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Provocation test with 5% glycerol has fast and fleeting effects on the nasal mucosa

The effects observed with nasal provocation testing using 5% glycerol were associated only with irritation/burning sensation within the first few minutes, reducing spontaneously and disappearing quickly. The use of 5% glycerol was found to have no influence on the prevalence of nasal obstruction, rhinorr...

Tumarkin-like phenomenon as a sign of therapeutic success in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe an unusual patient reaction to maneuvers used in the treatment of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PC-BPPV) that we termed the "Tumarkin-like phenomenon". Methods: At a private practice, 221 outpatients were diagnosed and treated for PC-BPPV. The tre...

Microscopic aspects of electrosensory system on the partially euryhaline lesser guitarfish

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The electrosensory system on elasmobranchs consists of subcutaneous electroreceptor organs known as ampullae of Lorenzini. The present study investigated the ampullae of Lorenzini morphology of the lesser guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris, using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. ...

Dândi e flâneur: modos de subjetivação da modernidade e os mods ingleses

Psicol. Estud. (Online); 22 (4), 2017
A organização social em torno das grandes cidades é apontada como causadora principal da criação do sujeito da modernidade, o qual é, sobretudo, individualista e privatizado. A vida em meio ao nascente caos urbano e de aglomeração das multidões de pessoas possibilita delinearmos alguns modos de ...

Violência e resgate do humano: um olhar fenomenológico para a periferia de Salvador

Psicol. Estud. (Online); 22 (4), 2017
O artigo relata uma pesquisa cujo objetivo foi compreender as vivências fundamentais de pessoas inseridas em um contexto de violência e investigar a repercussão destas vivências em seu processo formativo, tomando como referência a fenomenologia de Edith Stein. A pesquisa se deu no bairro do Uruguai,...

Reflexões para a prática clínica ética-estética-política a partir da arte de Ernesto Neto
Reflections for an ethic-aesthetic-political clinical practice through Ernesto Neto’s work of art

Este artigo propõe uma articulação entre arte contemporânea e clínica psicológica a partir da obra de Ernesto Neto. Auxiliados pelas perspectivas feministas e filosóficas pós-estruturalistas, problematizamos a clínica a fim de propor uma prática éticaestética-política voltada às interrupç...

Assessment of the accuracy of portable monitors for halitosis evaluation in subjects without malodor complaint. Are they reliable for clinical practice?

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (5), 2017
Abstract Halitosis is defined as a foul odor emanated from the oral cavity, with great impact in quality of life and social restraints. Recently, the use of Breath Alert™ in research increased significantly. Halimeter™, another portable device, is often used in clinical practice. Nevertheless...

Saciación vs saciedad: reguladores del consumo alimentario

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (9), 2017
The study of the factors that regulate high energy food intake is especially relevant nowadays due to the high prevalence of overweight and obesity. Food intake regulation can be divided in two basic processes, namely satiation and satiety. Satiation is the process that determines the moment in which fee...

Two-point discrimination values vary depending on test site, sex and test modality in the orofacial region: a preliminary study

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (4), 2017
Abstract The two-point discrimination (TPD) test is one of the most commonly used neurosensory tests to assess mechanoperception in the clinical settings. While there have been numerous studies of functional sensibility of the hand using TPD test, there have been relatively not enough reports on TPD in t...