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Volumetric and Linear Imaging Response After Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma Open

PCT Costa, Mavilde Arantes, Artur Aguiar · 2025

Time perception of attractive male faces and voices: The role of women’s menstrual cycle Open

Nuno Fernandes, Sandra C. Soares, Mavilde Arantes, Joana Arantes · 2025

Accurate time measurement is essential for organisms to synchronize their internal biological cycles with the external environment, crucial for reproductive success and survival. This study examines fluctuations in time perception across d…

Metastatic Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma at Diagnosis: A Case Report Open

Isabel Miguel, Mavilde Arantes, Rafael Matias, Ana M. Ferreira, Mariana Afonso · 2024

Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a rare and aggressive neoplasm composed of epithelioid cells arranged in strands and nests embedded in a highly sclerotic collagenous stroma. We report a case of a 36-year-old man who started wi…

MUCINOUS AND SIGNET RING CELL RECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA WITH ISOLATED BONE MARROW DISSEMINATION: A CASE REPORT Open

Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva, Beatriz Dias Rosa, Mavilde Arantes, Gustavo dos Santos Fernandes, Gilberto Melo , et al. · 2024

AGENESIS OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA IN A PATIENT UNDERGOING RESTORATIVE RECTOSIGMOIDECTOMY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER: A CASE REPORT AND ITS SURGICAL IMPLICATIONS Open

Fernanda Garcia de Carvalho Pereira, Mavilde Arantes, Leonardo Santos Viana, Renata de Souza Guerra, Beatriz Dias Rosa , et al. · 2024

Extramedullary Intradural Primary Spinal Angiosarcoma: A Case Study Open

Miguel Catalo, Mariana Afonso, Ana Verdelho, Artur Aguiar, Mavilde Arantes · 2024

Angiosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, namely when it presents as a primary intradural extramedullary spinal neoplasm, with only one case of non-vertebral origin reported in the literature. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman w…

Basal Ganglia’s influence on awake test in carotid endarterectomy Open

Barbara Roque-Carvalho, Juliana Pereira-Macedo, Mavilde Arantes, J. S. Sousa, Lara Romana-Dias , et al. · 2024

An ARWMC-BG score above 2 predicts positive intraoperative "awake tests" in CEA with RA, constituting a reliable tool to stratify patients according to their risk of adverse events. However, larger prospective cohorts are needed to validat…

Thalamic Ganglioglioma Treated With Radical Radiotherapy: A Rare Location and an Exclusive Form of Treatment Open

Luísa Samarão, Artur Aguiar, Manuel Jácome, Miguel Carneiro de Moura, Mavilde Arantes · 2024

Gangliogliomas (GG) are rare primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. These CNS tumors are more commonly located at the supratentorial level. The treatment of choice for these tumors is surgical resection, and the role of radiotherapy …

Age-related white matter change disease predicts long-term cerebrovascular morbidity following carotid endarterectomy Open

D. Azenha, Mavilde Arantes, Juliana Pereira-Macedo, Lara Romana-Dias, Piotr Myrcha , et al. · 2024

Higher grades of ARWMC score in the basal ganglia were related to a significant increase in the risk of adverse cardiovascular events, such as stroke, MACE, AHF and all-cause mortality. This study suggests that ARWMC may have potential as …

Stereotactic anatomy of the third ventricle Open

Alexandra Campos da Silva, Susana M. Silva, Hélio Alves, Diogo Cunha-Cabral, Filipe F. Pinto , et al. · 2024

Purpose Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a surgical procedure that can lead to complications and requires detailed preoperative planning. This study aimed to provide a more accurate understanding of the anatomy of the third ventri…

Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma of the Spine: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Entity Open

João A.C. Lima, Andreia Coutada, Mariana Afonso, Artur Aguiar, Mavilde Arantes · 2023

