Artigos Científicos

Marques AC, Siqueira MM, Pereira GR, Paiva LEB, Lin V, Correa LH, Souza DGB, Junior EA, Dutra LA. Real-world impact of national policy on high-efficacy therapy use in multiple sclerosis: A Brazilian big data analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026 Aug;112:107331. doi:10.1016/j.msard.2026.107331. Epub 2026 Jun 21. PMID: 42364568.

Caetano PFF, Paes VR, Roelke CE, Dutra LA. IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor presenting with refractory seizures: a diagnostic pitfall. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2026 Sep;84(9):1-7. doi:10.1055/s-0046-1822633.

Dal Bo CR, Ferreira JHF, Godoy LFS, Dalbem AS, Moura JVL, Morgulis RNF, Hoftberger R, Dutra LA. Anti-GABA-AR encephalitis or neuropsychiatric SLE? Avoiding misdiagnosis through comprehensive antibody testing beyond commercial panels. Practical Neurology (Print). 2026; 1: 4974.

Papi C, Milano C, Marmolejo L, Serafim AB, Aguilar E, Guasp M, Fonseca E, Simabukuro MM, Iorio R, Fukami Y, Santos MLSF, Miwa T, Araga T, Uchida Y, Kurihara M, Okada S, Garcia LV, Kaida K, Cunha NSCD, Vogrig A, Lamblin F, de Vries JM, Dutra LA, Höftberger R, Titulaer MJ, Planagumà J, Sabater L, Martinez-Hernandez E, Armangué T, Graus F, Iizuka T, Dalmau J, Spatola M; Anti-GABAAR Encephalitis Study Group. Relapses, comorbidities, and predictors of outcome in anti-GABAA receptor encephalitis. Annals of Neurology. 2026; 1: 1.

Milano C, Saylam E, Papi C, Marmolejo L, Sankovic A, Reinecke R, Kerstens J, Pizzanelli C, Simabukuro MM, Benaiteau M, Joubert B, Gastaldi M, Dutra LA, Leypoldt F, Jansen M, Kawachi I, Akiyama H, Boy N, Bozzetti S, Christensen PB, Businaro P, Dinoto A, Friedman-Korn T, Fujiwara U, Fukumoto T, et al. Clinical characterization and long-term outcome in children and adults with anti-AMPA receptor encephalitis. Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 2025; 12: 1.

Ferreira JHF, Gomes AM, Zetehaku AC, Marinho TF, Toso FF, Disserol CCD, Krueger MB, Santos MLSF, Juliano A, Borges FB, Barbosa TL, Rocha LJA, Gameleira FT, Paolilo RB, Daccach V, Gomes JPI, Lin K, Nobrega AW, Marmentini EL, Fusao EF, Cuffa A, Tavares GLA, Dias RM, Diniz SSL, Siquineli F, Braga-Neto P, Nobrega PR, Sanders LP, Carvalho FMM, Pereira RBR, Melo ES, Miranda Henriques-Souza AM, Oliveira Godeiro C, Arambula OG, Souza e Silva FN, Couto KO, Danieli D, Seitz KW, Dellavance A, Endmayr V, Hoftberger R, Andrade LEC, Caboclo LO, Dutra LA. Performance of cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus score in a Brazilian cohort after testing for antineuronal antibodies with tissue-based and cell-based assays. Epilepsia. 2025; 1: 1–10.

Disserol CCD, Perini GF, Zacchi FFS, Dutra LA. When flames hit the brain, and the spark is far away: the role of PET-CT in diagnosing neurological Erdheim-Chester disease. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2025; 83: 1–5.

Dutra LA, Silva PVC, Ferreira JHF, Marques AC, Toso FF, Vasconcelos CCF, Brum DG, Pereira SLA, Adoni T, Rocha LJA, Sampaio LPB, Sousa NAC, Paolilo RB, Pizzol AD, Costa BK, Disserol CCD, Pupe C, Valle DA, Diniz DS, Abrantes FF, Schmidt FR, Cendes F, Oliveira FTM, Martins GJ, Silva GD, Lin K, Pinto LF, Santos MLSF, Goncalves MVM, Krueger MB, Haziot MEJ, Barsottini OGP, Nascimento OJM, Nobrega PR, Proveti PM, Castilhos RM, Daccach V, Glehn FV. Brazilian consensus recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis in the adult and pediatric populations. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2024; 82: 1–15.

