AnelyssaD'AbreuMD(She/Her)

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

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Department of Neurology
PO Box 800394
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone+1 434-924-8371

I am a neurologist who specializes in geriatric neurology caring for elderly patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Parkinson’s disease. I attended medical school i at the University of Campinas (Unicamp). I came to the U.S. to complete my residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; followed by a fellowship in geriatric neurology at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

PubMed

52 citations
Widespread neuronal damage and cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
Tátila Martins Lopes, Anelyssa D'Abreu, Marcondes C. França, Clarissa L. Yasuda, Luiz Eduardo Betting
Journal of Neurology. 2013-06-18
75 citations
Nonmotor and extracerebellar features in Machado-Joseph disease: a review.
José Luiz Pedroso, Marcondes C. França, Pedro Braga-Neto, Anelyssa D'Abreu, Maria Luiza Saraiva-Pereira
Movement Disorders. 2013-08-01
3 citations
Thalamic metabolic abnormalities in patients with Huntington's disease measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Raphael F. Casseb, Anelyssa D'Abreu, Heloisa Helena Ruocco, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, Fernando Cendes
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research = Revista Brasileira De Pesquisas Medicas e Biologicas. 2013-08-01

A Little-Understood Sleep Disorder Affects Millions and Has Clear Links to Dementia – 4 Questions AnsweredMay 2023