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Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease: Results from a Pilot Study in the Po...
Rodrigues, Diogo; Marcão, Ana; Lopes, Lurdes; Ventura, Ana; Faria, Teresa; Ferrão, Anabela; Gonçalves, Carolina; Kjöllerström, Paula; Castro, AnaThe Portuguese Newborn Screening Program currently includes 28 pathologies: congenital hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, 24 inborn errors of metabolism, sickle cell disease and spinal muscular atrophy. This pilot study for sickle cell disease newborn screening, including 188,217 samples, was performed between May 2021 and December 2023, with phase I, including 24,130 newborns, in the Lisbon and Setubal districts...
Occipital versus Non-Occipital Migraine Pain: Clinical Characteristics, Differe...
Cabral, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Carolina; Serôdio, Miguel; Pelejão, RitaIntroduction: In this study, we aimed to compare clinical characteristics and treatment responses in patients with migraine with occipital pain and those with non-occipital pain. We hypothesized that the area of pain could influence clinical features and treatment responses. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with episodic or chronic migraine who attended a Neurology (Headache) o...
Brugada Syndrome and Exercise
Gonçalves, Carolina; Vazão, Adriana; Ferreira Carvalho, Mariana; Cabral, Margarida; Faustino Martins, André Manuel; Amado, Mónica; Pereira, JoanaPublisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Background: Despite the multiple benefits of exercise for health, exercise in the presence of arrhythmic disorders can trigger adverse clinical events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD). The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the most recent recommendations regarding physical activity and exercise in individuals with Brugada Syndrome (BrS). Methods: An a...
Coronary septic embolism presenting as acute myocardial infarction. A case repo...
Carvalho, Mariana Ferreira; Gonçalves, Carolina; Santos, Beatriz Saldanha; Morais, JoãoBackground Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by infective endocarditis (IE) presents a unique challenge in clinical management, especially when associated with septic embolism leading to coronary artery occlusion. Case summary The current clinical report describes the case of a 72-year-old male with a history of arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and severe obstructive sleep apnea....
P2Y12 Inhibitor Pretreatment in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrom...
Vazão, Adriana; Gonçalves, Carolina; Martins, André; Carvalho, Mariana; Cabral, Margarida; Santos, Luís; Pernencar, Sidarth; Carvalho, JoãoBackground/Objectives: Current guidelines do not specifically address the use of P2Y12 inhibitor (P2Y12i) pretreatment in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) who are expected to undergo a late invasive strategy. Nevertheless, such pretreatment may be considered in patients without a high bleeding risk (Class of Recommendation, IIb; Level of Evidence, C). Despite this ambigu...
“Children as Readers of the World”: diversity, class, gender, and participation
Gonçalves, Carolina; Tomás, Catarina; Almeida, AlineThe strategic utilization of postmodern illustrated literature has emerged as a crucial tool in facilitating a profound understanding of how children construct their comprehension of diverse perspectives within the realm of social dynamics. This article rigorously scrutinizes children's conceptualizations pertaining to a wide array of subjects, encompassing diversity, socioeconomic disparities, gender dynamics,...
"It belongs to everyone!" The right to play and well-being in the playground of...
Tomás, Catarina; Gonçalves, Carolina; Almeida, AlineThe aim of this text is to describe and analyse the intervention process carried out in the playground of a kindergarten (JI) in the city of Lisbon, with the objective of promoting the right to play and fostering social equity among children. We present the partial results of a research project XXXX [name of the project], funded by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission. The methodology used includ...
Deep learning-based approaches for human motion decoding in smart walkers for r...
Gonçalves, Carolina; Lopes, João Pedro Mendes; Moccia, Sara; Berardini, Daniele; Migliorelli, Lucia; Santos, CristinaGait disabilities are among the most frequent impairments worldwide. Their treatment increasingly relies on rehabilitation therapies, in which smart walkers are being introduced to empower the user’s recovery state and autonomy, while reducing the clinicians effort. For that, these should be able to decode human motion and needs, as early as possible. Current walkers decode motion intention using information ga...
Education, Democracy and Childhood
Tomás, Catarina; Gomes, Elisabete X.; Gonçalves, Carolina; Gazzinelli, JulianaBuilding on a dialogue and an opportunity to open the conversation between Educational Theory and Philosophy and Sociology of Childhood, this paper departs from the emerging theories about common/s in education, proposing a new terrain (beyond public and private) where more collective educational experiences may emerge. We aim to contribute to revisit the field of education, democracy, and childhood. Considerin...
Breakfast habits and knowledge: study involving participants from Brazil and Po...
Guiné, Raquel P.F.; Gonçalves, Carolina; Carpes, Solange T.; Vieira, Viviane Laudelino; Florença, Sofia G.; Gonçalves, João Carlos; Anjos, O.Breakfast has been considered one of the most important meals of the day. While breakfast habits and their consequences on children’s health and performance are well documented, studies on the adult population are still lacking. The aim of this study is to observe the breakfast consumption habits of Portuguese and Brazilian adults to understand the importance attributed to this meal, which leads people to have ...