Ricarte IF, Dutra LA, Rodrigues DLG, Barsottini OGP, Souza AW, Carrete H, Massaud APS, Andrade D, Mangueira CLP, Sampaio Silva G. Cerebrovascular disease in patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a transcranial Doppler and magnetic resonance imaging study. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 2024; 1: 1.

Dutra LA. Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis in Brazil: an urgent call to action. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2024; 82: 1–2.

Pedrosa DA, Ferreira JHF, Gleizer R, Carra RB, Carvalho RM, Endmayr V, Hoftberger R, Dutra LA. Encephalitis associated with anti-mGluR5 antibodies. Practical Neurology (Print). 2024; 1: pn-2024-004089.

Freitas Dias B, Toso FF, Barreto MESF, Dellavance A, Thomaz RB, Kowacs PA, Teive H, Spitz M, Juliano AFB, Rocha LJA, Granja VNT, Braga-Neto P, Nobrega PR, Oliveira-Filho J, Dias RM, Amoras JAP, Pereira RBR, Godeiro CJ, Maia FM, Santos ML, Melo ES, Nobrega AW, Lin K, Paolilo RB, Krueger MB, Barsottini OGP, Endmayr V, Andrade LEC, Hoftberger R, Dutra LA. Frequency of anti-MOG antibodies in serum and CSF of patients with possible autoimmune encephalitis: results from a Brazilian multicentric study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2024; 92: 106171.

Koneczny I, Macher S, Hutterer M, Seifert-Held T, Berger-Sieczkowski E, Blaabjerg M, Breu M, Dreyhaupt J, Dutra LA, Erdler M, Fae I, Fischer G, Frommlet F, Heidbreder A, Hogl B, Klose V, Klotz S, Liendl H, Nissen MS, Rahimi J, Reinecke R, Ricken G, Stefani A, Susse M, Teive HAG, Weis S, Berger T, Sabater L, Gaig C, Lewerenz J, Hoftberger R. HLA dependency and possible clinical relevance of intrathecally synthesized anti-IgLON5 IgG4 in anti-IgLON5 disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024; 15: e2024.

Cardoso MD, Dias PLM, Rocha Cunha ML, Mohallem A, Dutra LA. How is feedback perceived by Brazilian students and faculty from a nursing school? Nurse Education in Practice. 2024; 1: 104057.

Ferreira JHF, Disserol CCD, Dias BF, Marques AC, Cardoso MD, Silva PVC, Toso FF, Dutra LA. Recent advances in autoimmune encephalitis. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2024; 1: 1–9.

Freitas Dias B, Toso FF, Barreto MESF, Gleizer R, Dellavance A, Kowacs PA, Teive H, Spitz M, Juliano AFB, Rocha LJA, Braga-Neto P, Nobrega PR, Oliveira-Filho J, Dias RM, Godeiro CJ, Maia FM, Thomaz RB, Santos ML, Melo ES, Nobrega AW, Lin K, Barsottini OGP, Endmayr V, Andrade LEC, Hoftberger R, Dutra LA. Brazilian autoimmune encephalitis network (BrAIN): antibody profile and clinical characteristics from a multicenter study. Frontiers in Immunology. 2023; 14: 1.

Endmayr V, Tunc C, Ergin L, De Rosa A, Weng R, Wagner L, Yu TH, Fichtenbaum A, Perkmann T, Haslacher H, Kozakowski N, Schwaiger C, Ricken G, Hametner S, Klotz S, Dutra LA, Lechner C, De Simoni D, Poppert K, Muller GJ, Pirker S, Pirker W, Angelovski A, Valach M, Maestri M, Guida M, Ricciardi R, Frommlet F, Sieghart D, Pinter M, Kircher K, Artacker G, Hoftberger R, Koneczny I. Anti-neuronal IgG4 autoimmune diseases and IgG4-related diseases may not be part of the same spectrum: a comparative study. Frontiers in Immunology. 2022; 12: 1.

