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Late peripheral facial paralysis after COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and ...
Cavalcante,Thalitta Mendes; Gubert,Vanessa Terezinha; Lima,Carolina de Deus; Luciano,Larissa Anjos; Croda,Mariana Garcia; Venturini,JamesAbstract Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) has been shown to be a neurological manifestation of COVID-19. The current study presents two cases of PFP after COVID-19, along with a rapid review of known cases in the literature. Both case reports were conducted following CARE guidelines. We also performed a systematic review of PFP cases temporally related to COVID-19 using PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library dat...
Comparison of right-to-left shunt characteristics in cryptogenic embolic ischem...
Scavasine,Valeria Cristina; Chamma,Jamileh Ferreira; Bazan,Rodrigo; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Lange,Marcos Christiano; Zétola,Viviane de Hiroki FlumignanAbstract Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been considered a potential mechanism of embolic stroke of undetermined origin. Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify the features of the right-to-left shunt (RLS) in patients with undetermined embolic ischemic stroke and compare them with those of patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted w...
Association between blood pressure and acute phase stroke case fatality rate: a...
Furlan,Natalia Eduarda; Bazan,Silméia Garcia Zanati; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Castro,Meire Cristina Novelli e; Franco,Roberto Jorge da SilvaABSTRACT Objective ed to investigate the association between blood pressure and acute phase stroke lethality in a Brazilian intensive care unit. Methods This was an observational, prospective cohort study of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke intensive care patients. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality during the first seven days. Results There were 146 patients, aged 66 ± 13.4 years, 56% men, 89% Caucasia...
AVALIAÇÃO DOS INDICADORES DE ÓBITO E INCAPACIDADE DOS PACIENTES ATENDIDOS EM UM...
Baptista,Simone Cristina Paixão Dias; Juliani,Carmen Maria Casquel Monti; Olbrich,Sandra Regina Leite Rosa; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Bazan,RodrigoRESUMO Objetivo: avaliar indicadores de resultado para mortalidade e grau de incapacidade dos pacientes na alta antes e após implantação da unidade de acidente vascular cerebral. Método: um estudo quantitativo, retrospectivo e transversal, realizado em um hospital público, que teve a unidade de acidente vascular cerebral implantada em 2011. Foram analisados 245 prontuários de pacientes admitidos de 29 de janeir...
Key performance indicators for stroke from the Ministry of Health of Brazil: be...
Lange,Marcos C; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Nóvak,Edison M; Harger,Rodrigo; Felippe,Maria Justina Dalla Bernardina; Canever,Mariana; Dall’Asta,IsabellaABSTRACT The present study aimed to analyze the stroke units in two centers for the key performance indicators (KPIs) required by the Ministry of Health in Brazil. Methods All 16 KPIs were analyzed, including the percentage of patients admitted to the stroke unit, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the first 48 hours after admission, pneumonia and hospital mortality due to stroke, and hospital discharge on a...
Association between clinical condition and F-waves changes in the acute phase o...
Luvizutto,Gustavo José; Bertotti,Marcelo Fernando Zeugner; Fernandes,Thiago Dias; Nunes,Hélio Rubens de Carvalho; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Bazan,RodrigoABSTRACT Objective To relate F-waves with clinical and laboratory exams in the acute phase of stroke. Methods Inclusion criteria for this cross-sectional study were: hemiplegia, absence of previous cranial trauma, myopathy, diabetes, alcoholism or other known causes of peripheral neuropathy, and normal sensory and motor conduction. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, glycemia, glucosil...
Aspects correlates with Scandinavian Stroke Scale for predicting early neurolog...
Luvizutto,Gustavo José; Gabriel,Maicon Gonçalves; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Fernandes,Thiago Dias; Resende,Luiz Antônio de LimaObjective To investigate the correlation between the Alberta Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) and the Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) for the evaluation of neurological impairment in patients with acute stroke. Method 59 patients with a first acute ischemic stroke were evaluated. The ASPECTS were evaluated by 2 neurologists at admission and by another neurologist after 48 hours. The NIHSS and SSS was applied to...
Low haemoglobin levels increase unilateral spatial neglect in acute phase of st...
Luvizutto,Gustavo José; Monteiro,Tamiris Aparecida; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Bazan,Silméia Garcia Zanati; Resende,Luiz Antônio de Lima; Bazan,RodrigoObjective The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between unilateral spatial neglect (USN) and haemoglobin (Hb) level in acute phase of stroke. Method Cross-sectional study was performed after right hemisphere ischemic stroke. Independent variable: Hb level (mg/dL); Outcome: USN; Potential confounding factors: Age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and glycaemia (mg/dL); C...
Comportamentos de risco para acidentes de trânsito: um inquérito entre estudant...
Andrade,Selma Maffei de; Soares,Darli Antonio; Braga,Gabriel Pereira; Moreira,Jemima Herrero; Botelho,Fábio Martins NardoOBJETIVO: Os acidentes de trânsito são um dos principais responsáveis pela mortalidade de jovens brasileiros. Assim, o presente estudo objetivou verificar a prevalência de comportamentos de risco para esses acidentes em uma população jovem. MÉTODOS: Questionários contendo questões sobre comportamentos de risco para acidentes de trânsito foram respondidos por alunos da primeira à quarta série do curso de Medicin...