Introduction: The Cerebral Vascular Accident (STROKE) is growing among the young by the exposure of this population to the classical risk factors. Objective: To detect the characteristics of epidemiological, clinical and treatment offered to young people with a cerebral vascular accident in a public referral hospital in Fortaleza. Methodology: Research type documentary, and cross-cutting field, with quantitativ...
Introduction : In 2001, the World Health Organization published the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The ICF aims to standardize and unify the health language and its related states, allowing communication and care between vario us disciplines and sciences. Objective : To assess the knowledge and application of the ICF by physiotherapists in Fortaleza. Methodology : A de...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health problem worldwide. In addition to the involvement of the respiratory system extrapulmonary organs may be affected. Little attention has been given to the neurocognitive impairment and to the cardiovascular co-morbidities in this disease. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the first choice ventilatory support in the exacerbation of COPD but...
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a systemic chronical inflammatory disease and may show some extra articular symptoms, reaching other organs. Objective: To observe the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and Lung Diseases and check for the presence of risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methodology: This research was carried out at César Cals General Hospital, with 44 patients with rheumatoid arthritis...