PhD in Medical Sciences

Medical Doctor

• Assistente Hospitalar Graduado, CHP-HSA

• Prediction of Parkinson’s disease development and progression
• Quality of life of Parkinson’s disease patients

• Development of models of Parkinson’s disease progression
• Demonstration that appendectomy may delay Parkinson’s disease development in those patients with a late disease onset.

• Mendes A, Gonçalves A, Vila-Chã N, Calejo M, Moreira I, Fernandes J, Damásio J, Teixeira-Pinto A, Krack P, Lima AB, Cavaco S. Statistical Models of Parkinson’s Disease Progression: Predictive Validity in a 3-Year Follow-up. J Parkinsons Dis. 2016 Oct 19;6(4):793-804.
• Castro MJ, Stam AH, Lemos C, Barros J, Gouveia RG, Martins IP, Koenderink JB, Vanmolkot KR, Mendes AP, Frants RR, Ferrari MD, Sequeiros J, Pereira-Monteiro JM, van den Maagdenberg AM. Recurrent ATP1A2 mutations in Portuguese families with familial hemiplegic migraine. J Hum Genet. 2007;52(12):990-8.
• Mendes A, Gonçalves A, Vila-Chã N, Moreira I, Fernandes J, Damásio J, Teixeira-Pinto A, Taipa R, Lima AB, Cavaco S. Appendectomy may delay Parkinson’s disease Onset. Mov Disord. 2015 Sep;30(10):1404-7. doi: 10.1002/mds.26311.
• Scelzo E, Mehrkens JH, Bötzel K, Krack P, Mendes A, Chabardès S, Polosan M, Seigneuret E, Moro E, Fraix V. Deep Brain Stimulation during Pregnancy and Delivery: Experience from a Series of “DBS Babies”. Front Neurol. 2015 Sep 1;6:191. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00191.
• Cavaco S, Gonçalves A, Mendes A, Vila-Chã N, Moreira I, Fernandes J, Damásio J, Teixeira-Pinto A, Bastos Lima A. Abnormal Olfaction in Parkinson’s Disease Is Related to Faster Disease Progression. Behav Neurol. 2015;2015:976589. doi: 10.1155/2015/976589.