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An atypical femoral fracture: case report
Vaz, Teresa Raquel; Sá, LuísaIntroduction: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic disease of bone. Bisphosphonates are the first-line pharmacological class used in its treatment. Despite its effectiveness in reducing the risk of osteoporotic fractures, reports of atypical femur fractures have emerged as potential complications of long-term treatment with these drugs. Case report: We present the case of a 78-year-old patient, medicated f...
Phylogeography of sub-Saharan mitochondrial lineages outside Africa highlights ...
Sá, Luísa; Almeida, Mafalda; Azonbakin, Simon; Matos, Erica; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Gómez-Carballa, Alberto; Salas, Antonio; Laleye, AnatóleDespite the importance of ancient DNA for understanding human prehistoric dispersals, poor survival means that data remain sparse for many areas in the tropics, including in Africa. In such instances, analysis of contemporary genomes remains invaluable. One promising approach is founder analysis, which identifies and dates migration events in non-recombining systems. However, it has yet to be fully exploited as...
The Portuguese Guidelines and Patients Values
Santos, Paulo; Nazaré, Isabel; Martins, Carlos; Sá, Luísa; Couto, Luciana; Hespanhol, AlbertoIntroduction: Clinical guidelines are support tools, aiming to improve quality of the clinical practice. Patient centered care allows best satisfaction rates, with greater health self-management, and potential gains in quality with fewer costs.Objective: To evaluate the integration of patients’ values in Portuguese guidelines.Material and Methods: We reviewed the 18 guidelines about cardiovascular diseases publ...
Initial evaluation of dementia
Ribeira, Susana; Ramos, Cristina; Sá, LuísaIntroduction: Dementia is a growing medical and social problem, more common in the elderly. It estimated that about 92.470 people are affected in Portugal. In spite of its variable clinical presentation, according to the etiology, the diagnostic criteria are very much the same. Alzheimers disease is the main cause of dementia, although many other conditions may cause or simulate dementia. These conditions are ...