Results: 11

Sensory assessment of balance regulation of physically active women, 60-79 years old

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of sensory regulation of static and dynamic balance in older women, and to verify the sensitivity and specificity levels of the Body Balance Test (Teste de Equilíbrio Corporal, TEC) in relation to its reference standard, determining the best cutoff point for identi...

Desarrollo de un procedimiento estructurado de observación clínica de la modulación táctil y desempeño de dos muestras clínicas de niños con y sin defensividad táctil

Rev. chil. ter. ocup; 20 (2), 2020
La defensividad táctil es una de las disfunciones de integración sensorial que fueron tempranamente descritas por Jean Ayres (Lane, 2020). Sin embargo, para su diagnóstico se carece de instrumentos de evaluación basados en la observación del desempeño del niño, y en cambio, se suele utilizar casi ...

Autoconcepto, autoeficacia y percepción de calidad de vida en niños y niñas con y sin déficit de procesamiento sensorial

Rev. chil. ter. ocup; 20 (2), 2020
Objetivo. El Autoconcepto, la autoeficacia y la calidad de vida son variables que pueden verse afectadas en los niños/as por la presencia de un déficit de procesamiento sensorial (DPS). Este déficit se caracteriza por fallas en el procesamiento de las sensaciones que pueden ocasionar dificultades en e...

Alterações sensoriais em respiradores orais: revisão sistemática baseada no método prisma

RESUMO Objetivo: Revisar, na literatura, estudos que abordem alterações nos sistemas sensoriais apresentadas por respiradores orais. Fonte de dados: A busca foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed, BIREME, LILACS, Web of Science e Scopus. A busca foi realizada independentemente por dois pesquisador...

Desórdenes neurosensoriales posextracción de terceros molares inferiores retenidos
Neurosensory disorders after removal of retained lower third molars

Introducción: Los desórdenes neurosensoriales aparecen vinculados a la exéresis de terceros molares inferiores; su mal diagnóstico y tratamiento acarrean una larga permanencia de los mismos. Objetivo: Caracterizar desde el punto de vista clínico y terapéutico los desórdenes neurosensoriales aso...

Tumarkin-like phenomenon as a sign of therapeutic success in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe an unusual patient reaction to maneuvers used in the treatment of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PC-BPPV) that we termed the "Tumarkin-like phenomenon". Methods: At a private practice, 221 outpatients were diagnosed and treated for PC-BPPV. The tre...

Microscopic aspects of electrosensory system on the partially euryhaline lesser guitarfish

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The electrosensory system on elasmobranchs consists of subcutaneous electroreceptor organs known as ampullae of Lorenzini. The present study investigated the ampullae of Lorenzini morphology of the lesser guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris, using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. ...

Saciación vs saciedad: reguladores del consumo alimentario

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (9), 2017
The study of the factors that regulate high energy food intake is especially relevant nowadays due to the high prevalence of overweight and obesity. Food intake regulation can be divided in two basic processes, namely satiation and satiety. Satiation is the process that determines the moment in which fee...

Two-point discrimination values vary depending on test site, sex and test modality in the orofacial region: a preliminary study

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (4), 2017
Abstract The two-point discrimination (TPD) test is one of the most commonly used neurosensory tests to assess mechanoperception in the clinical settings. While there have been numerous studies of functional sensibility of the hand using TPD test, there have been relatively not enough reports on TPD in t...

Videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallows in anorexia nervosa

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background There are some studies in the literature about the feeding behavior and masticatory process in patients with feeding disorders; however, it is not very well known if there are alterations in oral-pharyngeal swallowing dynamics in subjects with anorexia nervosa. Objective To evaluate...