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Width of sulcus and thickness of gyrus in patients with cerebral atherosclerosis: a new tool for the prevention of vascular cognitive impairment

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral atherosclerosis is the main cause of lesions that contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia, followed by arteriosclerosis of small vessels and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The purpose of this study was to compare the post-mortem radiologic...

Clinical features of patients with chronic non-specific neck pain per disability level: A novel observational study

BACKGROUND To date, there are no cross-sectional studies considering the influence of disability level in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine kinesiophobia, active cervical range of movement (CROM), and pressure pain threshold (PPT) differ...

Síndrome hepatopulmonar y trasplante hepático: experiencia en el departamento de trasplantes del Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen - EsSalud

Introducción: El síndrome hepatopulmonar (SHP) es una complicación grave de la enfermedad hepática, la cual se caracteriza por la presencia de vasodilatación intrapulmonar e hipoxemia progresiva, siendo el trasplante de hígado el único tratamiento efectivo. Objetivo: Mostrar nuestros resultados de...

Neumonía neumocócica bacteriémica en adultos en hospital regional de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (7), 2018
Background: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) is a preventable disease with high morbimortality. Aim: To evaluate clinical aspects and mortality on BPP patients admitted to a Chilean regional hospital. Patients and Methods: We looked for adult patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from ...

Everything you always wanted to know about sex and Neurology: neurological disability and sexuality

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (7), 2018
ABSTRACT Chronic neurological disorders generate disabilities affecting multiple aspects of life, including sexuality. Objective To describe the presence of sexual dysfunction and comorbidities in a population with chronic neurological disorders. To analyze the relationship between disability and sexua...

Mid- and Longterm Neo-Aortic Valve Regurgitation after Jatene Surgery: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Arq. bras. cardiol; 111 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: Jatene surgery became the surgical procedure of choice to repair transposition of the great arteries (TGA) in neonates and infants. Late complications, mainly related to the pulmonary outflow tract and coronary arteries, are well known. The behavior of the neo-aortic valve is a caus...

Early Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients using Strain and Strain Rate Imaging

Arq. bras. cardiol; 111 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: Right ventricular function is a crucial factor of the prognosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objectives: To evaluate the right ventricular function in SLE patients with different degrees of pulmonary hypertension (PH) by strain and strain rate imaging. Methods: A total o...

Análisis de discapacidad utilizando WHODAS 2. 0 versión de 12 preguntas a pacientes de Instituto Teletón Santiago dos años después de su alta institucional

Introducción: El Instituto Teletón Santiago es una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a proporcionar rehabilitación integral a niños con discapacidades físicas hasta que cumplen 20 años de edad. Objetivo: Evaluar el nivel de discapacidad en sujetos del Instituto Teletón Santiago 2 años des...

Gastroprotective and antioxidant effects of Eremurus spectabilis Bieb. methanol extract and its isolated component isoorientin on indomethacin induced gastric ulcers in rats

Acta cir. bras; 33 (7), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the gastroprotective effect of methanol extract of E. spectabilis and its major component isoorientin. Methods: Effects of isoorientin and methanol extract of E. spectabilis were investigated in indomethacin-induced gastric damage model on rats. Famotidine was used as...