Livia Almeida Dutra, Felipe Chaves Duarte Barros, Júlia Loripe Guimaraes, Pedro Victor de Castro Silva. Neurofisiologia e exame físico neurológico: casos clínicos integrados. Editora Atheneu, 2022

Mohallem AGC, Cunha MLR, Pancieri APL, Franco FAL 1 , Dutra LA , Moraes MW, Dellê H. Quality of podcasts recorded by nursing lecturers as pre-class learning material for students: An observational study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Aug;71:103721.

Alessi H , Dutra LA, Maria LA, Coube PC, Hoshino K, FF Abrantes, Lopes FCS, Souza AWS, Kayser C, Barsottini OGP. Serum BDNF and cognitive dysfunction in SLE: findings from a cohort of 111 patients. Clinical Rheum 41, 421–428, 2022.

Endmayr V, Tunc C, Ergin L, De Rosa A, Weng R , Wagner L, Yu TH, Fitchenbaum A, Perkmann T, Haslacher H, Kozakowski N,Schwaiger C, Ricken G, Hametner S, Klotz S, Dutra LA te al. Anti-Neuronal IgG4 Autoimmune Diseases and IgG4-Related Diseases May Not Be Part of the Same Spectrum: A Comparative Study. Front Immunol. 2021; 12: 785247.

Kayser C, LA Dutra, Reis-Neto ET, Castro CHM, Fritzler MJ, Andrade LEC. The Role of Autoantibody Testing in Modern Personalized Medicine. Clinical Reviews Allergy Immunol 63: 251–288, 2022

Mathias MB, Menezes FG, Fernandes GBP, Paes VR, Silva GS, Braga-Neto P, Barbosa AA , Oliveira ACP, Baccin CE, Dutra LA. Neurobrucellosis Mimicking Primary CNS Vasculitis—Should We Perform CSF Metagenomics Before Brain Biopsy? A Case Report. Neurology Clin Practice May 9, 2023.

Couto TB, Rodovalho PDT, Silva JKB, Hashimoto PC, Sousa EF, Valério ST, Duim EL, Silva SCA Dutra LA , Szlejf C. Personal protective equipment simulation training is associated with lower COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2023; 21: eAO0300

Spatola M, Petit Pedrol M, Maudes E, Simabukuro M, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Pinto AL, Wandinger KP, Spiegler J, Schramm P, Dutra LA, Iorio R, Kornblum C, Bien CG, Höftberger R, Leypoldt F, Titulaer MJ, Sillevis Smitt P, Honnorat J, Rosenfeld MR, Graus F, Dalmau J. Clinical features, prognostic factors, and antibody effects in anti-mGluR1 encephalitis. Neurology. 2020 Dec 1;95(22):e3012-e3025.

Nóbrega PR, Morais NMM, Braga-Neto P, Barros LSDS, Honório FPP, Dellavance A, Hoftberger R, Dutra LA. NMDAR Encephalitis Associated With Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection: A New Trigger? Front Pediatr. 2020 Apr 30;8:176.

Toso FF, Gleizer RA ; Dutra LA. Immune-Mediated Cerebellar Ataxias. Practical Neurology, v. 09, p. 1-5, 2020.

Gama MTD, Braga-Neto P, Dutra LA, Alessi H, Maria LA, Gadelha AA, Ortiz BB, Kunii I, Correia-Silva SR, Dias da Silva MR, Dion PA, Rouleau GA, França MC Jr, Barsottini OGP, Pedroso JL. Cognitive and Psychiatric Evaluation in SYNE1 Ataxia. Cerebellum. 2019 Aug;18(4):731-737.

Pedroso JL, Vale TC, Braga-Neto P, Dutra LA, França MC Jr, Teive HAG, Barsottini OGP Acute cerebellar ataxia: differential diagnosis and clinical approach. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2019 Mar;77(3):184-193.

Mensa-Vilaró A, Bravo García-Morato M, de la Calle-Martin O, Franco-Jarava C, Martínez-Saavedra MT, González-Granado LI, et al. Unexpected relevant role of gene mosaicism in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Jan;143(1):359-368.

Pedroso JL, Dutra LA, Espay AJ, Höftberger R, Barsottini OGP. Video NeuroImages: Head titubation in anti-mGluR1 autoantibody-associated cerebellitis. Neurology. 2018 Apr 17;90(16):746-747.

