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Home physical exercise program: analysis of the impact on the clinical evolution of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (12), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To present a program of home physical exercises for patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and to evaluate adherence, acceptance and applicability; to verify possible changes in patients with NPH in the home physical exercise program, comparing patients with, and without, ...

Vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, vitamin D receptor levels and cardiac dysautonomia in patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (12), 2019
ABSTRACT Vitamin D is a pleiotropic steroid hormone that modulates the autonomic balance. Its deficiency has been described as an environmental risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate the serum levels of vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) and vitamin D r...

Intervalo de referencia de testosterona en hombres adultos jóvenes del municipio Plaza de la Revolución

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 30 (3), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: El hipogonadismo masculino puede provocar una reducción importante de la calidad de vida. La determinación de testosterona total constituye la opción inicial para el diagnóstico bioquímico del hipogonadismo. Objetivo: Determinar el intervalo de referencia de testosterona to...

Hipercalciuria idiopática ¿se pueden evitar los diuróticos?
Idiopathic hypercalciuria: can the diuretics be avoided?

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
La hipercalciuria idiopática se define como la excreció;n de calcio superior a 220 y 300 mg/día en mujeres y hombres respectivamente o bien mayor a 4 mg/kg peso. En mujeres con osteoporosis se observa en el 19% de los casos, mientras que en litiasis renal varía entre el 50 y 70%. Seleccionamos 206 pa...

Profile and reference values for body fat and skeletal muscle mass percent at females, aged from 18.0 to 69. 9, measured by multichannel segmental bioimpedance method: Serbian population study

Int. j. morphol; 37 (4), 2019
Profile and standards for the diagnostics of percent of body fat and muscles were defined on a sample of 1924 women from the Republic of Serbia, aged 18.0 to 69.9, where the body structure of subjects was measured by applying multichannel segmental bioimpedance. Total sample was divided into six age grou...

Correlation between CSF biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and global cognition in a psychogeriatric clinic cohort

Objective: The relationship between biomarkers of amyloid-beta aggregation (Aβ1-42) and/or neurodegeneration (Tau protein) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and cognitive decline is still unclear. We aimed to ascertain whether CSF biomarkers correlate with cognitive performance in healthy and cognitively...

Semantic memory, but not education or intelligence, moderates cognitive aging: a cross-sectional study

Objective: Aging studies regularly assume that years of education are a protective factor for baseline cognition. In developing countries with specific sociocultural issues, this relationship may not work as expected, and an unmet need remains for alternative resilience factors. This study aimed to analy...

Valores normativos de condición física en escolares argentinos de la provincia de Neuquén: estudio Plan de Evaluación de la Condición Física

Arch. argent. pediatr; 117 (6), 2019
Introducción. Actualmente, se desconocen las características de la condición física (CF) en niños y adolescentes escolares de la provincia de Neuquén. Por eso, desde la Secretaría de Deporte de dicha provincia, se desarrolló el Plan de Evaluación de la Cond...

Comparison of quality of life and functionality in type 2 diabetics with and without insulin

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus compromises physical, psychological, economic, and social life. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare the quality of life, depression, functional performance, and physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who use insulin or not. METHODS A...

Evaluation of KI-67 expression in uterine leiomyoma and in healthy myometrium: a pilot study

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Evaluate the expression of KI-67 in uterine leiomyomas and adjacent myometrial tissue and verify the existence of a correlation between clinical parameters and KI-67 expression in tumors. METHODS This is a cross-sectional, controlled, analytical study. Samples of leiomyomas and myom...