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Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke After the 80 Years of Age

Introduction: The incidence of stroke increases exponentially with age, representing the leading cause of death after the 80 years of age. Intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV-rtPA) represents an advance in the treatment of ischemic stroke and its use in the elderly > 80 years old was a recent target of discussion.Material and Methods: A retrospective study was performed...

Dying in Internal Medicine Wards: The Last Hours of Life

Introduction: Introduction: The increasing longevity and number of chronic diseases justify the number of patients with palliative needs in Internal Medicine services. The internist should be able to ensure comfort care at the end of life of the patients he is attending. The study objective was to analyze the therapy performed and complementary diagnostic tests (CDT) requested within 48 hours before death. Meth...

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Letter About “Dying in Internal Medicine War...

Sleep disorders in elderly: is it a problem?

Sleep disorders are one of the most relevant clinical symptoms in adults, with increasing prevalence throughout life, reaching in large scale the elderly population. The present study aimed to characterize the sleep disorders in the elderly and its pharmacological therapy. A cross-sectional study was performed through application of a questionnaire to 381 elderly in pharmacies of Braga, Bragança and Porto citie...

Marcas e arte urbana: Apropriação de street art em estratégias de marketing

O presente trabalho tem como objecto de estudo a apropriação da estética da arte urbana por empresas, nas suas estratégias de marketing. Pretendeu-se mostrar as motivações que levaram as cinco marcas analisadas (adidas, Nike, Pampero, Opel e Nissan) a utilizar elementos desta expressão artística em produtos, publicidade e em acções de comunicação. De igual modo, procurou-se medir o nível de impacto dessas estra...

Marcas e arte urbana apropriação de street art em estratégias de marketing

O presente trabalho tem como objecto de estudo a apropriação da estética da arte urbana por empresas, nas suas estratégias de marketing. Pretendeu-se mostrar as motivações que levaram as cinco marcas analisadas (adidas, Nike, Pampero, Opel e Nissan) a utilizar elementos desta expressão artística em produtos, publicidade e em acções de comunicação. De igual modo, procurou-se medir o nível de impacto dessas estra...