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Adolescent obesity treatments: news, views, and evidence
Cominato,Louise; Franco,Ruth; Damiani,DurvalABSTRACT Obesity is a complex and multifactorial disease that is influenced by physiological, environmental, socioeconomic, and genetic factors. In recent decades, this serious disease has impacted a large number of adolescents as a result of lifestyle factors. A lack of exercise and the consumption of excessive calories from an inadequate diet are the main contributors to adolescent obesity. However, genetic a...
Treatment interruption in small for age term-born children
Cominato,Louise; Frascino,AlexandreSmall-for-gestational-age children have been associated with up to 20% delayed growth and delayed development, increased childhood morbimortality, and poor quality of life. Prepubertal growth hormone administration results in increased growth and musculoskeletal development. The present case report illustrates the negative impact of growth hormone disruption in a 6-year-old patient, resulting in impaired growth...
BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN A ...
Ybarra,Marina; Santos,Tiago Jeronimo dos; Queiroz,Edjane Santos; Rachid,Ludmilla; Franco,Ruth Rocha; Cominato,Louise; Moura,Frederico CasteloABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44.1 kg/m2 (Z score: +4.4)], Tanner pubertal stage 5, presented biparietal, high-intensity, and pulsatile headaches, a...
Futsal improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and...
Santos-Silva,Paulo Roberto; Greve,Júlia Maria D´Andrea; Novillo,Hector Norman Espada; Haddad,Sandra; Santos,Claudia Renata Pinto; Leme,Renata BarcoAbstract Aims: The aim of this study was to verify body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and biochemical markers of prepubertal overweight and obese boys to a 16-week futsal training program. Methods: Sixteen boys (age: 7-10 y, body mass index>thanat 95th percentileaccording to Center for Disease Control and Prevention; 35.5±7.4 percent fat) participated to futsal training program. The assessment of body...
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in severely obese adolescents: effects on metab...
Franco,Ruth Rocha; Ybarra,Marina; Cominato,Louise; Mattar,Larissa; Steinmetz,Leandra; Damiani,Durval; Velhote,Manoel Carlos PrietoABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to conduct clinical and metabolic evaluations of obese adolescents before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) (up to 24 months). Subjects and methods: This was designed as a retrospective, descriptive series of cases study, conducted in Instituto da Criança, São Paulo, Brazil. Analysis of clinical and laboratory data from 22 obese adolescents between 14 and 19 y...
Diabetes mellitus in childhood: an emerging condition in the 21st century
Della Manna,Thais; Setian,Nuvarte; Savoldelli,Roberta Diaz; Guedes,Dulce Rondina; Kuperman,Hilton; Menezes Filho,Hamilton Cabral; Steinmetz,LeandraSummary The International Diabetes Federation (IDF-2015) estimates the existence of 30,900 children under 15 years old with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in Brazil, and an increase of 3.0% per year is expected. This review focused on meta-analysis and pediatric diabetes update articles in order to draw attention to the need of planning coping strategies to support this serious public health problem in coming y...
Management of primary headache in emergency services of Santos and surrounding ...
Fragoso,Yara Dadalti; Fonseca,Priscilla Lopes da; Fortinguerra,Marcelo Bougartner; Cominato,Louise; Matte,Guilherme de OliveiraOBJECTIVES: Primary headaches are often seen by Clinicians on duty at Emergency Services. We have investigated the treatment of such patients by 43 medical doctors who have been working at Emergency Services in the city of Santos and surrounding towns for many years. RESULTS: We confirmed the high prevalence of primary headaches in Emergency Services. There seem to be diagnosis difficulties concerning different...