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Judge me, judge me not: The role of eye size and observer gender on acquaintanc...
Ferrão, Maria Clara; Gonçalves, Gabriela Maria Ramos; Giger, Jean-Christophe; Parreira, TiagoThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eye size and observer gender on perceived initial attraction, honesty, and attributions of responsibility for rape. A 3 (eye size: small vs. normal vs. large) x 2 (observer gender: female vs. male) experimental design was tested. Ninety participants (45 women and 45 men) observed one of three randomly assigned female faces (with eye size manipulation), and ...
Arterial embolization in severe epistaxis management: clinical cases
Silva, Clara; Silvestre, Natércia; Parreira, Tiago; Amorim, Ana Margarida; Paiva, AntónioEpistaxis is one of the most common ENT emergencies. In refractory cases to traditional measures (chemical or electrical cauterization, anterior and / or posterior packing; systemic antifibrinolytic) it may be necessary to resort to surgical ligation or arterial embolization. Through four clinical case reports, this study aims to analyze the role of arterial embolization in the treatment of severe, refractory e...
Bilateral Hyperintensity of the Pulvinar and Dorsomedial Nucleus of the Thalamu...
Casimiro, Carlos; Martins, Joana; Parreira, Tiago; Baldeiras, Inês; Ribeiro, Helena; Batista, Sónia; Machado, Egídio; Maduro, Ana; Rebelo, OlindaIntroduction: Creutzfedt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by prions. Early diagnosis and the determination of its form are epidemiologically important, with strong impact on public health. Bilateral pulvinar hyperintensity, either alone (pulvinar sign) or in association with the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus (double hockey stick sign) on T2, FLAIR and diffusion...
Conventional and Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Proton Spect...
Casimiro, Carlos; Martins, Joana; Nunes, César; Parreira, Tiago; Batista, Sónia; Cordeiro, Miguel; Matias, Fernando; Rebelo, Olinda; Freitas, PedroIntroduction: MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is a mitochondrial hereditary dysfunction in which the physiopathological mechanism of cerebral lesions is not totally understood as yet. Typically, these lesions are described as having normal to increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and this has been used to distinguish stroke-like lesions from ischemic ...
Cerebral venous thrombosis: retrospective analysis of 49 cases.
Santos, Gonçalo Roque; André, Rui; Pereira, Sara Leonor; Parreira, Tiago; Machado, EgídioCerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease, accounting for about 0.5% of stroke cases. However, it is believed to be an underdiagnosed condition. Early diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and appropriate use of imaging modalities.Imagiological and clinical characterization of CVT cases diagnosed at our hospital from 2004 to 2007.This study was a retrospective, ...