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Changes in Nerve Conduction Studies Predate Clinical Symptoms Onset in Early On...

Background and purpose: Hereditary amyloidosis related to transthyretin (ATTR) is a rare and progressive disease that, despite the phenotypic heterogeneity, a length-dependent sensorimotor axonal neuropathy (ATTR-PN) is the classic hallmark. Timely diagnosis is paramount for early treatment implementation. Methods: Sixty-nine asymptomatic gene carriers (Val30Met) were assessed during a 4-year period to identify...

Hoxd13/Bmp2-mediated mechanism involved in zebrafish finfold design

The overexpression of hoxd13a during zebrafish fin development causes distal endochondral expansion and simultaneous reduction of the finfold, mimicking the major events thought to have happened during the fin-to-limb transition in Vertebrates. We investigated the effect of hoxd13a overexpression on putative downstream targets and found it to cause downregulation of proximal fin identity markers (meis1 and emx2...

The Cutaneous Silent Period in Motor Neuron Disease

Objective: To investigate the cutaneous silent period (CSP) by measuring its onset latency, duration and amount signal suppression in patients with motor neuron disease (MND) grouped according to the intensity of upper motor neuron involvement (UMN), and to test the effect of contralateral hand contraction. Methods: Painful stimulation was applied at the V finger, and contraction recorded from the abductor digi...

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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection in medical patients of a Portuguese...

Polychaete annelids as live bait in Portugal: harvesting activity in brackish w...

Polychaete annelids are some of the most heavily harvested invertebrates collected in coastal areas and estuaries for their economic value as live fishing bait or as food supplement in aquaculture activities. However, information on bait digging in Portugal is scarce or incomplete. Thus, the present study aimed at investigating the bait digging activity in the four most relevant brackish water systems in Portug...

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colo...

BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the prevalence of vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis and of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in Portuguese pregnant women, and to identify risk factors for BV and G. vaginalis colonization in pregnancy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women aged ≥ 18 years who were attending in two public hospitals of the Northwest region of Portugal. Epidemiolo...

Projecto Groundscene: biodiversidade de lagoas costeiras e respectivas bacias h...

Na União Europeia a Directiva Quadro da Água requer a avaliação do estado ecológico de todas as águas interiores (dulciaquícolas e de transição) e costeiras, incluindo os ecossistemas aquáticos superficiais cujo estado ecológico poderá estar dependente do estado das águas subterrâneas (AS). O estado ecológico em lagoas costeiras dependentes de AS depende das interacções AS - água doce superficial - água salgada...

Simpósio "Agricultura, Energia e Ambiente"

O crescimento populacional esperado para os próximos anos conduzirá à necessidade de aumentar a produção agrícola de modo a satisfazer o aumento da procura. Nos últimos anos tem-se assistido a uma evolução tecnológica nos sistemas de produção que tem permitido aumentar a produtividade agrícola, mas por vezes à custa de elevados consumos de energia e com práticas nem sempre ambientalmente corretas. Os desafios q...

Cirurgia Reconstrutiva das Grandes Veias Intratorácicas,a Propósito de Quatro C...

A resseção e reconstrução dos grandes troncos venosos do tórax está indicada no tratamento dos sintomas de hipertensão venosa causados pelo Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior e para permitir a ressecção de tumores do mediastino que invadem a Veia Cava Superior (VCS) e os Troncos Venosos Braquiocefálicos (TVB), esquerdo e direito. Apresentamos quatro casos clínicos ilustrativos, operados entre 2010 e 2013. Todos ele...