Browsing by Author "Verdugo Latorre, Renato"

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    • Clinical neurophysiology standards of EMG instrumentation: twenty years of changes 
      Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Matamala, José Manuel (Elsevier, 2020)
    • Comparison of two modes of vitamin B12supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among older ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Castillo, José; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Hertrampf, Eva; Brito, Alex; Allen, Lindsay; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BioMed Central Ltd., 2011)
      Background: Older people have a high risk of vitamin B 12deficiency; this can lead to varying degrees of cognitive and neurological impairment. CBL deficiency may present as macrocytic anemia, subacute combined degeneration ...
    • HTLV-I Positive spastic paraparesis in a temperate zone 
      Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Mora, Carlos; Araya, Fernando; Castillo, José; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Miller, Mark A.; Gajdusek, D. Carleton; Gibbs, Clarence J. (1989)
    • HTLV-I retrovirus in Chile: study on 140 neurological patients 
      Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Araya, F.; Castillo, José Luis; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Mora, C.; Gajdusek, D. Carleton; Gibbs, C. (1990)
      We screened 140 patients with different neurological diseases for the presence of anti HTLV-1 virus antibodies. ELISA test confirmed with Western Blot analysis was performed in CSF and blood. Positive findings were obtained ...
    • Letter to the Editor: Focal dystonia associated with pain 
      Ochoa, José L.; Verdugo Latorre, Renato (Oxford University Press, 2005)
    • Overlapping features of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Manifestaciones ... 
      Lillo, Patricia; Matamala, José Manuel; Valenzuela, Daniel; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Castillo, José Luis; Ibáñez, Agustín; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Gómez García, Daniela Francisca (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)
      © 2014, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Recent genetic and neuropathologic advances support the concept that frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are overlapping multisystem ...
    • Prevalence of vitamin B-12 deficiency in older adults Déficit de vitamina B-12 en adultos mayores: ¿un ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Hertrampf, Eva; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Castillo, Jose Luis; Lera Marques, Lydia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2010)
      Background: There is a correlation between aging and the decrease of plasma levels of vitamin B-12. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency and its hematological impact among older adults ...
    • Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 
      Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Salinas, Rodrigo; Castillo, José; Cea, José (John Wiley and Sons, 2008)
      Background Carpal tunnel syndrome results from entrapment of the median nerve in the wrist. Common symptoms are tingling, numbness, and pain in the hand that may radiate to the forearm or shoulder. Most symptomatic cases ...
    • Thymectomy for non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis 
      Cea Muñoz, Gabriel; Benatar, Michael; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Salinas, Rodrigo (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2013)
      Background Treatments currently used for patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) include steroids, non-steroid immune suppressive agents, plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin and thymectomy. Data from randomized ...
    • Vitamin B-12 treatment of asymptomatic, deficient, elderly Chileans improves conductivity in myelinated ... 
      Brito, Alex; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Hertrampf, Eva; Miller, Joshua W.; Green, Ralph; Fedosov, Sergey N.; Shahab Ferdows, Setareh; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Castillo Carrasco, José; Matamala, José Manuel; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Allen, Lindsay H. (American Soc. Nutrition-ASN, 2016)
      Background: It is uncertain whether vitamin B-12 supplementation can improve neurophysiologic function in asymptomatic elderly with low vitamin B-12 status or whether folate status affects responses to vitamin B-12 ...