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Accuracy of praxis test from Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) for Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Praxis impairment may be one of the first symptoms manifested in dementia, primarily in cortical dementia. The Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) evaluates praxis, but little is known about the accuracy of CAMCOG for diagnosing dementia. The aims here were to investigate the ...

ABSI is a poor predictor of insulin resistance in Chinese adults and elderly without diabetes

ABSTRACT Objective: Recently, a new obesity index (A Body Shape Index, ABSI) based on waist circumference (WC) was developed, and high ABSI corresponds to a more central concentration of body volume. It is well known that central obesity is closely linked with insulin resistance (IR). Therefore, our stu...

3T magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a powerful diagnostic modality for assessment of thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objective: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a powerful tool for structural studies of chemical compounds and biomolecules and also documented promising findings as a potential imaging technology in thyroid oncology. This prospective study was to ascertain the clinical significance of 3 ...

Evaluation of redox profiles in exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism at two different levels of TSH suppression

ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the relationship between exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism and oxidative stress through the analysis of the redox profile of patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism exogenous (SCH) grade I (TSH = 0.1 to 0.4 IU/mL) and grade II (TSH < 0.1 IU/mL). Subjects and method...

Câncer pancreático no Brasil: tendências e projeções da mortalidade até 2029. Arq Gastroenterol

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is one of the main cancer-related causes of death in developed countries, and one of the most lethal malignant neoplasms. This type of cancer is classified as the ninth most frequent in the world. OBJECTIVE: Analyze temporal trends for pancreatic cancer in Brazi...

A aplicação da profundidade de dissecção da submucosa gástrica na avaliação do aprendizado em ESD: um estudo experimental

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a complex endoscopic procedure, with high rates of adverse events and technical difficulties. To overcome that problem, many training centers published the importance of animal models for skill acquirement in ESD. However, no study has used...

Análise dos fatores de risco e complicações pós-operatórias em pacientes portadores de doença de Crohn

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The post-operative complications rate is greater in patients with Crohn's disease than in other abdominal surgeries due to other benign conditions. Prevention and management of such complications are important factors in the care of these patients. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of th...

Gastroenterite aguda associada a variantes do Norovírus GII. 4

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Norovirus (NoV) is an important etiologic agent of acute gastroenteritis and infects individuals of all ages, especially children in Brazil and worldwide. NoV GII.4 was the most prevalent genotype worldwide because of your extensive genetic diversity. In Brazil, especially in the N...

Correlações entre características da doença hepática gordurosa não-alcoólica e os níveis de adipocinas e citocinas inflamatórias em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the commonest hepatopathy worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlations between NAFLD histopathological features and the levels of adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and resistin) and circulating inflammatory markers (interleukin-...

Redução da resistência à insulina após resposta virológica sustentada com agentes antivirais diretos: nem toda população melhora

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem, that affects approximately 170 million people worldwide. Chronic HCV infection is associated with hepatic insulin resistance and an increased risk of diabetes HCV-infected patients has been well documented. OBJE...