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Disruption of White Matter Integrity in Bipolar Depression as a Possible Structural Marker of Illness

2011

Background: Diffusion tensor imaging allows the study of integrity of white matter (WM) tracts. Literature suggests that WM integrity could be altered in bipolar disorder. Heterogeneity of brain imaging methods, the studied samples, and drug treatments make localization, nature, and severity of the WM abnormalities unclear. Methods: We applied tract-based spatial statistics of diffusion tensor imaging measures to compare fractional anisotropy (FA), mean, and radial diffusivity of the WM skeleton in a group of 40 consecutively admitted inpatients affected by a major depressive episode without psychotic features with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder type I and 21 unrelated healthy volunteers f…

A case report of pulmonary vein isolation performed in a patient with polysplenia and interrupted inferior vena cava

2021

Abstract Background Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has entrenched itself as one of the main approaches for the treatment of paroxysmal symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). Pulmonary vein isolation prevents focal triggers from pulmonary veins from initiating AF paroxysms. As standard—PVI is performed through the inferior vena cava (IVC) approach, through the femoral vein. However, there are conditions when this approach is not appropriate or is not available. Case summary We report a case of a 53-year-old male who was referred to Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital for PVI due to worsening AF. Due to the rare anatomical variant of the venous system, the standard approach to PVI coul…

«LA FISIOLOGÍA INVISIBLE»: recursos audiovisuales para la enseñanza de la fisiología en ciencias de la salud

2019

[EN] Human physiology is a basic subject during the first courses related to health sciences. Physiology as a discipline is markedly heterogeneous, since it includes anatomical, functional, molecular and biochemical notions, all widely interconnected. For this reason, it is difficult for students to integrate this knowledge, especially in the first years where the rest of related subjects (general biology, biochemistry, etc.) are taken at the same time. To facilitate this learning, the audio-visual material implies a great support when it comes to specifying abstract concepts and data obtained through complex experiments. Currently students are digital natives, and find the audiovisual tool…

La ética como coartada / 2

2007

Effects of electrical stimulation in vestibular cortex areas in humans.

2010

The case of a patient with focal epilepsy is reported who underwent presurgical evaluation by stereotactic intracranial electroencephalographic (EEG) recording. A subdural semi-grid electrode, consisting of three multi-channel strip electrodes, was implanted over the temporal lobe and temporo-occipital region; one multi-channel depth electrode was applied towards the posterior insular cortex. During electrical stimulation and EEG monitoring eye movements were recorded by 3-D video-oculography. Stimulation of the medial temporal gyrus induced blurring of vision and horizontal nystagmus. Stimulation of the superior temporal gyrus with low intensities also induced blurring of vision and a simi…

Revista electrónica de investigación y evaluación educativa

2021

Background of INCASI Project H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 GA 691004. WP1: Compilation Este artículo tiene dos objetivos. En primer lugar, queremos analizar si el peso del origen social de los graduados universitarios influye en la inserción laboral, tomando como indicador los ingresos que obtienen los titulados que trabajan, cuando controlamos la titulación obtenida. En segundo lugar, intentamos observar si los graduados universitarios provenientes de orígenes sociales más desfavorecidos se encuentran más desocupados y más inactivos que los provenientes de hogares con más recursos. Para tal fin analizamos a los titulados que egresaron de universidades públicas catalanas en el curso 2006-2007, entre…

Bordón : revista de pedagogía

2013

INTRODUCTION. In this paper we analyze the evolution in the learning approaches of two groups of first-year university students, one excellent and the other average, from a range of eleven degrees and nine colleges of the Polytechnical University of Valencia. These students were selected as excellent or average based on the marks they obtained on their University Entrance Exams. METHODS. We carried out a longitudinal study using quantitative analysis. The students answered the R-SPQ-2questionnaire (Biggs, Kember & Leung, 2001) that measures their learning approaches in three stages throughout the academic year, at the beginning, midway through and at the end of the year. RESULTS. The resear…

Brain changes in long-term zen meditators using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging: a controlled study.

2013

Introduction: This work aimed to determine whether 1 H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) are correlated with years of meditation and psychological variables in long-term Zen meditators compared to healthy non-meditator controls. Materials and Methods: Design. Controlled, cross-sectional study. Sample. Meditators were recruited from a Zen Buddhist monastery. The control group was recruited from hospital staff. Meditators were administered questionnaires on anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment and mindfulness. 1 H-MRS (1.5 T) of the brain was carried out by exploring four areas: bot…

Educación Superior y Formación del Profesorado. Gobernanza y política, dimensión social, pertinencia curricular e innovación docente

2018

La presente publicación es un primer resultado del proyecto From Tradition to Innovation in Teacher-Training Institutions (TO INN). En los siguientes capítulos encontraremos una primera descripción y análisis divididos en cuatro bloques: Política y Gobernanza, Dimensión Social, Pertinencia Curricular e Innovación Docente de cada una de las instituciones participantes que sirve de punto de partida para el desarrollo del proyecto.

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Significance in Prenatal Diagnosis—Case Series

2022

The persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital heart anomaly reported in 0.3–0.5% of the general population and can be associated with congenital heart diseases in up to 8% of cases. Prenatal identification of PLSVC is important to prompt an extended cardiac and extracardiac fetal examination. We retrospectively reevaluated anomaly scans performed in our unit in a 2-year interval according to the national guidelines to evaluate the incidence of PLSVC and its association with prenatal morbidity. In our population, the incidence of PLSVC was 0.31%, and we found a low association with cardiac and extracardiac anomalies. The standard sections (three-vessel and trachea view, four…