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Comparing Interrater reliability between eye examination and eye self-examination

Reume Objective: to compare Interrater reliability concerning two eye assessment methods. Method: quasi-experimental study conducted with 324 college students including eye self-examination and eye assessment performed by the researchers in a public university. Kappa coefficient was used to verify agre...

Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale for patients seeking esthetic surgery: cross-cultural validation study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Rhinoplasty is one of the most sought-after esthetic operations among individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-cultural validation study co...

MCM - 2 and Ki - 67 as proliferation markers in renal cell carcinoma: A quantitative and semi - quantitative analysis

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction/Background: Fuhrman nuclear grade is the most important histological parameter to predict prognosis in a patient of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, it suffers from inter-observer and intra-observer variation giving rise to need of a parameter that not only correlates with nucl...

The relevance of trunk evaluation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the segmental assessment of trunk control

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (10), 2016
ABSTRACT The aim was to describe trunk control in ambulant and non-ambulant patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 50 DMD patients, (M age = 16.7 years) who underwent the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo). A seven-level scale of...

Evaluación con resonancia magnética de artroplastias totales de rodilla sintomáticas

Introducción: Las artroplastias totales de rodilla sintomáticas con estudios normales resultan un desafío para el ortopedista. La resonancia magnética podría ser una alternativa para arribar al diagnóstico. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la utilidad de la resonancia magnética con secuenci...

Interobserver reproducibility of radiographic evaluation of lumbar spine instability

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To measure the interobserver reproducibility of the radiographic evaluation of lumbar spine instability. Methods: Measurements of the dynamic radiographs of the lumbar spine in lateral view were performed, evaluating the anterior translation and the angulation among the vertebral bo...

Evaluation of choroidal and retinal thickness measurements in adult hemodialysis patients using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the effect of hemodialysis on retinal and choroidal thicknesses using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: In this prospective interventional study, 25 hemodialysis patients (17 male, 8 female) were enrolled. All participants underwent high-speed, ...

Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument: MNSI-Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (8), 2016
ABSTRACT Since 1994, the University of Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center proposed an instrument to measure neuropathies not yet adapted to use in Brazil. Then, this study aimed to adapt cross-culturally the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) into Brazilian Portuguese, verifying ...

Reproducibility of Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns and Wall Thickness in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016
Abstract Background: Reproducibility data of the extent and patterns of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is limited. Objective: To explore the reproducibility of regional wall thickness (WT), LGE extent, and LGE patterns in patients with HCM assessed with cardiac m...

Translation and cross cultural adaptation of the Pediatric Motor Activity Log-Revised scale

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT The standardized instrument developed to assess the use of the affected upper limb in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is the Pediatric Motor Activity Log Revised (PMAL-R). Objectives To translate PMAL-R and adapt for the Brazilian culture; analyze the reliability and the internal consistency...