Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Feb 2019
Nutritional and hematological factors associated with the progression of Alzheimer's disease: a cohort study.
We studied the users of the Specialized Drug Distribution Program of the public health network. ⋯ The hypothesis that patients are likely to be overweight or obese before the development of AD and that this may be associated with an increased risk of dementia is suggested.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Feb 2019
Treatment of aortic dissecting aneurysm involving visceral arteries with multi-layer bare stents.
Aortic dissecting aneurysms involving visceral arteries are difficult for clinical treatment. This study aimed to explore the clinical efficacy and safety of multi-layer bare stents technique in the treatment of aortic dissecting aneurysms involving visceral arteries. ⋯ The treatment for aortic dissecting aneurysm involving the visceral arteries using multi-layer bare stents technique is safe and reliable with a higher patency rate of postoperative accumulated branch arteries.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Feb 2019
Case ReportsA pancreatic hemorrhagic pseudocyst with pseudoaneurysm and the role of doppler ultrasonography: a case report.
Hemorrhagic pseudocysts with pseudoaneurysms are a rare and fatal complication of chronic pancreatitis due to the erosion of pancreatic to peripancreatic arteries. The timing of the rupture cannot be accurately predicted, but prompt diagnosis and management are essential to prevent further bleeding. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who presented acute epigastric pain and anemia and had a history of chronic pancreatitis with a pseudocyst. ⋯ Color-Doppler ultrasonography showed pulsating signals in the pseudocyst, and our final diagnosis was a pseudoaneurysm in the pancreatic hemorrhagic pseudocyst. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with coil embolization of the feeding artery. We report this case of a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis to show that color-Doppler ultrasound is a non-invasive and effective diagnostic tool for pseudoaneurysm, which enables early detection and prompt treatment without the need for invasive diagnostic modalities.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2019
Preoperative anxiety induces chronic postoperative pain by activating astrocytes in the anterior cingulate cortex region.
The study aims to explore the relationship between preoperative anxiety and chronic postoperative pain. ⋯ anxiety can induce chronic pain by activating astrocytes in the ACC region.
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To review articles that evaluated the prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon of occupational origin. ⋯ In general, a higher prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon was found among vibratory tool operators compared to non-exposed workers, with an increase in the number of cases the higher the level of vibration and the time of exposure. Cold is a triggering and aggravating factor of the Raynaud phenomenon and seems to play an important role in the emergence of vascular manifestations of the hand-arm vibration syndrome.