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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis: An Analysis of the Implementa...

Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a critical role in diagnosing and monitoring people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The 2020 Portuguese Consensus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis aimed to standardize MRI use. This study evaluated the implementation of the consensus in clinical practice.Methods: This is an observational, retrospective, longitudinal and multicentric study com...

Peri-Lead Edema After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson Disease: A M...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Peri-lead edema (PLE) is a poorly understood complication of DBS. We hereby report three cases of unilateral PLE after bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN)-DBS and discuss its diagnosis and management. Patient 1 reported a new-onset headache one month after his surgical procedure. Antibiotic treatment was administered....

Post-COVID-19 Myelitis Manifesting as Partial Brown-Séquard Syndrome

Myelitis is a rare neurological complication of COVID-19. We will describe a patient with post-COVID-19 myelitis manifesting as partial Brown-Séquard syndrome. A 33-year-old male presented with progressive weakness of the lower limbs, evolving over the previous week. Six weeks before, the patient had had COVID-19, from which he had already recovered. Neurological examination revealed right lower limb weakness a...

The relevance of the socio-emotional deficits in cerebral small vessels disease...

Background: Cerebral Small Vessels Disease (CSVD) is categorized in different forms, the most common being the sporadic form and a genetic variant – Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Amongst the most frequent clinical manifestations are the neuropsychological changes of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional nature, whose features are still under...

The impact of vaccination on transmission and death by COVID-19: an observation...

Vaccines are a key tool to manage the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing infection, hospitalization, severe disease, or death. In Portugal, information on vaccine effectiveness in real-life settings is still limited. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to evaluate the association between vaccination against COVID-19 and mortality and transmissibility in the population of the biggest Primary Care Cluster in P...

(Dis)similarities of primary health care indicators, a special case of USF Arte...

Characterization of mental health issues in the region of Aveiro — A retrospect...

Graph Theory approach to COVID-19 transmission across adjacent municipals

The impact of vaccination on transmission and death by COVID-19: an observation...

Vaccines are a key tool to manage the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing infection, hospitalization, severe disease, or death. In Portugal, information on vaccine effectiveness in real-life settings is still limited. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to evaluate the association between vaccination against COVID-19 and mortality and transmissibility in the population of the biggest Primary Care Cluster in P...

Legionella spp. risk assesment in residential care homes for elderly people: de...

The genus Legionella spp. includes a group of pathogenic bacteria, which are frequently associated with natural or artificial freshwater environments, but usually in insufficient levels to cause infection. However, in the case of the presence of Legionella pneumophila constitute always a public health concern. The risk of occurrence of Legionella spp., especially in places on the presence of human risk groups a...