Antecedentes: Descripción de la condición de salud de interés: La enfermedad de Parkinson es una condición progresiva que afecta aproximadamente a 6 millones de personas alrededor del mundo, lo que la convierte en la segunda enfermedad neurodegenerativa más prevalente. Su aparición es rara en perso...
This study proposes a Speech Therapy treatment for individuals with sialorrhea (saliva production perceived by patient as excessive) as a consequence of Parkinson Disease (PD). Method: A prospective study in 18 individuals with PD diagnosis was taken and divided into two groups: A) received only Cognitiv...
Parkinson's disease presents its particular complications and others associated with pharmacological therapy. In this report we present an 80 year-old patient with Parkinson's disease, who having a febrile syndrome decides to suspend his usual antiparkinsonian treatment. As a consequence an exacerbation ...
A doença de Parkinson (DP) é uma doença crônica e degenerativa do sistema nervoso central (SNC) de causa desconhecida que provoca desordens do movimento. Alterações secundárias são encontradas, entre elas as respiratórias, que compreendem uma das principais causas de morte na DP, por diversas ve...
Several patients experience at least one drug-related problem and Pharmaceutical Care can change this reality. This work describes a model for structuring the pharmaceutical care service at a pharmacy training unit of the Brazilian Public Health System based on pharmacotherapy follow-up program of Parkin...
The objective of the current review was to verify whether studies investigating lexical-semantic difficulties in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) support the Embodied Cognition model. Under this framework, it is predicted that patients with PD will have more difficulties in the semantic processing ...
ABSTRACT:
Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease dementia is a challenge in clinical settings. A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation is time-consuming and expensive; brief instruments for cognitive evaluation must be easier to administer and provide a reliable classification.
OBJECTIVE: To study the va...
La enfermedad de Parkinson es un desorden neurodegenerativo complejo, caracterizado por la pérdida progresiva de las neuronas dopaminérgicas de la sustancia nigra pars compacta. Factores tanto ambientales como genéticos se ha determinado que contribuyen a su desarrollo. Mutaciones en los genes PINK1 y...
Moedas, chaves e copos são objetos simples que podem ser utilizadosem uma avaliação neurológica de rotina. Recentemente, um balde de plástico tornou-se parte desse arsenal como instrumento para testar a vertical visual subjetiva à beira do leito. O principal empenho deste manuscrito é ressaltar a ...
