Browsing by Author "Verdugo Latorre, Renato"

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    • 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 ...