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Catatonia in Dementia: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series
Câmara Pestana, P; Estibeiro, MJ; Côrte-Real, B; Cordeiro, C; Simões, I; Duarte, G; Simões do Couto, F; Novais, FBackground: Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor, behavioral, and autonomic abnormalities. It is often underdiagnosed in geriatric patients with dementia despite established diagnostic criteria and treatment options. Objective: This systematic review investigates catatonia in the elderly, particularly those with dementia, to examine their clinical presentation, treatment response, and...
VALIDATION OF HIGH RISK CRITERIA IN MEDICATION RECONCILIATION IN MAJOR ORTHOPED...
Luque, J; Cavalheiro, M; Silva, P; Filipe, H; Falcao, F; Caldeira, D; Costa, J; Fernandes, R; Pereira, I; Lavrador, M; Castel Branco, M; Fresco, P
Preparedness in a public health emergency: determinants of willingness and read...
Leão, T; Duarte, G; Gonçalves, GObjectives: Healthcare professionals’ high risk of infection and burnout in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic probably hindered their much-needed preparedness to respond. We aimed to inform how individual and institutional factors contributed for the preparedness to respond during the first months of a public health emergency. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: We surveyed healthcare workers ...
Transcutaneous Electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation Reduces the Duration of Inv...
Duarte, G; Bethiol, A; Ratti, L; Franco, G; Moreno, R; Tonella, R; Falcão, ALStudy design: Retrospective case series. Objectives: To compare individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) submitted to transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation (TEDS) or a standard weaning protocol (SWP) according to the following variables: invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) time, ventilator weaning time, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and overall hospital length of stay. Sett...
Strong nocebo effect in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis trials might mask conclus...
Rato, M; Duarte, G; Mestre, T; Carvalho, M; Ferreira, J