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Body balance at static posturography in vestibular migraine

Abstract Introduction: Migraine is one of the most frequent and incapacitating headaches, with a high degree of impairment in quality of life. Its association with vestibular symptoms is common, including imbalance and postural instability. Objective: To evaluate the body balance of patients with vesti...

Transmisión congénita de Trypanosoma cruzi: Argentina 2002-2014
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi. Argentina 2002-2014

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (2), 2019
En Argentina nacen alrededor de 1500 niños por año con infección por Trypanosoma cruzi. La transmisión vertical es la principal vía de generación de nuevos casos de Chagas, y de su presencia en zonas no endémicas. Nuestro objetivo fue relevar datos disponibles sobre infección congénita por T. cr...

Misdiagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in young patients

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (2), 2019
Misdiagnosis is a challenging risk in young patients with ischemic stroke that leads to delayed recognition, prevents thrombolytic therapy and increases morbidity and mortality. To assess the frequency and reasons for misdiagnosis of ischemic stroke in young adults in the emergency department, we retrosp...

Prognostic factors in cancer patients with palliative needs identified by the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© TOOL

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (2), 2019
The early identification of patients with palliative needs has shown benefits in terms of quality of life and treatment goals. No prospective methods have been applied in Argentina to identify palliative needs in cancer patients. The NECPAL tool combines the physician's own insight with objective indicat...

Parte II. Variables del ambiente hospitalario que inciden en el riesgo de infecciones de pacientes con cáncer y receptores de trasplante de precursores hematopoyéticos: Diseño, procesos asistenciales, calidad microbiológica del aire y agua

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (2), 2019
Resumen El ambiente hospitalario es una fuente potencial de exposición a patógenos como bacterias, hongos y parásitos, que pueden provocar infecciones en pacientes con cáncer incluyendo receptores de trasplante de precursores hematopoyéticos. Para aminorar este riesgo, se deben tener en cuenta los e...

Hacia la validación del SUSESO ISTAS 21 versión breve en trabajadores de hospitales públicos

Ter. psicol; 37 (1), 2019
Resumen La mitad de la población mundial son trabajadores, por lo que invertir en políticas de salud hacia ellos es muy relevante. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (oms) insta a los estados miembros a generar planes de salud ocupacional evaluables para promover el bienestar de los trabajadores, par...

Early detection of poor adherence to treatment of pediatric rheumatic diseases: pediatric rheumatology adherence questionnaire - a pilot study

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a questionnaire that allows the early detection of patients at risk for poor adherence to medical and non-medical treatment in children and adolescents with chronic rheumatic diseases. Methods: The Pediatric Rheumatology Adherence Questionnaire (PRAQ) was applied in rec...

Cardiometabolic risk factors associated with active commuting to school

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify if there is an association between cardiometabolic risk factors and active daily commuting to school among children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 1,743 schoolchildren aged 7 to 17 years old were evaluated in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul (RS). The way of commuting...

Different response to exposure to air pollutants in girls and boys

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the association between exposure to fine particulate matter and hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases in children up to ten years of age in the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, stratifying the analysis by sex and calculating excess costs. Methods: Ecological study of ...

Risk behavior for bulimia among adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the risk behavior for bulimia among female adolescents from public and private high schools. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 850 female students aged 15-18 years was carried out in a city in northeastern Brazil, using the Bulimic Investigatory T...