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Physical Activity Promotion Tools in the Portuguese Primary Health Care: An Imp...
Mendes, R; Nunes, Silva, M; Santos, Silva, C; Marques, A; Godinho, C; Tomás, R; Agostinho, M; Madeira, S; Rebelo-Marques, A; Martins, H; Teixeira, PJBackground: This paper aims to discuss how physical activity (PA) brief assessment, brief counseling, and self-monitoring tools were designed and implemented in the Portuguese National Health Service (NHS), and to report on their current use by health professionals and citizens. Methods: Three digital tools to facilitate PA promotion in primary health care (PHC) were developed: 1) a PA brief assessment tool was...
sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio for the Predictive Diagnosis of Preeclampsia: Budget Impact A...
Campos, A; Machado, AP; Martins, H; José Pais, MS; Érsek, K; Lopes, NOverview and Aims: The last decade brought relevant insights into the pathophysiology of preeclampsia (PE), namely the role of the circulating levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1). The purpose of this study is to estimate the financial impact of introducing the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for the evaluation of women with suspicion of PE in the Portuguese National Health...
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among homeless population in Lisbon, Portugal
Conceição, T; Martins, H; Rodrigues, S; Lencastre, H; Aires-de-Sousa, MMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage is a major risk factor for infection, namely among populations in the community with inherent prompting factors, such as the homeless. In Portugal, there are no data on S. aureus/MRSA nasal carriage among the homeless community. A total of 84 homeless individuals living in Lisbon (34 with no permanent address and 50 living in shelter) were nasall...
Morphological Changes of the Internal Carotid Artery: Prevalence and Characteri...
Martins, H; Mayer, A; Batista, P; Soares, F; Almeida, V; Pedro, AJ; Oliveira, VBackground and purpose: Morphological changes of the internal carotid arteries (McICA) are frequently found during cervical ultrasound studies. However, the etiology of McICA remains controversial. During this study, the prevalence and demographic characteristics of McICA, such as kinking, coiling or looping identified by Doppler ultrasound, were analysed and its relationship with vascular risk factors and stro...
Quantitative EEG and Functional Outcome Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
Bentes, C; Peralta, AR; Viana, P; Martins, H; Morgado, C; Casimiro, C; Franco, AC; Fonseca, AC; Geraldes, R; Canhão, P; Pinho e Melo, T; Paiva, TObjective: To identify the most accurate quantitative electroencephalographic (qEEG) predictor(s) of unfavorable post-ischemic stroke outcome, and its discriminative capacity compared to already known demographic, clinical and imaging prognostic markers. Methods: Prospective cohort of 151 consecutive anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients followed for 12 months. EEG was recorded within 72 h and at discha...
Early EEG Predicts Poststroke Epilepsy
Bentes, C; Martins, H; Peralta, AR; Morgado, C; Casimiro, C; Franco, AC; Fonseca, AC; Geraldes, R; Canhão, P; Pinho e Melo, T; Paiva, T; Ferro, JObjective: Electroencephalography (EEG) can identify biomarkers of epileptogenesis and ictogenesis. However, few studies have used EEG in the prediction of poststroke seizures. Our primary aim was to evaluate whether early EEG abnormalities can predict poststroke epilepsy. Methods: A prospective study of consecutive acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients, without previous epileptic seizures, who we...
Seizures, Electroencephalographic Abnormalities, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke...
Bentes, C; Peralta, AR; Martins, H; Casimiro, C; Morgado, C; Franco, AC; Viana, P; Fonseca, AC; Geraldes, R; Canhão, P; Pinho E Melo, T; Paiva, TOBJECTIVE: Seizures and electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities have been associated with unfavorable stroke functional outcome. However, this association may depend on clinical and imaging stroke severity. We set out to analyze whether epileptic seizures and early EEG abnormalities are predictors of stroke outcome after adjustment for age and clinical/imaging infarct severity. METHODS: A prospective study ...
Epilepsia Partialis Continua After an Anterior Circulation Ischaemic Stroke
Bentes, C; Franco, AC; Peralta, A; Viana, P; Martins, H; Morgado, C; Casimiro, C; Fonseca, C; Geraldes, R; Canhão, P; Pinho e Melo, T; Paiva, TBackground and purpose: Although cerebrovascular disorders are the main cause of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) in adulthood, the frequency of EPC after stroke is unknown. The aim was to prospectively ascertain its frequency 1 year after an ischaemic stroke. Methods: This was a prospective study of consecutive acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke patients, previously independent, with an admission Na...
Post-Stroke Seizures Are Clinically Underestimated
Bentes, C; Martins, H; Peralta, AR; Casimiro, C; Morgado, C; Franco, AC; Fonseca, AC; Geraldes, R; Canhão, P; Pinho e Melo, T; Paiva, T; Ferro, JMCerebrovascular disease is the leading cause of epilepsy in adults, although post-stroke seizures reported frequency is variable and few studies used EEG in their identification. To describe and compare EEG and clinical epileptic manifestations frequency in patients with an anterior circulation ischaemic stroke. Prospective study of acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke patients, consecutively admitted to...
Radiocarbon dating the beginning of the Neolithic in Iberia: new results, new p...
Martins, H; Oms, FX; Pereira, L; Pike, AWG; Rowsell, K; Zilhão, JRadiocarbon dating of samples of charred cereal, biomolecularly confirmed sheep bone, human bone from burials, and diagnostic artifacts places the appearance of the ‘Neolithic package’ in Iberia ca. 5500 Cal bc. The earliest dates are statistically indistinguishable from Catalonia to Portugal and, whenever their archaeological context is secure, the associated pottery includes a significant, if not majority car...