Headache is the most frequent presenting symptom of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), most commonly associated with other manifestations. It has been described as its only clinical presentation in 15 % of patients. There is no typical pattern of headache in CVT. The objective of this study was to study the characteristics of headache as the sole manifestation of CVT. From a prospective study of 30 consecutive p...
Introduction: Genital HPV infection is very frequent. Nevertheless, type-specific distribution can vary greatly in different populations. Aim: To assess the HPV frequency and type-specific distribution in a highly ethnically diverse region and its association with gynecological cytology. Material and Methods: From March to July 2009, 419 LBC samples (ThinPrep) were collected from women 16-79 years old, attendin...
Objectivos: Caracterização clínica, etiológica e prognósti- ca das polineuropatias cranianas. Métodologia: Revisão dos processos clínicos dos doentes internados no serviço de neurologia de um hospital distrital de Janeiro/2003 a Dezembro/2007 com o diagnóstico de poli- neuropatia craniana. Resultados: Incluídos 11 doentes, 7 do sexo feminino e 4 do sexo masculino, média de idades de 50,6 +/- 17,9 anos. Sete doe...