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Predicting Functional Recovery of Spinal Cord Injured Patients in Physical Medi...
Oliveira, Diana Rocha; Moura, David; Silva, Sara Ribeiro; Ramalho, Joana; Romeiro, Isabel; Azevedo, Ana Sofia; Guimarães, Bruno; Toste, SofiaIntroduction: Evaluate the role of rehabilitation and define which variables are predictive of functional recovery in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), through the measure of independence in spinal cord injury (SCIM). Methods: This is an observational, analytical and retrospective study, developed in a peripheral hospital center for acute patients. The files of all patients hospitalized in this hospital, ...
Hirayama Disease: Report of a Successful Clinical Case
Moura, David; Martins, Rafael; Oliveira, Diana; Romeiro, Ana; Azevedo, Sofia; Ramalho, Joana; Ribeiro Silva, Sara; Cubelo Pereira, PedroThe authors present a case of Hirayama’s disease in a 17- year-old boy who had been complaining, for a year and a half, of pain and unilateral motor deficits in the 4th and 5th fingers of the right hand with progressive functional impairment. On examination, atrophy of the ulnar anterior aspect of the forearm, and right thenar and hypothenar regions was evident, associated with a deficit of muscle strength in t...