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Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telestroke Network Perform...
V. Carvalho, Inês; Millet Barros, Francisco; Sousa Fernandes, Carolina; Sousa, João; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Faustino, Pedro; Martins, EmanuelIntroduction: Although scarce, regional telestroke networks have been developed worlwide in the last few decades. The COVID-19 pandemic put the healthcare system under exceptional pressure. We aimed to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the telestroke network performance in the central region of mainland Portugal. Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study including the eight h...
Romboencefalite e Mielite Pós-Infeciosa: Descrição de um Caso Clínico
Medeiros, Catarina; Dias, Alexandra; Martins, Emanuel; Santos, Mário; Batista, Sónia; Massano, AnaA mielite e a romboencefalite são provocadas pela inflamação da medula espinal e do rombencéfalo, respetivamente. Com uma clínica diversa, a anamnese, o exame objetivo, a análise do líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR) e o exame de neuroimagem auxiliam na sua identificação. Expomos o caso de um homem de 47 anos, com antecedentes de hiperuricemia e dislipidemia, admitido no serviço de urgência por diminuição da for...
Therapeutic Nanoparticles for the Different Phases of Ischemic Stroke
Bernardo-Castro, Sara; Albino, Inês; Barrera-Sandoval, Ángela María; Tomatis, Francesca; Sousa, João André; Martins, Emanuel; Simões, SusanaStroke represents the second leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Ischemic strokes are the most prevalent type of stroke, and they are characterized by a series of pathological events prompted by an arterial occlusion that leads to a heterogeneous pathophysiological response through different hemodynamic phases, namely the hyperacute, acute, subacute, and chronic phases. Stroke treatment is highl...