Open AccessEfeitos imediatos dos gangliosídeos cerebrais em neuropatias periféricas: avaliação eletromiográfica
Author(s) -
Francisco Forti,
Pedro Tannous
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Language(s) - Portuguese
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1678-4227
pISSN - 0004-282X
DOI - 10.1590/s0004-282x1984000400007
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , nerve conduction velocity , peripheral , peripheral neuropathy , anesthesia , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , surgery , endocrinology
The effects of the cerebral cortex gangliosides have been studied in fifteen patients with peripheral neuropathies through the results of electromyographic examination. The patients were divided into two groups: A--peripheral neuropathy of alcoholic etiology (seven patients); D--peripheral neuropathy of diabetes etiology (eight patients). The medication has been administered 20 mg/day intramuscularly during twenty days. At the end of that period it was verified: 1) a discrete increase of the motor conduction velocity in the patients of the group A; 2) the sensitive conduction velocity was inaltered in both groups; 3) a favourable therapeutic response (global evaluation) in three patients of group A, and in three of group D; they represent 40% of the total number of patients studied. For the control of therapeutical effects of the medication the authors suggest a more prolonged period of administration of the medication in hospitalized patients submitted to periodic electromyographic examinations.