Objective: To assess general pain and fatigue and their association with the disease status of patients with systemic autoimmune myopathies (SAMs), in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these parameters. ...
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease characterized by symmetrical and predominantly proximal muscle weakness in the limbs, associated with typical skin lesions. Autoimmune diseases have already b...
Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo(FAPESP)#2019/12155-5 to RGM;Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico(CNPq)303379/2018-9 to SKS;Faculdade de Medicina da USP to SKS.
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has emerged as a nonpharmacological tool in physical rehabilitation. There have currently no studies that evaluated the safety and efficacy of tDCS in patients with derma...
Introduction: Dermatomyositis (DM) and antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) show a high frequency of metabolic syndrome, which can be preceded by endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness. To date, only one study has ev...
Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo(FAPESP)[#2016/23574-0]to R.G.M;FAPESP[#2016/20371-1]to I.B.P.B;FAPESP[#2017/13109-1]to S.K.S;Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo to S.K.S.
Introduction. Exercise training has been effective in improving endothelial function and decreasing arterial stiffness in several systemic autoimmune diseases. However, to date, no studies have assessed patients with ...
In view of the enormous popularity of mass sporting events such as half-marathons, the number of patients with exertional rhabdomyolysis or exercise-induced heat stroke admitted to intensive care units(ICUs) has incre...
Background: Collagen Vl-related myopathies are autosomal dominant and recessive hereditary myopathies, mainly including Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) and Bethlem myopathy (BM). Muscle magnetic reso...