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Emissões otoacústicas e sistema olivococlear medial: pacientes com zumbido sem perda auditiva
(Pró-Fono Produtos Especializados para Fonoaudiologia Ltda., 2005-12-01)
BACKGROUND: tinnitus. AIM: to compare the results of otoacoustic emissions for transitory stimulus (TEOAE) and the functioning of the olivocochlear medial system, in individuals with normal hearing sensibility, with and ...
Proposta de acompanhamento em grupo para idosos protetizados
(ABORL-CCF Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, 2007-12-01)
Implementing rehabilitation programs to hearing impaired adults is of great importance, mainly in the elderly population, and it is necessary to add them to the routine of outpatient care programs. AIM: to present a group ...
Repeatability of central corneal thickness measurement with the Pentacam HR system
(Soc Brasileira Oftalmologia, 2012-01-01)
Purpose: To assess the repeatability of central corneal thickness measurement at the geometrical center (Central Corneal Thickness - CCT) given by the Pentacam High Resolution (HR) Comprehensive Eye Scanner (Oculus, Wetzlar, ...
Avaliação da medida do comprimento do colo e da ausência do eco glandular endocervical para predição do parto pré-termo
(Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2004-04-01)
PURPOSE: to verify the prevalence of two sonographic findings, the cervical gland area (CGA) feature and the cervical length of less than 20 mm, and to compare these with the risk for premature delivery in pregnant women ...
Effect of host-related factors on the intensity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2002-10-01)
There is increasing interest in the identification of factors associated with liver disease progression in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We assessed host-related factors associated with a histologically ...
Rotavirus genotypes as etiological agents of diarrhoea in general populations of two geographic regions of Brazil
(Inst Medicina Tropical Sao Paulo, 2017)
Rotavirus is the main global cause of severe childhood diarrhoea among children. In 2006, Rotarix r (G1P[8]) was introduced into Brazil's National Immunization Program. The vaccine coverage rate was 84.4% in 2009. Evidences ...
Association among physical, psychiatric and socioeconomic conditions and WHOQOL-Bref scores
(Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2011-04-01)
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of psychiatric morbidity, depression, cognitive deficit, number of self-reported illnesses and socio-demographic variables on the WHOQOL-Bref domain scores. WHOQOL-Bref ...
Hot cross bun sign resembling multiple system atrophy in a patient with Machado-Joseph disease
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2013-10-01)
Metanálise sobre o uso de glicocorticóide pré-operatório para redução do risco de complicações após esofagectomia por carcinoma do esôfago
(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2007-03-01)
OBJECTIVE. Preoperative glucocorticoid administration has been proposed to reduce postoperative morbidity. This is not frequently done before esophageal resection because of insufficient knowledge on its effectiveness. The ...
Participation of heparin binding proteins from the surface of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis promastigotes in the adhesion of parasites to Lutzomyia longipalpis cells (Lulo) in vitro
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2012-07-17)
Background: Leishmania (V.) braziliensis is a causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. During the parasite life cycle, the promastigotes adhere to the gut of sandflies, to avoid being eliminated with the ...