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Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in...

Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides n...

The association of milk and dairy consumption with iodine status in pregnant wo...

The role of milk and dairy products in supplying iodine to pregnant women is unknown in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between milk and dairy product consumption and the iodine status of pregnant women in the IoMum cohort of the Oporto region. Pregnant women were recruited between 10 and 13 weeks of gestation, when they provided a spot urine sample and information on lifestyle a...

Iodine knowledge is associated with iodine status in Portuguese pregnant women:...

Lack of knowledge about iodine has been suggested as a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant women, but no studies have addressed this issue in Portugal. So, the aim of this study was to investigate iodine knowledge among Portuguese pregnant women and its association with iodine status. IoMum, a prospective observational study, included 485 pregnant women recruited at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário d...

Evaluation of cerebral microvascular regulatory mechanisms with transcranial do...

Background: Fabry disease (FD) causes cerebrovascular disease (CVD) even if asymptomatic, and this is why it is important to identify non-invasive methods to monitor the disease. We evaluated the usefulness of the cerebral autoregulation, vasoreactivity, and neurovascular coupling assessed by transcranial Doppler (TCD) in FD. Methods: Ten adult patients with classic phenotype FD, without clinical expression of ...

Exantema Infecioso ou Toxidermia Medicamentosa: O Desafio Diagnóstico e Terapêu...

Introdução: Dada a semelhança morfológica, a distinção entre exantema infeccioso e toxidermia é difícil. Uma história detalhada, com a cronologia dos eventos é fundamental para uma abordagem correta. As reações de hipersensibilidade a fármacos são raras (2.5%), mais frequentemente associadas a antibióticos, antiepilépticos e antiinflamatórios. Descrição do caso: Criança do sexo masculino, 1 ano, com antecedente...

Influenza B-Associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Introduction: Influenza A infections have been described to cause secondary hemolytic uremic syndrome and to trigger atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in individuals with an underlying genetic complement dysregulation. To date, Influenza B has only been reported to trigger aHUS in 2 patients. In 61% of aHUS cases, mutations are found in H, B and I factors, membrane cofactor protein (MCP), C3 and thrombo...

Interscalene brachial plexus blockade does not guarantee complete C8-T1 root block

Relação entre cor e mansidão em gatos domésticos.

Existem vários trabalhos que associam a alteração de padrões de cor nas pelagens dos animais com a sua domesticação. Com este estudo pretendeu-se verificar se existiria também um elo de ligação entre a mansidão dos gatos domésticos (Felis catus) e a sua cor ou padrão de cor. Avaliou-se um total de 55 gatos em dois abrigos nos Estados Unidos da América, no Estado do Michigan, recorrendo-se tanto a uma ferramenta...

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis with Positive Serum Antithyroid...

We report the case of a boy with an encephalopathy associated with extrapyramidal and psychiatric symptoms and anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies. He had positive serum antithyroid antibodies, IgM antibodies against Mycoplasma pneumoniae and human herpesvirus 7 polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid. He was successfully treated with rituximab, after steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin ...

The management of ingested foreign bodies in an Ear Nose and Throat emergency u...

AIMS: To determine how often ingested foreign bodies are found and what parameters may predict their retrieval. METHODS: During 1 year, we prospectively studied all patients referred to our Ear Nose and Throat Emergency Unit because of foreign body ingestion. RESULTS: During the study, 204 (median age-42 years [10 months-84 years]) patients were admitted because of ingested foreign body. The most common was fis...