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Six-month outcomes of corneal crosslinking with dextran-free isotonic riboflavin solution

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze the short-term clinical and topographic outcomes in patients with keratoconus after corneal collagen cross-linking treatment (CXL) with dextran-free isotonic riboflavin solution. Methods: In this retrospective case series, 26 eyes from 26 patients with keratoconus were stud...

Effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF on choroidal thickness in patients with diabetic macular edema using spectral domain OCT

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging at baseline and 6 months after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: A retrospective ch...

Relação entre o equilíbrio e a capacidade funcional em hemiparéticos

Rev. bras. neurol; 52 (2), 2016
INTRODUÇÃO: O Acidente Vascular Encefálico (AVE) é responsável por incapacidades na vida do sujeito e pode muitas vezes provocar o seu óbito. Nos indivíduos acometidos, o equilíbrio é um dos principais componentes prejudicados, resultando em incapacidade. A Escala de Berg (EB) é um instrumento ...

Validação do questionário parent’s evaluation of aural/oral performance of children – peach em língua portuguesa brasileira

CoDAS; 28 (3), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo Traduzir, adaptar e validar o questionário Parent’s Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children para a língua portuguesa brasileira, aplicar o questionário e analisar a interação entre pais/cuidadores e crianças. Métodos Após ser traduzido, retrotraduzido e adaptado, ...

Validity of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire for use on Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT Introduction: The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) is a multi-item psychometric instrument used to assess patients' perspective of the impact specifically related to Orthodontics. The cross-culturally adapted Brazilian version of the PIDAQ has demonstrated good rel...

Translation and validation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Spastic Paraplegia Rating Scale (SPRS)

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (6), 2016
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...

Post-analysis methods for lactate threshold depend on training intensity and aerobic capacity in runners. An experimental laboratory study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate different mathematical post-analysis methods of determining lactate threshold in highly and lowly trained endurance runners. DESIGN AND SETTING: Experimental laboratory study, in a tertiary-level public university hospital. METHOD: Twenty...

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in HIV patients with or without Kaposi's sarcoma. An analytic cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplastic disease in AIDS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, with or without KS manifestations and correlate HHV-8 detect...

¿Son reproducibles las mediciones dosimétricas a bajas dosis en cardiología intervencionista?

Rev. chil. radiol; 22 (2), 2016
Abstract. There are several methods for measuring the absorbed radiation dose of occupationally exposed professionals, but it is unknown if these are reproducible at low doses. The aim of this study is to determine the level of reproducibility of thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) and optically stimulate...

Evaluation of the remineralization capacity of CPP-ACP containing fluoride varnish by different quantitative methods

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of CPP-ACP containing fluoride varnish for remineralizing white spot lesions (WSLs) with four different quantitative methods. Material and Methods Four windows (3x3 mm) were created on the enamel surfaces of bovine incisor teeth. A...