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Severidad de la afasia y condición funcional en pacientes con ictus

Rev. enferm. neurol; 18 (1), 2019
Introducción: la afasia constituye una secuela altamente incapacitante del ictus, que consta de variabilidad en su grado de severidad. Objetivo: evaluar la severidad de la afasia como secuela, y la repercusión sobre la condición funcional. Material y métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional de...

Comparison of the effects of different physical activities on laterality and asymmetry values through side bridge test

Motriz (Online); 25 (2), 2019
Aim: To compare the effects of different physical activities on laterality and asymmetry values through the side bridge test. Methods: the assessments were carried out in 45 subjects between 18 and 30 years old, 15 Crossfit-trained individuals, 15 weight trained and 15 sedentary. The subjects performe...

Incidencia de hidronefrosis transitoria en reimplante vesicouretral abierto con técnica de Lich Gregoir en niños con reflujo vesicoureteral

Introducción y Objetivo La técnica de Lich Gregoir es actualmente la de elección para la corrección del reflujo vesicoureteral (RVU) de alto grado, con complicaciones como la obstrucción ureteral. La literatura reporta tasas del 6% al 28% de hidronefrosis transitoria, las cuales, en su gran mayor...

Association of maximal voluntary isometric handgrip strength with age, gender and handedness in older people

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (12), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Maximal voluntary isometric handgrip strength (MVIHS) is influenced by age, sex, and handedness. Aim: To assess the association of MVIHS with age, sex, and handedness in older adults. Material and Methods: MVIHS was measured using a digital dynamometer in 60 men and 60 women aged ...

Análisis morfométrico del atlas por tomografía computada para la colocación de tornillos trans-masas laterales
Morphometric analysis of the atlas by computed tomography for the placement of lateral transmass screws

Rev. argent. neurocir; 32 (2), 2018
Objetivos: Realizar un análisis morfométrico del atlas por tomografía computada, determinando los valores promedio, medianos, y de variabilidad de dicha vértebra para la correcta colocación de tornillos trans-masas laterales. Introducción: Existe una significativa variabilidad interpersonal en los ...

Irradiance and radiant exposures delivered by led light-curing units used by a left and right-handed operator

Braz. dent. j; 29 (3), 2018
Abstract The combination of the restoration location, the hand preference of the operator using the light-curing unit (LCU), and the design of the LCU all can have an impact on the amount of the light delivered to the restoration. To evaluate the effect of left-handed or right-handed users, the position ...

The effect on performance time and quality of the knots after mono or bimanual training of laparoscopic intracorporeal knot tying according to the gladiator rule technique

Abstract Objective To assesswhether themonomanual or bimanual training of laparoscopic suture followingthe sametechniquemay interferewith theknots' performancetimeand/or quality. Methods A prospective observational study involving 41 resident students of gynecology/ obstetrics and general surgery who...

Ultrasonographic characterization of the ulnar collateral ligament of normal thumbs in different age groups

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to perform ultrasonographic characterization of the normal ulnar collateral ligament in different age groups and compare it in men and women and in dominant and nondominant hands. METHODS: Forty right-handed volunteers in the age groups 20-30, 31-40, 41-50, and 51-6...

Ongoing maturation in the time-compressed speech test

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To verify the neuromaturational influence in the ability of auditory closure, that is, to verify the performance of children and young adults in the ability of auditory closure, through the time compressed speech test (TCS). METHODS: Thirty children (8 to 10 years old) and 30 young adults (1...

Alterations in the stomatognathic system due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objectives: To compare the molar bite force, electromyographic activity, chewing efficiency and thickness of the masseter and temporalis muscles in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and healthy individuals. Material and Methods: Thirty individuals enrolled in the study were ...