo; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.Object. The most appropriate method to determine the quality of life of patients with intradural primary spinal tumors (IPSTs) is not still well established. Methods. Clinical data in 234 patients who underwent surgery for intradural spinal disease were collected prospectively. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), a generic score scale, was administered to 148 patients with IPSTs to demonstrate if the survey can be used to effectively evaluate these patients. Forty-eight patients were excluded because they did not complete the protocol. The study was finally conducted with 100 patients (45 male and 55 female) with IPSTs, and the results were compared with those of 2 other scales: the McCormick scale and the Aminoff-Logue scale. Results. Construct validity was demonstrated by confirming the hypothesized relationship between the scores of the SF-36 and the McCormick scale (p = 0.003), the Aminoff-Logue gait subscale (p = 0.025), the Aminoff-Logue micturition subscale (p = 0.013), and the Aminoff-Logue defecation subscale (p = 0.004). Reliability was demonstrated for all 8 SF-36 domain scales and the Physical Component Summary and the Mental Component Summary of the SF-36, where in each the Cronbach alpha satisfied the Nunnally criterion of > 0.85. Conclusions. The authors' results demonstrated that SF-36 provides valid and reliable data for patients with IPSTs and that the survey can be used appropriately to evaluate these patients.
- Motor corticospinal excitability abnormalities differ between distinct chronic low back pain syndromes(2023) SILVA, Marcelo Luiz da; FERNANDES, Ana Mercia; SILVA, Valquiria A.; GALHARDONI, Ricardo; FELAU, Valter; ARAUJO, Joaci O. de; JR, Jefferson Rosi; BROCK, Roger S.; KUBOTA, Gabriel T.; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.; YENG, Lin T.; ANDRADE, Daniel Ciampi deObjectives: It is not known whether cortical plastic changes reported in low-back pain (LBP) are present in all etiologies of LBP. Here we report on the assessment of patients with three LBP con-ditions: non-specific-LBP (ns-LBP), failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), and sciatica (Sc).Methods: Patients underwent a standardized assessment of clinical pain, conditioned pain mod-ulation (CPM), and measures of motor evoked potential (MEPs)-based motor corticospinal excit-ability (CE) by transcranial magnetic stimulation, including short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), and intracortical facilitation (ICF). Comparisons were also made with normative data from sex-and age-matched healthy volunteers.Results: 60 patients (42 women, 55.1 +/- 9.1 years old) with LBP were included (20 in each group). Pain intensity was higher in patients with neuropathic pain [FBSS (6.8 +/- 1.3), and Sc (6.4 +/- 1.4)] than in those with ns-LBP (4.7 +/- 1.0, P<0.001). The same was shown for pain interference (5.9 +/- 2.0, 5.9 +/- 1.8, 3.2 +/- 1.9, P<0.001), disability (16.4 +/- 3.3, 16.3 +/- 4.3, 10.4 +/- 4.3, P<0.001), and catastrophism (31.1 +/- 12.3, 33.0 +/- 10.4, 17.4 +/- 10.7, P<0.001) scores for FBSS, Sc, and ns-LBP groups, respectively. Patients with neuropathic pain (FBSS, Sc) had lower CPM (-14.8 +/- 1.9,-14.1 +/- 16.7, respectively) compared to ns-LBP (-25.4 +/- 16.6; P<0.02). 80.0% of the FBSS group had defective ICF compared to the other two groups (52.5% for ns-LBP, P=0.025 and 52.5% for Sc, P=0.046). MEPs (140%-rest motor threshold) were low in 50.0% of patients in the FBSS group com-pared to 20.0% of ns-LBP (P=0.018) and 15.0% of Sc (P=0.001) groups. Higher MEPs were corre-lated with mood scores (r=0.489), and with lower neuropathic pain symptom scores(r=-0.415) in FBSS.Conclusions: Different types of LBP were associated with different clinical, CPM and CE profiles, which were not uniquely related to the presence of neuropathic pain. These results highlight the need to further characterize patients with LBP in psychophysics and cortical neurophysiology studies.(c) 2023 The Author(s).
- The impact of traumatic herniated discs in cervical facets dislocations treatments: systematic review and meta-analysis(2022) ONISHI, Franz Jooji; DANIEL, Jefferson Walter; JOAQUIM, Andrei Fernandes; EVANGELISTA, Alecio Cristino; BERTOLINI, Eduardo de Freitas; DANTAS, Fernando Rolemberg; NETO, Eloy Rusafa; MUDO, Marcelo Luiz; BROCK, Roger; MILANO, Jeronimo Buzetti; BOTELHO, Ricardo VieiraBackground Traumatic facet dislocations in the subaxial cervical spine, also known as locked facets, are commonly associated with neurological deficits. The fear of the presence of an associated traumatic disc herniation and consequent neurological worsening usually causes a delay in the spinal realignment. This study's aim is an analysis of safety and efficacy when treating acute cervical traumatic facet dislocations using cranial-cervical traction or posterior open reduction and fixation in the presence of disc herniations. Methods Inclusion criteria addressed the following patient groups: (1) MRI diagnosis of traumatic cervical facet dislocations with disc herniation, (2) intervention: either cranial-cervical traction or posterior open reduction and fixation, (4) neurological outcomes after treatment, (5) adult 18 plus years of age, (6) sample sizes greater than 20 patients, (7) English language publication. The following databases and search tools were analyzed: MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Google Scholar, and the clinical trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov), October 2021. Results Six studies were found, 2 with posterior open reduction and fixation and 4 with cranial-cervical traction, totalizing 197 patients. Neurological worsening was reported only in 1 case (0.5%). Conclusions Traumatic disc herniation in cervical facet dislocations is not an absolute contraindication of cranial-cervical traction or posterior open reduction. Early realignment of the spine could bring more neurological benefits than waiting for an MRI or surgical discectomy. However, caution is needed in this review's data interpretation until prospective and well-designed studies are performed.
- Minor blunt cervical spine trauma associated with esophageal perforation and epidural empyema(2016) BEER-FURLAN, Andre; BROCK, Roger S.; MENDES, Lucas S.; MUTARELLI, Eduardo G.