LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Epidemiological Profile of Surgically-Treated Peripheral-Nerve Diseases

Fuzari, Helen Kerlen Bastos; Andrade, Armèle Dornelas de; Souza, Renata Janaina Pereira de; Bernardino, Silvya Nery; Souza, Fernando Henrique Moraes de; Sarmento, Antonio; Oliveira, Daniella Araújo de.

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021

Objective To outline the epidemiological profile of surgical patients treated at the peripheral-nerve outpatient clinic of a public hospital in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2008 (the year this service was implemented in the hospital ) to 2016. Material and Methods A cross-sectional study with da...

Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/epidemiología, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/cirugía, Brasil/epidemiología, Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano/epidemiología, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Registros Médicos, Epidemiología Descriptiva, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores Socioeconómicos, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Interpretación Estadística de Datos, Síndromes de Compresión del Nervio Cubital/epidemiología, Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos

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High prevalence of neuropathic pain in the hand of patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury: a cross-sectional study

Santana, Marcus V B; Bina, Mauro T; Paz, Matheus G; Santos, Scheila N; Teixeira, Manoel J; Raicher, Irina; Martins, José V; Andrade, Daniel C Araujo; Baptista, Abrahão F.

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the pain profile of patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. Methods We enrolled 65 patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. The Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire was used to classify pain and the SF-36 was used to evaluate quality of life. Results T...

Análisis de Varianza, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/complicaciones, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/epidemiología, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Mano, Estado Civil, Neuralgia/epidemiología, Neuralgia/etiología, Dolor Nociceptivo/epidemiología, Dolor Nociceptivo/etiología, Dimensión del Dolor, Prevalencia, Calidad de Vida

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A Five-year retrospective review of infants with Erb-Duchenne's palsy at a teaching Hospital in North Trinidad

Jaggat, A; Mencia, M; Ali, T; Stewart, V.

West Indian med. j; 62 (1), 2013

Birth injuries are devastating to parents and carers alike. They carry the possibility of residual loss of function to the infant and thus the potential for litigation. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of Erb-Duchenne's palsy and the identification of any contributing factors. A retro...

Peso al Nacer, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/epidemiología, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/etiología, Parto Obstétrico/efectos adversos, Distocia, Hospitales de Enseñanza, Incidencia, Parálisis Obstétrica/etiología, Estudios Retrospectivos, Trinidad y Tobago/epidemiología

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