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Emissões otoacústicas em recém-nascidos com hipóxia perinatal leve e moderada

CoDAS; 28 (2), 2016
RESUMO Introdução Atualmente, somente a hipóxia neonatal grave (evidenciada pelo valor do Apgar) é considerada risco para a deficiência auditiva. A hipóxia é uma das causas mais comuns de lesão e morte celular. Nos casos de hipóxia leve ou moderada, embora menor, a privação da oxigenação es...

Classificação Internacional de funcionalidade, incapacidade e saúde e afasia: um estudo da participação social

CoDAS; 28 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo identifica e analisa o impacto das afasias na participação social e nas atividades cotidianas das pessoas por elas acometidas, bem como visa conhecer as implicações dos fatores ambientais nas limitações e restrições da participação, segundo os critérios estabelecid...

Análise perceptivo-auditiva de vozes rugosas e soprosas: correspondência entre a escala visual analógica e a escala numérica

CoDAS; 28 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Determinar os valores de corte dos diferentes graus de rugosidade e soprosidade vocal em uma escala visual analógica, a partir de uma escala numérica. Métodos: Foram selecionadas 150 vozes, de indivíduos de ambos os gêneros, com qualidade variando desde a ausência de rugosidade e d...

Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Complications in Pregnant Women With Heart Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Heart disease in pregnancy is the leading cause of non- obstetric maternal death. Few Brazilian studies have assessed the impact of heart disease during pregnancy. Objective: To determine the risk factors associated with cardiovascular and neonatal complications. Methods: We evalu...

Potential Utility of the SYNTAX Score 2 in Patients Undergoing Left Main Angioplasty

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: The revascularization strategy of the left main disease is determinant for clinical outcomes. Objective: We sought to 1) validate and compare the performance of the SYNTAX Score 1 and 2 for predicting major cardiovascular events at 4 years in patients who underwent unprotected left...

Incidence of allergic contact sensitization in central Chinese subjects with chronic urticaria

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria (CU) can be provoked by a wide variety of causes. Some studies suggest contact sensitization may play a role in the disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and distribution characteristics of allergic contact sensitization in central Chinese subjects with...

Trombolisis intravenosa en accidente cerebro vascular isquémico agudo en un hospital público de Chile: análisis prospectivo de 54 casos

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) reduces disability in patients with ischemic stroke. However, its implementation in Chilean public general hospitals has been slow and faces some difficulties. Aim: To analyze the results of an intravenous thrombol...

Manejo integral de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: más allá de una terapia farmacológica adecuada

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract with medical and psychological complications. Addressing psychosocial aspects of treatment, such as quality of care and disability remains a challenge. The quality of care for IBD patients is not optimal at...

Translation and validation of the Brazilian version of the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children – child report

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To verify the psychometric properties of the Cerebral Palsy: Quality of Life Questionnaire Children – child report (CPQol-Child) questionnaire, after it was translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: After the translation and cultural adaptation of t...

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot ulcer

Summary Introduction: Diabetic foot is one of the most serious complications of diabetes affecting about 15% of all diabetes patients, and it is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower limb amputations. This study presents a sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with diabetic foot u...