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Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis
Barbosa, Cristiana; Patrão, Luís; Bettencourt, Victor; Pereira, Sara; Domingues, Joana; Garrido, AntónioLimbic encephalitis is a rare but increasingly recognized disorder. The sudden onset of symptoms such as confusion, cognitive impairment, irritability, depression, hallucinations, is one of the main characteristics. It is an inflammatory disease involving the temporal lobes, which explains the frequency of seizures. We report the case of a 27-year-old man, presenting hyperosmolar syndrome (owing to new onset di...
Sleep patterns and insomnia among portuguese adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Amaral, Odete; Garrido, António; Pereira, Carlos; Veiga, Nélio; Serpa, Carla; Sakellarides, ConstantinoIntroduction Inadequate sleep patterns and insomnia are frequently linked and represent common sleep disorders among adolescents. The present study provides data on sleep patterns and insomnia among Portuguese adolescents. Material e methods In a cross-sectional study we evaluated 6,919 students from the 7th to the 12th grade from twenty-six secondary schools. Data was collected using a self-administered questi...
Stroke in young adults: a prospective study of 58 patients
Gomes, Ana; Nascimento, Edite; Matos, Luís; Martins, Isabel; Mós, Marta; Correia, Jorge; Capelo, Joana; Lemos, Joana; Garrido, AntónioIntroduction and aims: Stroke in young adults is less frequent and has a wider variety of causes, requiring more extensive investigation. Our aim was to evaluate the demographics, stroke type, risk factors, outcome and mortality in patients younger than 60 years.Methods: Prospective study lasting 2 years (2002- 2003) of all patients aged under 60, admitted with stroke, to our department. Patients with subarachn...
Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Pneumonia Severity Index 20 (PSI-20): a study ...
Osuna, Alina; Garrido, António; Santos, Carla; Silva, Roberto; Sequeira, Miguel; Delgado, Marlene; Carragoso, Adelino; Lemos, Ana; Bastos, MarinaBackground: Several prognostic models in patients with Community-aquired Pneumonia (CAP), such as the Pneumonia Severity Index 20 (PSI-20), have been devised, to assist the physician decide where to treat the patient initially. Objectives: The main goal of this work was to assess the adequacy of the risk classes defi ned according to the PSI-20 and hospital admission recommendations, as applied to our populatio...
Display autónomo para elevadores
Lopes, Gonçalo; Sá, Hugo; Martins, Ernesto; Fonseca, José Alberto; Garrido, AntónioEste artigo descreve sumariamente um sistema de displays universais e autónomos para equipar elevadores. A solução desenvolvida consiste numa arquitectura distribuída de módulos inteligentes, munidos de displays gráficos do tipo LCD (liquid cristal display), ligados pelo barramento CAN (controller area network). Os módulos incluem microcontrolador PIC 18F, memória Flash externa para armazenamento das configuraç...