Dutra LA, Abrantes F, Toso FF, Pedroso JL, Barsottini OGP, Hoftberger R. Autoimmune encephalitis: a review of diagnosis and treatment. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 Jan;76(1):41-49.

Pedroso JL, Dutra LA, Braga-Neto P, Abrahao A, Andrade JBC, Silva GLD, Viana LA, Pestana JOM, Barsottini OG. Neurological complications of solid organ transplantation. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2017 Oct;75(10):736-747.

Vale TC, Pedroso JL, Dutra LA, Azevedo L, Filho LH, Prado LB, Hoftberger R, Prado GF, Barsottini OG. Morvan syndrome as a paraneoplastic disorder of thymoma with anti-CASPR2 antibodies. Lancet. 2017 Apr 1;389(10076):1367-1368.

da Paz Oliveira G, Soares NL, Araújo RL, Dutra LA, Pedroso JL, Barsottini OG. Teaching NeuroImages: Clinical and neuroimaging features in Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. Neurology. 2017 Feb 14;88(7):e53-e54

Dutra LA, de Souza AW, Grinberg-Dias G, Barsottini OG, Appenzeller S. Central nervous system vasculitis in adults: An update. Autoimmun Rev. 2017 Feb;16(2):123-131

Franco IA, Dutra LA, Resende HA, Toso F, Barsottini OG. Brain atrophy after cortical hyperintensities in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 74, p. 82-82, 2016.

Dutra LA, Barsottini OGP. Neuro-Behcet’s Disease: A Review of Neurological Manifestations and Its Treatment. Journal of Vasculitis.v. 2, p. 100112, 2016.

Alessi H, Dutra LA, Braga P Neto, Pedroso JL, Toso FF, Kayser C, Barsottini OG Neuropsychiatric Lupus in clinical practice. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2016 Dec;74(12):1021-1030

Vale TC, Pedroso JL, Alquéres RA, Dutra LA, Barsottini OGP. Spontaneous downbeat nystagmus as a clue for the diagnosis of ataxia associated with anti-GAD antibodies. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 15;359(1-2):21-3

Braga-Neto P, Dutra LA, Pedroso JL, Barsottini OG. Cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: variable topographies and patterns. Mov Disord. 2014 Jan;29(1):156-7

Dutra LA, de Souza AW, Alessi H, Guedes Bde V, Braga-Neto P, Pedroso JL, Gonçalves CR, da Rocha AJ, Bertolucci PH, Barsottini OG. Cognitive impairment in Brazilian patients with Behçet’s disease occurs independently of neurologic manifestation. J Neurol Sci. 2013 Apr 15;327(1-2):1-5

Dutra LA, Braga-Neto P, Pedroso JL, Barsottini OGP. Sneddon’s syndrome: case report and review of its relationship with antiphospholipid syndrome. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2012 Apr-Jun;10(2):230-2

Pedroso JL, Braga-Neto P, Dutra LA, Barsottini OGP. Cerebellar ataxia associated to anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibody (anti-GAD): partial improvement with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2011 Dec;69(6):993

Dutra LA, Braga-Neto P, Oliveira RA, Pedroso JL, Abrahão A, Barsottini OGP Neurosarcoidosis: guidance for the general neurologist. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2012 Apr;70(4):293-9.

Aragão MM, Pedroso JL, Albuquerque MVC, Dutra LA, Barsottini OGP. Superior cerebellar hyperintense sign on FLAIR-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v. 70, p. 967-967, 2012.

Oliveira AC, Buosi AL, Dutra LA, de Souza AW. Behçet disease: clinical features and management in a Brazilian tertiary hospital. J Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Dec;17(8):416-20

Dutra LA, Braga-Neto P, Pedroso JL, Guedes Bde V, de Souza LT, Gonçalves CR, de Souza AW, Gabbai AA, Barsottini OGP. Epilepsy and Behçet’s disease: cortical and hippocampal involvement in Brazilian patients. J Neurol Sci. 2011 Oct 15;309(1-2):1-4

Domingues RB, Kuster GW, Dutra LA, Santos JG. Headache epidemiology in Vitória, Espírito Santo. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004 Sep;62(3A):588-91