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COVID-19 Associated Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis with Cerebral Sp...
Gomes, Fábio; Lima, Cláudia; Valente, Cristina; Vaz, João; Correia, Lurdes; Correia, InêsThere have been multiple reports of COVID-19 associated neurological symp-toms, including several cases of para-infectious myelitis.We report a case of an 84-year-old male patient presenting with acute paraparesis coinciding with active mild COVID-19 pneumonia. Spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) affecting the entire cervical cord to the tenth ...
Effectiveness of conservative interventions after acute hamstrings injuries in ...
Afonso, José; Olivares-Jabalera, Jesús; Fernandes, Ricardo J.; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Rocha-Rodrigues, Sílvia; Claudino, João GustavoBackground: Hamstrings injuries are common in sports and the reinjury risk is high. Despite the extensive literature on hamstrings injuries, the efectiveness of the diferent conservative (i.e., non-surgical) interventions (i.e., modalities and doses) for the rehabilitation of athletes with acute hamstrings injuries is unclear. Objective: We aimed to compare the efects of diferent conservative interventions in t...
Inconsistency in shoulder arthrometers for measuring glenohumeral joint laxity:...
Gomes, Eluana; Andrade, Renato; Valente, Cristina; Santos, J. Victor; Nunes, Jóni; Carvalho, Óscar Samuel Novais; Correlo, V. M.; Silva, Filipe S.There is no consensus on how to measure shoulder joint laxity and results reported in the literature are not well systematized for the available shoulder arthrometer devices. This systematic review aims to summarize the results of currently available shoulder arthrometers for measuring glenohumeral laxity in individuals with healthy or injured shoulders. Searches were conducted on the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of...
Hepatitis Delta in HIV/HBV Infected Individuals: Why does this Issue Matter?
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Academic performance and perceptions of undergraduate medical students in case-...
Maia, Diogo; Andrade, Renato; Afonso, José; Costa, Patrício Soares; Valente, Cristina; Espregueira-Mendes, JoãoCase-based learning (CBL) is a teaching method centered on active student learning that can overcome the limitations of traditional teaching methods used in undergraduate medical education. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of CBL against other teaching methodologies in terms of academic performance and perceptions (intra-individual, interpeer and student–faculty) of undergradua...
Chronic hepatitis C treatment in HIV co‐infection in Portugal: Results from a c...
Miranda, Ana; Mendez, Josefina; Serrão, Rosário; Vale, Francisco; Manata, Maria José; Pinto, Sara; Gomes, André; Valente, Cristina; Pacheco, PatríciaDirect-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) have recently changed the paradigm of hepatitis C therapy, significantly improving treatment response rates, patient life expectancy and quality of life. In Portugal, sofosbuvir (SOF) and SOF/ledipasvir (SOF/LDV) were fully reimbursed by the National Health System since early 2015 and generalized use of interferon-free DAA based regimens became current practice. During 2016,...
Global Expression of Chagas´ Disease - Emerging Opportunities and Impact in Por...
Cortez, Joana; Ramos, Evelise; Valente, Cristina; Seixas, Jorge; Vieira, AntónioChagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in the countries of Central and South America. Despite vector control programs and other measures taken in the blood banks and maternity hospitals, it is estimated that there are about eight million people infected worldwide. Although traditionally associated with rural life and poverty, the current migration flows transform it into a global p...
Hepatitis C in drug addicts: access and treatment compliance.
Sarmento E Castro, Rui; Valente, Cristina; Ramos, José Presa; Almeida, José Rocha; Marinho, Rui Tato; Branco, Teresa; Andrade, Sofia; Macedo, AnaCurrently, hepatitis C is a serious public health problem. It is estimated that there are 180 million people with chronic infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide and that the prevalence of this infection in the Portuguese population ranges between 1 and 1.5%. In Portugal, there are neither up-to-date guidelines for treatment, nor recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with HCV and, ...
Adult Still's disease - A review of the literature with reference to two clinic...
Valente, Cristina; Barros, M. S. José; Vicente, Leopoldina; Neto, M. J.Adult Still's disease is a systemic illness of unknown aetiology. The clinical features are high fever, arthralgias and an evanescent rask. Since there are nocllnical, laboratorial or histological, patlhgnomomic markers, the diagnosis of Adull, Still's disease is made by exclusion. The authors describe two clinical cases, diagnosed using the Reginato and Medsenger criteria, in two young people, one a man of 1...