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Clinical, hormonal and radiological features of partial Sheehan's syndrome: an Indian experience

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to describe clinical presentation, hormonal profile and imaging characteristics of 21 patients with partial Sheehan’s syndrome. Subjects and methods This prospective study was carried out over a period of six years (2008-2013). The evaluation o...

Variables hematológicas en pacientes con neurosis y reacción situacional por estrés
Hematological variables in patients with neurosis and situational reaction due to stress

Medisan; 20 (4), 2016
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 64 pacientes mayores de 18 años, de los cuales 31 presentaban neurosis y 33 reacción situacional por estrés, quienes fueron diagnosticados y atendidos en la consulta de Psiquiatría del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santi...

Pseudohipoaldosteronismo y aparente exceso de mineralocorticoides: cara y ceca en dos pacientes pediátricos
Pseudohypoaldosteronism and apparent mineralocorticoid excess: two faces, two pediatric patients

Los síndromes endocrinológicos con hipofunción o hiperfunción con niveles paradójicos de dosajes hormonales han sido bien caracterizados en los últimos años del siglo XX, a partir del desarrollo de técnicas genéticas y moleculares. Presentamos dos pacientes con pseudohipoaldosteronismo y aparent...

Hair cortisol in drug-naïve first-episode individuals with psychosis

Objectives: To compare hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) in drug-naïve first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients and healthy controls and to investigate the correlations between HCC and psychopathology. Methods: Twenty-four drug-naïve FEP patients and 27 gender- and age-matched healthy control subjects w...

Dor em urgência odontológica: uso de anti-inflamatórios, corticoides e analgésicos em casos de pulpite aguda irreversível

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o uso do cetorolaco de trometamina 10mg sublingual 30 minutos antes do procedimento de biopulpectomia em pacientes com pulpite irreversível com relação à dor antes do procedimento e nas 48 horas subsequentes, a quantidade de medicação consumida no pós-operatóri...

Design and preparation of a novel colon-targeted tablet of hydrocortisone

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 52 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to design a new colon-targeted drug delivery system based on chitosan. The properties of the films were studied to obtain useful information about the possible applications of composite films. The composite films were used in a bilayer system to investigate the...

Effect of (+)-dehydrofukinone on GABAA receptors and stress response in fish model

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (1), 2016
(+)-Dehydrofukinone (DHF) is a major component of the essential oil of Nectandra grandiflora (Lauraceae), and exerts a depressant effect on the central nervous system of fish. However, the neuronal mechanism underlying DHF action remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the action of DHF on GABAA...

Hiperaldosteronismo primario y otras formas de hipertensión arterial endocrina
Primary hyperaldosteronism and other forms of endocrine arterial hypertension

La hipertensión arterial (HTA) dependiente de mineralocorticoides representa actualmente una de las formas secundarias de hipertensión de mayor prevalencia. Entre las causas más prevalentes está el hiperaldosteronismo primario (HAP) cuya prevalencia es cercana al 10 por ciento de la población de hip...

Efeito do alongamento muscular sobre os níveis de cortisol sanguíneo de gestantes

Introdução: As alterações corporais, fisiológicas e psicológicas que ocorrem durante a gestação podem desencadear estresse excessivo, sendo o cortisol sanguíneo um marcador dessa alteração e os exercícios físicos uma estratégia de controle. Objetivo: Verificar a inf...