ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The complex relationship between sleep disorders and hormones could lead to alterations in the production of cortisol and testosterone in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the diurnal trajectories of salivary free-testos...
Ansiedad/metabolismo,
Ansiedad/fisiopatología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ritmo Circadiano,
Depresión/metabolismo,
Depresión/fisiopatología,
Disfunción Eréctil/metabolismo,
Disfunción Eréctil/fisiopatología,
Hidrocortisona/metabolismo,
Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisario/metabolismo,
Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisario/fisiopatología,
Sistema Hipófiso-Suprarrenal/metabolismo,
Sistema Hipófiso-Suprarrenal/fisiopatología,
Polisomnografía,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Saliva/química,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/metabolismo,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/fisiopatología,
Testosterona/metabolismo
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: This cross-sectional comparative study was carried out at the Diabetes outpatient clinic of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital (LTH) Ogbomoso, Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed patterns of otologic diseases and auditory acuity among type 2 diabetics and determinants of these finding...
Audiometría de Tonos Puros,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Pérdida Auditiva/diagnóstico,
Pérdida Auditiva/etiología,
Nigeria,
Otitis Media con Derrame/diagnóstico,
Otitis Media con Derrame/etiología,
Otoscopía,
Prevalencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: ANSD is a challenging problem. OBJECTIVE: To present our experience on management of the children with ANSD with respect to clinical data. METHODS: This retrospective study included all children younger than 16 years of age who applied to the department between 2005 and 2013 (wi...
Abstract Lucio’s phenomenon is an uncommon reaction characterized by severe necrotizing cutaneous lesions that occurs in patients with Lucio’s leprosy and lepromatous leprosy. It is considered by some authors as a variant of type 2 or 3 reaction. Death can occur because of blood dyscrasia or ...
Parainfluenza virus infections (PIV) were evaluated in patients with mild and severe infections through real time PCR. One thousand and sixty-seven samples were collected from subjects as follows: 233 adult renal transplanted outpatients, 129 children with congenital heart disease, 381 with adult hematop...
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection remains as a major cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric population. Immune response is poor and unable to establish a long term effective protection against this virus. Of particular interest has been the description of extrapulmonary manifest...
La estimulación por marcapasos se asocia con eventos adversos graves. En la siguiente serie de casos se evaluó la disincronía mecánica intraventricular izquierda (DMVI) en la estimulación endocárdica prolongada del ventrículo derecho a nivel septal. Se estudiaron 6 personas con marcapasos implanta...
Bloqueo Atrioventricular/cirugía,
Tomografía Computarizada por Emisión de Fotón Único Sincronizada Cardíaca,
Electrocardiografía,
Infarto del Miocardio/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infarto del Miocardio/etiología,
Marcapaso Artificial/efectos adversos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/diagnóstico por imagen,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/etiología,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología,
Tabique Interventricular/diagnóstico por imagen,
Tabique Interventricular/fisiopatología
Resumo Crianças com deficiência auditiva, especialmente de graus severo e profundo, são afetadas em sua comunicação e seu desenvolvimento, o que pode ter um impacto importante nos pais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a qualidade de vida de pais de crianças com deficiência auditiva e verificar...
Carvajal, Paola;
Gómez, Mariel;
Gomes, Sabrina;
Costa, Ricardo;
Toledo, Andres;
Solanes, Fernando;
Romanelli, Hugo;
Oppermann, Rui;
Rösing, Cassiano;
Gamonal, Jorge.
ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and severity of gingival inflammation and associated risk indicators in South American adults. Material and Methods: Multi-stage samples totaling 1,650 adults from Porto Alegre (Brazil), Tucumán (Argentina), and Santiago (Chil...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Placa Dental/epidemiología,
Métodos Epidemiológicos,
Gingivitis/epidemiología,
Gingivitis/etiología,
Gingivitis/patología,
Periodontitis/etiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
América del Sur/epidemiología
