ABSTRACT Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are characterized by progressive lower limb weakness and spasticity. There are no validated instruments to quantify disease severity in Portuguese. Objective To translate and validate the Spastic Paraplegia Rating Scale (SPRS) into Brazilian-Portuguese. Me...
ABSTRACT Sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis have various causes and interfere with daytime wakefulness. This study assessed the correlation between fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness and level of disability. Method Retrospective review of medical records from patients with multiple ...
ABSTRACT Currently, there are no studies reporting how much balance impairment coexists with gait apraxia in mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Objectives To assess correlations among gait apraxia, balance impairment and cognitive performance in mild (AD1, n = 30) and moderate (AD2, n = ...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/complicaciones,
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/fisiopatología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/fisiopatología,
Apraxia de la Marcha/diagnóstico,
Apraxia de la Marcha/etiología,
Apraxia de la Marcha/fisiopatología,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Equilibrio Postural/fisiología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The difficulty in choosing the appropriate therapy for chronic tinnitus relates to the variable impact on the quality of life of affected patients and, thus, requires individualization of treatment. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of using sound generators with individ...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Hearing loss can negatively influence the communication performance of individuals, who should be evaluated with suitable material and in situations of listening close to those found in everyday life. OBJECTIVE: To analyze and compare the performance of patients with mild-to-mo...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Several approaches have been tried for the treatment of tinnitus, from cognitive-behavioral therapies and sound enrichment to medication. In this context, antioxidants, widely used in numerous areas of medicine, appear to represent a promising approach for the control of this sym...
Antioxidantes/uso terapéutico,
Ácido Ascórbico/uso terapéutico,
Método Doble Ciego,
Ginkgo biloba/química,
Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural/complicaciones,
Papaverina/uso terapéutico,
Fitoterapia/métodos,
Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Ácido Tióctico/uso terapéutico,
Acúfeno/complicaciones,
Acúfeno/tratamiento farmacológico,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Vitamina E/uso terapéutico
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mucopolysaccharidosis is a hereditary lysosomal storage disease, which develops due to a deficiency in the enzymes that play a role in the metabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAG). The incidence of mucopolysaccharidosis is 1/25,000, with autosomal recessive inheritance (except for ...
La gangrena de Fournier es una fascitis necrosante polimicrobiana que afecta el periné, el escroto y/o el área perianal con una tasa de mortalidad actual del 20% al 40%. El objetivo de esta revisión es describir los factores pronósticos de mortalidad reportados en la literatura mundial, para lo cual ...
Las escalas que evalúan las actividades instrumentales de la vida diaria permiten la valoración del estado funcional de los ancianos; sin embargo, las utilizadas habitualmente presentan sesgo de género e insuficiente validación transcultural. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue efectuar la vali...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Argentina,
Comparación Transcultural,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Lenguaje,
Variaciones Dependientes del Observador,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas,
Teléfono
SUMMARY Objective: To determine the association between amniotic fluid index (AFI) and perinatal outcomes in preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Method: A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2008 and 2012. 86 pregnant women were included, with a diagnosis of PPROM and gestation...
Líquido Amniótico/fisiología,
Puntaje de Apgar,
Peso al Nacer,
Rotura Prematura de Membranas Fetales/fisiopatología,
Edad Gestacional,
Oligohidramnios/fisiopatología,
Mortalidad Perinatal,
Complicaciones del Embarazo,
Resultado del Embarazo,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores de Tiempo
