Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain)
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Neurologia (Engl Ed) · Jun 2021
ReviewEuthanasia and assisted suicide in neurological diseases: a systematic review.
To identify the neurological diseases for which euthanasia and assisted suicide are most frequently requested in the countries where these medical procedures are legal and the specific characteristics of euthanasia in some of these diseases, and to show the evolution of euthanasia figures. ⋯ After cancer, neurological diseases are the most frequent reason for requesting euthanasia or assisted suicide.
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Neurologia (Engl Ed) · Feb 2021
Assessment of long-term cognitive dysfunction in older patients who undergo heart surgery.
Older patients are more likely to have cognitive dysfunction, and a great proportion of patients undergone surgical procedures are older adults. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been shown as a consistent complication after major surgical procedures such as heart surgery. ⋯ Older patients who underwent heart surgery had long-term POCD. Both patient- and surgery-related risk factors were established as related risk factors. These findings suggest that the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery in older patients could be related to a possible progression to dementia. In addition, many of the risk factors identified may be modifiable but in practice, these patients are not attended to for their possible cognitive impairment.
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Neurologia (Engl Ed) · Nov 2020
Relation between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. Systematic review.
Numerous cases have been reported of patients with symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19, but much information is still lacking on this association and its implications. The objective of this review is to analyse the available evidence on this topic in the adult population. ⋯ We found a strong association between both conditions; furthermore, the studies analysed highlight differences in the presentation of the disease, with greater severity of symptoms in Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with COVID-19.
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Neurologia (Engl Ed) · Nov 2020
Observational StudySmell and taste disorders in Spanish patients with mild COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly throughout the world. Smell and/or taste disorders have emerged as a very frequent symptom as the disease has spread in Europe. Spain is one of the European countries with the highest number of infections. ⋯ Olfactory and gustatory disorders are prevalent symptoms in mild COVID-19. Most patients do not present associated nasal congestion or rhinorrhoea and a small group of patients present these alterations in isolation.