Gac Med Mex
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Clinical Trial
[Efecto de la amigdalotomía e hipotalamotomía unilateral en pacientes con agresividad refractaria].
Neurosurgical treatment, although controversial, is considered a useful resource in the treatment of chronic psychiatric diseases such as refractory aggressiveness. ⋯ Symmetric and simultaneous unilateral lesions of the central nucleus of the amygdala and the posteromedial hypothalamus contralateral to motor dominance give the same clinical effect in the reduction of the pathological aggression that the bilateral lesions.
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The promotion of health is carried out in preventive services of medical units, in educational programs and textbooks from the general perspective of the population. ⋯ The educational program implemented can promote empowerment in health from childhood.
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In Mexico, seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica is 8.4%. The intestinal amebiasis in patients with acute leukemia of novo, after the start of chemotherapy (CT) in the Hematology Service of the CMN 20 de Noviembre is 12%, even if patients show a negative baseline coprological test. ⋯ Tinidazole, in patients with acute de novo leukemia who initiate induction CT, is effective in the prevention of intestinal amebiasis, during the induction stage, if administered at 2 g/day, for five days, starting on day 1 of the CT.
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[Supervivencia en cáncer de mama por subtipo mediante inmunohistoquímica: Un estudio retrospectivo].
Breast cancer subtype classification according to hormone receptors (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) using immunohistochemistry is the standard practice for therapeutic decision making. ⋯ HR positive subtypes by immunohistochemistry where most frequent and showed a greater overall survival compared to the triple negative subtype.