Meningioma Presenting With Intratumoral Hemorrhage on Active Surveillance Open

Rafael Matias, Mavilde Arantes, Júlia Azevedo, Manuel Jácome, Artur Aguiar · 2023

Radical external radiotherapy of a solitary plasmacytoma of C1 Open

Sara Zorro, Mavilde Arantes, Diana C. Gomes, Isabel Oliveira, Ângelo Oliveira · 2022

Pachymeningeal carcinomatosis: an unusual location of metastization of adenoid cystic carcinoma Open

André M. Pires, Cláudia Vieira, Manuel Jácome, Diana Moreira, Mavilde Arantes · 2020

Brain metastases from breast cancer Open

Joana Santos, Joana Arantes, Eduarda Carneiro, Diana L. Santos Ferreira, Susana M. Silva , et al. · 2020

Based on the BC subtype it is possible to make a prediction about the prognosis of the disease and some imaging features of the BM, but not about their pattern of distribution. These data support further research concerning prevention, ear…

Alterations in functional connectivity are associated with white matter lesions and information processing efficiency in multiple sclerosis Open

José Miguel Soares, Raquel Díaz-Meco Conde, Ricardo Magalhães, Paulo Marques, Rosana Magalhães , et al. · 2020

Curricular changes: the impact on medical students knowledge of neuroanatomy Open

Mavilde Arantes, José Paulo Andrade, Joselina Barbosa, Maria Amélia Ferreira · 2020

Background Although neuroanatomy is considered an essential requirement in medical curriculum, its teaching has undergone many changes in recent years, with most medical schools starting to implement an integrated approach. The current pap…

Tools and resources for neuroanatomy education: a systematic review Open

Mavilde Arantes, Joana Arantes, Maria Amélia Ferreira · 2018

Our work highlight the progressive interest in the study of neuroanatomy teaching tools over the last years, as evidenced from the number of publications and highlight the need to consider new tools, coping with technological development i…

Analysis of imaging characteristics, incidence, and prognosis of brain metastases from thyroid cancer Open

Mafalda Sampaio-Alves, Eduarda Carneiro, Diana Ferreira, Isabel Torres, Susana M. Silva , et al. · 2017

Aim: The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence, imaging characteristics, and prognosis of parenchymal brain metastases originating in thyroid cancer. Introduction: While thyroid cancer is a relatively common type of …

Imaging features of brain metastases from testicular cancer Open

Ana Filipa Pinto, Susana M. Silva, Eduarda Carneiro, Diana L. Santos Ferreira, Joaquina Maurício , et al. · 2017

Aim: This study aimed to clarify the involvement of epigenetic modifications in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia development and analyse the therapeutic potential of epigenetic modulators.Introduction: CLL is the most common type of leukaemia…

Neuroimaging analysis of rare brain metastases from prostate cancer Open

Juliana Pereira-Macedo, Eduarda Carneiro, Diana Ferreira, Ana Verdelho, Luís Pedro Afonso , et al. · 2017

Aim: Our main study focus was to evaluate the incidence, imaging characteristics, and prognosis of parenchymal brain metastases originating from prostatic tumors. Introduction: Prostate cancer is considered the second most commonly diagnos…

Differences in the Students’ Perceptions on the Teaching of Neuroanatomy in a Medical Curriculum Organized by Disciplines and an Integrated Medical Curriculum Open

Mavilde Arantes, Joselina Barbosa, Maria Amélia Ferreira · 2017

Introduction: On the subject of curriculum reform, most European medical schools are moving away from an educational approach consisting of discipline-based courses to an integrated curriculum. The aim of this study was to compare, in the …

Changing Times in Undergraduate Studies on Neuroanatomy Open

Mavilde Arantes, Maria Amélia Ferreira · 2016

Undergraduate medical curricula are currently undergoing a process of reform, with such changes including the field of neuroanatomy. In this context, the purpose of our study was to assess the status of undergraduate neuroanatomy studies i…

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