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Outpatient treatment of sleep disorders in Alzheimer patients
Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Camargos,Einstein Francisco; Freitas,Marco Polo Dias; Nóbrega,Otávio ToledoSleep disorders are common in patients with Alzheimer dementia and affect the quality of life of patients and of their caregivers. Despite the rising number of studies in the area, almost all of them are about non-pharmacological treatment. Our objective was to review the literature concerning pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treat sleep disorders of elderly patients with Alzheimer dementia...
O uso da mirtazapina como hipnótico
Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Camargos,Einstein Francisco; Nóbrega,Otávio Toledo<p>A prescrição de hipnóticos aprovados para insônia diminuiu em mais de 50%, enquanto de antidepressivos ultrapassou a dos primeiros. Entretanto, existem poucos dados sobre a sua eficácia no tratamento da insônia, e muitas dessas medicações podem estar associadas com efeitos adversos desconhecidos. Antidepressivos estão associados com vários e...
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...
Prevalence of anemia in nursing home for the aged in Brasilia/DF
Macedo,Victor Falcão; Correia,Luana Oliveira; Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Piazzolla,Luciana Paganini; Macêdo,Débora Lins Soares<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To estimate the prevalence of anemia in an institutionalized geriatric population.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional descriptive study among older adults nursing home residents, aged 60 years or older. Anemia was defined using World Health Organization criteria (hemoglobin < 13 g/dl for men and hemoglobin < 12 g/dl for women). Demographic, clinical and laboratory data obtained from ...
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...