Question: Migraine is a cyclic and complex disorder, characterized by attacks of headache, sensory and cognitive disturbances1. Thalamocortical connectivity in migraine has been found to be transiently abnormal2. Our aim was to assess if the dynamical properties of the migraine brain are affected during the interictal phase. Methods: Resting-state functional MRI data was collected from 14 menstrual migraine pat...
Introdução: A catatonia é uma síndrome neuropsiquiátrica, classicamente associada à esquizofrenia, mas mais frequentemente relacionada com outras causas psiquiátricas, neurológicas e/ou metabólicas. Caso Clínico: Um homem de 61 anos foi internado no Serviço de Psiquiatria por catatonia de etiologia a esclarecer. O electroencefalograma revelou actividade periódica trifásica e a ressonância magnética crânio-encef...
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is the current recommended treatment for gastric variceal bleeding. Despite the extensive worldwide use, there are still differences related to the technique, safety, and long term-results. We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of cyanoacrylate in patients with gastric variceal bleeding. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 1998 and Jan...
Objectives: To assess depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse in a Gastroenterology ICU, and the level of its detection by the staff. Method: All patients consecutively admitted to the ICU during a six-month period, 18 or above, and staying 24 hours, were assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the CAGE. Doctors and nurses assessed the type and severity of patients’ morbidity. Data wer...
BACKGROUND: The genetic contribution to stroke is well established but it has proven difficult to identify the genes and the disease-associated alleles mediating this effect, possibly because only nuclear genes have been intensely investigated so far. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been implicated in several disorders having stroke as one of its clinical manifestations. The aim of this case-control study was to ...
A partir das obras de Frida Kahlo e Francis Bacon, os autores discutem as dimensões da violência e do trauma presentes nas suas formas criativas e no impacto criado no espectador. Reflectem ainda sobre as suas ligações com a clínica no impacto/fenómeno contratransferencial e suas possibilidades transformacionais
BACKGROUND: The genetic contribution to stroke is well established but it has proven difficult to identify the genes and the disease-associated alleles mediating this effect, possibly because only nuclear genes have been intensely investigated so far. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been implicated in several disorders having stroke as one of its clinical manifestations. The aim of this case-control study was to ...