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Capacidade funcional de pacientes com indicação de cuidados paliativos na atenção primária

INTRODUÇÃO: Pacientes com indicação de cuidados paliativos podem ter perda da capacidade funcional e da qualidade de vida, mas há pouca informação sobre essas condições na atenção primária à saúde. OBJETIVO: Caracterizar os aspectos funcionais e sintomáticos dos indivíduos com indicação...

Genetic, laboratory and clinical risk factors in the development of overt ischemic stroke in children with sickle cell disease

ABSTRACT Cerebrovascular disease, particularly stroke, is one of the most severe clinical complications associated with sickle cell disease and is a significant cause of morbidity in both children and adults. Over the past two decades, considerable advances have been made in the understanding of its natu...

Campo magnético de frecuencia extremadamente baja: Seguridad de su aplicación a nivel del sistema nervioso central

Introducción: La enfermedad cerebrovascular constituye un importante problema de salud a nivel mundial. En la actualidad se desarrollan investigaciones científicas dedicadas al estudio de los efectos del campo magnético de frecuencia extremadamente baja para su tratamiento. No es suficientemente clara...

Analyzing the neuropsychological characteristics and changes in serum markers of patients with chronic cerebral circulation insufficiency

Summary Objective: To investigate the neuropsychological characteristics and changes in CRP, S100B, MBP, HSP-7, and NSE in serum. Method: Sixty-six (66) patients treated in our hospital as CCCI group were chosen for our study, and 90 patients with depression were selected as the depression group. The p...

Green spaces and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the city of Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate the association between exposure to green spaces and mortality from ischemic heart and cerebrovascular diseases, and the role of socioeconomic status in this relationship, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Ecological study, with the census tracts as unit of a...

Comportamiento de factores de riesgo de las enfermedades cerebrovasculares en Pedras, Maranhão, Brasil
Behavior of risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases, Pedras, Maranhão Brazil

Rev. inf. cient; 97 (1), 2018
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo retrospectivo en el período comprendido noviembre de 2016 - agosto de 2017, con la finalidad de determinar los principales factores de riesgo que provocan la aparición de enfermedades cerebrovasculares (ECV) en la Unidad Básica de Salud de Pedras, municipio Matões d...

Comportamiento de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en cuidados intensivos de adultos
Behavior of mechanic ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult at intensive care

Rev. inf. cient; 97 (5), 2018
Introducción: las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación causan grandes inquietudes a los médicos que plantean serias dificultades diagnósticas las que a su vez motivan a menudo la toma de decisiones terapéuticas desproporcionadas que favorecen la génesis de la resistencia antimicrobiana. Objetivo: ...

Neuropsychiatry: Towards a Philosophy of Praxis

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 46 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract Neuropsychiatry is a specialized clinical, academic and scientific discipline with its field located in the borderland territory between neurology and psychiatry. In this article, we approach the theoretical definition of neuropsychiatry, and in order to address the practical aspects of the disc...

Adrenalectomía unilateral para hiperaldosteronismo primario por hiperplasia adrenal unilateral

Acta méd. colomb; 42 (3), 2017
Resumen El hiperaldosteronismo primario es una causa en ascenso de hipertensión arterial, patología que cada día toma mayor importancia por los desenlaces asociados como infarto agudo de miocardio y enfermedad cerebrovascular, entre otras. Se describen diferentes subtipos de hiperaldosteronismo, la hi...