2009
Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever
de Alvarenga P, Floresi A, Torres A, Hounie A, Fossaluza V, Gentil A, Pereira C, Miguel E. Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever. General Hospital Psychiatry 2009, 31: 178-180. PMID: 19269540, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersHigh prevalencePrevious historyPsychiatric outpatientsAnalytical cross-sectional studyConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsCross-sectional studySubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPositive historySpectrum disorderPsychiatric diagnosisMental disordersRelated disordersSenior psychiatristsObsessive-compulsive symptomsStatistical ManualDisordersPrevalencePrivate practiceFeverOutpatientsFourth EditionSuch history
2006
Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever
Ramasawmy R, Faé K, Spina G, Victora G, Tanaka A, Palácios S, Hounie A, Miguel E, Oshiro S, Goldberg A, Kalil J, Guilherme L. Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever. Molecular Immunology 2006, 44: 1873-1878. PMID: 17079017, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAortic DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesChildChoreaCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMyocarditisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePredictive Value of TestsQuantitative Trait LociRheumatic Heart DiseaseStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsRheumatic feverRF patientsClinical outcomesHealthy controlsTNFA geneMinor alleleRF/RHDAortic valve lesionsRecognition of autoantigensStratification of patientsTumor necrosis factorAssociation of polymorphismsMild carditisValve lesionsAdaptive armsSydenham's choreaAutoimmune diseasesHeart diseaseInflammatory diseasesNecrosis factorBorderline associationG-308APatientsImmune systemClinical phenotypeObsessive–compulsive symptoms in adults with rheumatic fever
Alvarenga P, Hounie A, Floresi A, Petribú K, Miguel E. Obsessive–compulsive symptoms in adults with rheumatic fever. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2006, 114: 67-67. PMID: 16774666, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00806.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever with and without Sydenham's chorea.
Hounie A, Pauls D, Mercadante M, Rosário-Campos M, Shavitt R, de Mathis M, de Alvarenga P, Cúri M, Miguel E. Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever with and without Sydenham's chorea. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2004, 65: 994-9. PMID: 15291690, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v65n0717.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders
Morshed S, Parveen S, Leckman J, Mercadante M, Kiss M, Miguel E, Arman A, Yazgan Y, Fujii T, Paul S, Peterson B, Zhang H, King R, Scahill L, Lombroso P. Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 566-577. PMID: 11690591, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal antinuclear antibodiesAntinuclear antibodiesAutoimmune disordersTourette syndromeAnticytoskeletal antibodiesAntineural antibodiesStreptococcal infectionT patientsTS patientsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionPrior streptococcal infectionHemolytic streptococcal infectionAntistreptolysin O titerIndirect immunofluorescent assayLevels of immunoreactivityWestern blot techniqueMean rankClinical characteristicsSydenham's choreaO titerPatient groupSC patientsIgG antibodiesIgG classNormal controls
2000
The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever
Mercadante MT, Busatto GF, Lombroso PJ, Prado L, Rosário-Campos MC, do Valle R, Marques-Dias MJ, Kiss MH, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 2036-2038. PMID: 11097972, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.12.2036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderRheumatic feverSydenham's choreaTic disordersHigh riskComparison groupFever groupMajor depressive disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderDepressive disorderRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersChoreaFeverNeuropsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive symptomsRating ScaleHyperactivity disorderSymptomsDisordersADHD symptomsChildrenSemistructured interviewsMarcador D8-17: implicações para a neuropsiquiatria
DINIZ J, DE ALVARENGA P, HOUNIE A, MIGUEL E. Marcador D8-17: implicações para a neuropsiquiatria. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 2000, 58: 366-370. PMID: 10849643, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000200028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
VOCAL TICS IN SYDENHAM'S CHOREA
Mercadante M, do Rosario Campos M, Marques-Dias M, Miguel E, Leckman J. VOCAL TICS IN SYDENHAM'S CHOREA. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1997, 36: 305-306. PMID: 9055509, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199703000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome in patients with rheumatic fever with or without Sydenham's chorea: phenomenological and laboratorial aspects.
Mercadante M, Miguel Filho E. Obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome in patients with rheumatic fever with or without Sydenham's chorea: phenomenological and laboratorial aspects. Revista Da Associação Médica Brasileira 1996, 42: 61-2. PMID: 8935679.Peer-Reviewed Original Research