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Update and review of Urrets-Zavalia syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT For more than half a century, Urrets-Zavalia syndrome (fixed dilated pupil) has been described as a postoperative complication of ophthalmic surgery. Since first reported as a complication of penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus in patients receiving atropine, the characteristic features of ...

Determinants of body weight regulation in humans

ABSTRACT Body weight is regulated by the ability of hypothalamic neurons to orchestrate behavioral, endocrine and autonomic responses via afferent and efferent pathways to the brainstem and the periphery. Weight maintenance requires a balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Although several...

Materia médica ilustrada de Magnesia carbonica, Magnesia phosphorica, Magnesia sulphurica, Kali bichromico, Kali muriatico, Kali sulphurico

La finalidad del presente trabajo es elaborar una Materia Médica Ilustrada de seis medicamentos: Magnesia Carbónica, Magnesia Phosphorica, Magnesia Sulphurica, Kali Bichromico, Kali Muriatico y Kali Sulphurico. Se determinó utilizar una estrategia didáctica como es el dibujo para facilitar el aprendi...

LA FORMALIZACIÓN DEL CONSENTIMIENTO INFORMADO EN INVESTIGACIÓN Y LA PÉRDIDA SENTIMENTAL DEL PACIENTE

Pers. bioet; 19 (2), 2015
El consentimiento informado en investigación se inscribe en la relación médico-paciente, que ha sufrido, y sigue sufriendo, importantes cambios: desde el planteamiento clásico, como relación de amistad, al planteamiento contemporáneo, como relación entre extraños (enemigos potenciales, siguiendo ...

Contoured technique for lentigo maligna

An. bras. dermatol; 90 (1), 2015
The surgical approach to lentigo maligna is a challenge to dermatologists, given the difficulty of clinical delimitation of borders. We report here a case of a 69-year-old female patient presenting with brownish macules on her face, since 10 years ago, with histopathological diagnosis of lentigo maligna....

Tratamento híbrido das doenças do arco aórtico

Introdução: O manejo das doenças da aorta torácica que envolvem a aorta ascendente, arco aórtico e aorta torácica descendente constituem um desafio técnico e é uma área em constante desenvolvimento e inovação. Objetivo: Analisar os resultados iniciais e a médio prazo do tratamento híbrido da...

Pretemporal craniotomy

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 72 (2), 2014
This paper aims to describe the performance of the pretemporal craniotomy performed didactically from 2002 to 2012 in eighty patients. It is therefore a fundamentally descriptive text, organized in the sequence of the main stages in which such a craniotomy is performed, and describing in detail the techn...