ABSTRACT We retrospectively evaluated the records of 49 grade 4 and 5 patients with 42 intracranial aneurysms treated within 72 h of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In total, 35 patients (71%) were grade 4, and 14 (29%) were grade 5. A total of 42 (85%) patients had one aneurysm, 6 (12%) had two aneurysms...
ABSTRACT Sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis have various causes and interfere with daytime wakefulness. This study assessed the correlation between fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness and level of disability. Method Retrospective review of medical records from patients with multiple ...
Abstract Tinea capitis is generally considered as the most frequent fungal infection in childhood, as it accounts for approximately 92% of all mycosis in children. The epidemiology of this disease varies widely ranging from antropophillic, zoophilic, and geophillic dermatophytes, as the main causative ag...
Abstract Introduction Infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) still represent a challenge for health systems around the world. Objective The objective of this study was to assess microbiological and clinical aspects in hospitalized patients with invasive pneumococcus disease betwee...
Distribución por Edad,
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Hospitalización,
Infecciones Neumocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones Neumocócicas/microbiología,
Infecciones Neumocócicas/mortalidad,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/clasificación,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación,
Vacunas Conjugadas
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Perceptual evaluation is considered the gold standard to evaluate speech nasality. Several procedures are used to collect and analyze perceptual data, which makes it susceptible to errors. Therefore, there has been an increasing desire to find methods that can improve the assessm...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is an erroneous but commonly held belief that intracranial complications (ICCs) of chronic and acute otitis media (COM and AOM) are past diseases or from developing countries. These problems remain, despite improvements in antibiotic care. OBJECTIVE: This paper analyzes the ...
Enfermedad Aguda,
Encefalopatías/epidemiología,
Encefalopatías/etiología,
Encefalopatías/terapia,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Incidencia,
Otitis Media/complicaciones,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
ANTECEDENTES: La endometriosis profunda (EP) es una causa frecuente de algia pélvica crónica que afecta negativamente la calidad de vida de las pacientes. La cirugía, idealmente por vía laparoscópica, es el tratamiento de elección para pacientes sintomáticas. OBJETIVO: Evaluar la cirugía laparosc...
OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de síndrome de HELLP (SH) en gestantes críticamente enfermas ingresadas a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Obstétricos (UCIO) de la Maternidad "Dr. Armando Castillo Plaza", de Maracaibo, estado Zulia, Venezuela, periodo 2011 a 2015. MÉTODOS: Investigación descript...
Síndrome HELLP/epidemiología,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Venezuela,
Epidemiología Descriptiva,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Mortalidad Materna,
Síndrome HELLP/mortalidad,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Morbilidad,
Edad Gestacional,
Preeclampsia
OBJECTIVES: Behcet’s disease is a form of systematic vasculitis that affects vessels of various sizes. Aortic pseudoaneurysm is one of the most important causes of death among patients with Behcet’s disease due to its high risk of rupture and associated mortality. Our study aimed to investiga...
Aneurisma Falso/tratamiento farmacológico,
Aneurisma Falso/etiología,
Aneurisma Falso/mortalidad,
Aneurisma Falso/cirugía,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/tratamiento farmacológico,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/etiología,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/mortalidad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/cirugía,
Síndrome de Behçet/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Behçet/mortalidad,
Síndrome de Behçet/cirugía,
Implantación de Prótesis Vascular/métodos,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/métodos,
Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Recurrencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Tasa de Supervivencia,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
