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Mortality due to respiratory diseases in the elderly after influenza vaccinatio...
Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Piazzolla,Luciana Paganini; Pires,Liana Laura; Neri,Cleudsom; Paula,Wladimir Kummer deOBJECTIVE: To compare mortality rates due to respiratory diseases among elderly individuals residing in the Federal District of Brasília, Brazil, prior to and after the implementation of a national influenza vaccination campaign. METHODS: This was an ecological time series analysis. Data regarding the population of individuals who were over 60 years of age between 1996 and 2009 were obtained from official datab...
Transient global amnesia: case report
Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Paula,Wladimir Kummer de<p>In this text we describe a case report of a 60 years old patient with a 12 hour anterograde memory disturbance and a complete resolution of this symptom after. The presenting symptom, a complete and spontaneous recovery and the exclusion of other neurologic conditions were consistent with the diagnosis of transient global amnesia (TGA). Transient global amnesia generally causes profound upset in the patients...