2019
Effects of Maternal Psychopathology and Education Level on Neurocognitive Development in Infants of Adolescent Mothers Living in Poverty in Brazil
Shephard E, Fatori D, Mauro L, de Medeiros Filho M, Hoexter M, Chiesa A, Fracolli L, Brentani H, Ferraro A, Nelson C, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Effects of Maternal Psychopathology and Education Level on Neurocognitive Development in Infants of Adolescent Mothers Living in Poverty in Brazil. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 4: 925-934. PMID: 31345780, PMCID: PMC6863387, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow maternal educationMaternal psychopathologyAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMaternal anxietyNeurocognitive developmentInfant neurodevelopmentAdolescent mothersMaternal educationHyperactivity disorderInfant neurocognitive developmentMonths of ageResting-state electroencephalographyCluster-based permutation testingEducation levelOscillatory powerEarly brain developmentMaternal symptomsRisk factorsConnectivity alterationsEarly neurocognitive developmentOscillatory connectivityRelative theta powerFunctional connectivityBrain developmentPilot study
2016
Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways
Cappi C, Brentani H, Lima L, Sanders SJ, Zai G, Diniz BJ, Reis VN, Hounie AG, Conceição do Rosário M, Mariani D, Requena GL, Puga R, Souza-Duran FL, Shavitt RG, Pauls DL, Miguel EC, Fernandez TV. Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e764-e764. PMID: 27023170, PMCID: PMC4872454, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsPPI networkPathway analysisProtein-protein interaction networkGenome-wide association studiesNovo single nucleotide variantsParticular biological pathwaysRare genetic variationDisease gene prioritizationDirect molecular interactionWhole-exome sequencing studiesGene discoveryNetwork genesSpecific risk genesNetwork enrichmentGenetic variationInteraction networksGene prioritizationCandidate genesAssociation studiesBiological pathwaysSequencing platformsSequencing studiesWhole-exome sequencingGenes
2009
Neuropsychological Outcome of Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study
Taub A, Lopes A, Fuentes D, D'Alcante C, de Mathis M, Canteras M, Siviero M, Greenberg B, Norén G, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Cecílio S, Savage C, Rasmussen S, Miguel E. Neuropsychological Outcome of Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2009, 21: 393-397. PMID: 19996247, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive patientsProfound cognitive deficitsAbstract reasoningNeuropsychological batteryRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive deficitsNeuropsychological outcomesGamma knife capsulotomyMemoryVocabularyPilot studyDeficitsReasoningLearningDisordersAttentionBatteriesTreatment of Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy: A Pilot Prospective Study
Lopes A, Greenberg B, Norén G, Canteras M, Busatto G, de Mathis M, Taub A, D'Alcante C, Hoexter M, Gouvea F, Cecconi J, Gentil A, Ferrão Y, Fuentes D, de Castro C, Leite C, Salvajoli J, Duran F, Rasmussen S, Miguel E. Treatment of Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy: A Pilot Prospective Study. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2009, 21: 381-392. PMID: 19996246, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistant obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsAdverse effectsPilot prospective studyObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsAdverse eventsProspective studyObsessive-compulsive disorderStereotactic radiosurgeryDepressive symptomsDisorder patientsSide effectsConventional treatmentCapsulotomyTherapeutic promisePatientsOCD patientsTreatmentSurgeryRadiosurgerySymptomsMonths
2008
Gamma ventral capsulotomy for treatment of resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A structural MRI pilot prospective study
Cecconi J, Lopes A, de Souza Duran F, Santos L, Hoexter M, Gentil A, Canteras M, de Castro C, Norén G, Greenberg B, Rauch S, Busatto G, Miguel E. Gamma ventral capsulotomy for treatment of resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A structural MRI pilot prospective study. Neuroscience Letters 2008, 447: 138-142. PMID: 18835422, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma ventral capsulotomyObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderResistant obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsYear of radiosurgeryPilot prospective studyVoxel-based morphometry methodRegional structural abnormalitiesGray matter volumeRight inferior frontal gyrusInferior orbitofrontal cortexPostoperative increaseProspective studyInferior frontal gyrusMagnetic resonance imaging dataMatter volumeMRI scansNeurobiological changesStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortexCapsulotomyPatientsOCD patientsFrontal gyrus
2006
Clinical features associated with treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Shavitt R, Belotto C, Curi M, Hounie A, Rosário-Campos M, Diniz J, Ferrão Y, Pato M, Miguel E. Clinical features associated with treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2006, 47: 276-281. PMID: 16769302, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical featuresPharmacological treatmentTreatment responseEarly onsetConsecutive adult patientsFourth Edition criteriaSensory phenomenaEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown ObsessiveOral clomipramineClomipramine treatmentAdult patientsPoor prognosisPoor responseSao Paulo SchoolDisorders ClinicTic disordersEdition criteriaScore decreaseFavorable responseLinear regression analysisMental disordersStatistical ManualDisorders