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Evaluación del efecto de una intervención en el estado nutricional de pacientes hospitalizados

2017

Resumen Fundamento y objetivos Comparar el estado nutricional de una poblacion de pacientes hospitalizados distribuidos en 2 grupos diferentes, tanto al ingreso como al alta hospitalaria y evaluar la influencia de la alteracion nutricional en la estancia hospitalaria. Material y metodos Estudio cuasiexperimental formado por 2 grupos de pacientes (N = 581): un grupo de intervencion (n = 303), en el que las enfermeras responsables recibieron formacion especifica en metodologia de cuidados y otro de control (n = 278), en el que las enfermeras siguieron su dinamica habitual. Cada grupo estaba compuesto por 2 unidades de cuidados con pacientes tanto de especialidades medicas como quirurgicas. Cr…

La couverture vaccinale contre la grippe saisonnière du personnel soignant en gériatrie : mise au point

2016

Resume Position du probleme La vaccination antigrippale des professionnels de sante semble representer l’une des actions preventives des plus efficaces face a une pathologie a haut risque d’epidemie nosocomiale et potentiellement grave en milieu geriatrique. Ce travail avait pour objectif de faire une mise au point sur le statut vaccinal antigrippal chez le personnel soignant en geriatrie et les raisons expliquant leur reticence vis-a-vis de cette vaccination, afin d’emettre des propositions d’amelioration de la couverture vaccinale. Methode Une recherche bibliographique des articles publies depuis 2000 dans le domaine de la geriatrie, des maladies infectieuses ou de la pneumologie a ete re…

Hallazgos audiológicos en niños con mucopolisacaridosis tipos i - iv

2017

Resumen Objetivo Revision y descripcion de la afectacion otoaudiologica en el seguimiento de 23 ninos con diagnostico de mucopolisacaridosis (MPS) tipo  I , II , III y IV . Metodos Estudio retrospectivo de los hallazgos clinicos, audiologicos y tratamiento (medico y/o quirurgico) de 23 ninos con diagnostico de MPS tipo  I , II , III o IV en seguimiento en un hospital terciario entre 1997 y 2015. Resultados Seis casos de MPS  I , 8 de MPS  II , 4 de MPS  III y 5 de MPS  IV fueron revisados. Al inicio del seguimiento el 71,2% de los pacientes presentaban otitis media serosa (OMS) y el 54% de los casos presentaban algun tipo de hipoacusia. El comportamiento de la hipoacusia fue fluctuante en c…

Teniasis en una niña española

2017

TReND in Africa: Toward a Truly Global (Neuro)science Community

2020

TReND is a volunteer-scientist run charity dedicated to promoting research and education on the African continent. Focusing on neuroscience, we discuss approaches to address some of the factors that currently stifle Africa's scientific development and our experience in implementing them.

A single preoperative pain neuroscience education: Is it an effective strategy for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome?

2019

Patients undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery may continue to experience pain despite the intervention. This symptom may be modulated by psychosocial factors including depression, catastrophic thinking, and kinesiophobia. Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has been found to be effective when combined with therapeutic exercise in patients with chronic pain, but this strategy has not been evaluated in patients with persistent hand pain. The findings of this study indicate that a single preoperative PNE session in combination with therapeutic exercise does not provide added benefits in comparison to standard preoperative care plus therapeutic exercise. Future studies should evaluate if pati…

Cognitive network hyperactivation and motor cortex decline correlate with ALS prognosis.

2021

We aimed to quantitatively characterize progressive brain network disruption in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) during cognition using the mismatch negativity (MMN), an electrophysiological index of attention switching. We measured the MMN using 128-channel EEG longitudinally (2-5 timepoints) in 60 ALS patients and cross-sectionally in 62 healthy controls. Using dipole fitting and linearly constrained minimum variance beamforming we investigated cortical source activity changes over time. In ALS, the inferior frontal gyri (IFG) show significantly lower baseline activity compared to controls. The right IFG and both superior temporal gyri (STG) become progressively hyperactive longitudina…

The torso integration hypothesis revisited in Homo sapiens: Contributions to the understanding of hominin body shape evolution.

2018

Objectives: Lower thoracic widths and curvatures track upper pelvic widths and iliac blades curvatures in hominins and other primates (torso integration hypothesis). However, recent studies suggest that sexual dimorphism could challenge this assumption in Homo sapiens. We test the torso integration hypothesis in two modern human populations, both considering and excluding the effect of sexual dimorphism. We further assess covariation patterns between different thoracic and pelvic levels, and we explore the allometric effects on torso shape variation. Material and Methods: A sex-balanced sample of 50 anatomically connected torsos (25 Mediterraneans, 25 Sub-Saharan Africans) was segmented fro…

Coffee consumption and total mortality in a Mediterranean prospective cohort

2018

Background The relation of coffee consumption with total mortality is controversial, because the available evidence is still inconsistent. Objective This study aimed to assess this association in a highly educated, middle-aged Mediterranean cohort. Design We analyzed data from 201,055 person-years of follow-up arising from 19,888 participants. Coffee consumption was obtained at baseline with the use of a previously validated semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Information on mortality was ascertained by permanent contact with the "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) participants and their families, postal authorities, and consultation of the National Death Index. We used Co…

Effect of laser treatment on postural control parameters in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

2019

The management of nonspecific lumbar pain (NSLP) using laser irradiation remains controversial. A systematic review of recently published studies indicates that the effects of laser therapy are commonly assessed using only imperfect methods in terms of measurement error. The main objective of this study was to assess static postural stability using an objective tool in patients with chronic NSLP after laser irradiation at different doses and wavelengths. In total, 68 patients were included in the laser sessions and were randomly assigned into four groups: high-intensity laser therapy at 1064 nm and 60 J/cm2 for 10 min (HILT), sham (HILT placebo), low-level laser therapy at 785 nm and 8 J/cm…