São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Auditory processing during childhood may be altered if there is any predisposing factor during the course of development. Neurological disorders are among the risk factors for auditory processing impairment. From this perspective, epileptic children present such a risk factor and could present auditory processing dysfunction. ⋯ This study revealed a high prevalence of disorders among epileptic patients in relation to processing partially overlapped verbal sounds in a dichotic paradigm.
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Editorial Comment
Insights on diagnosis, prognosis and screening of renal cell carcinoma.
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Review Meta Analysis
Stapled versus handsewn methods for colorectal anastomosis surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
The interest in the results from comparisons between handsewing and stapling in colorectal anastomoses has been reflected in the progressive increase in the number of clinical trials. These studies, however, do not permit conclusions to be drawn, given the lack of statistical power of the samples analyzed. ⋯ The evidence found was insufficient to demonstrate superiority of the stapling method over handsewing, independent of the level of colorectal anastomosis.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effects of ondansetron on respiratory pattern and sensation of experimentally induced dyspnea.
Dyspnea remains a therapeutic challenge, especially in chronic respiratory conditions. Recent studies have shown that the induction of unpleasant dyspnea sensations activates areas in the insular cortex. ⋯ The present results suggest that 5-HT3 receptors do not play an important role in the mediation of dyspnea sensations.
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Advances in thyroid disorder diagnosis have created new thyroid disorder categories such as subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism. In the 1980s, immunometric assaying for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) emerged and became defined as the most cost-effective test in thyroid disorder screening. The second step in the screening of thyroid disorders is to determine free thyroxine (FT4), and cost-effective methods for its detection are now available. ⋯ Although these are recognized as primary risk factors, there are other risk factors that could be identified as primordial risk factors. This may be the case for subclinical hypothyroidism. Early detection of thyroid disorders in women over fifty could be a highly cost-effective option in the prevention of cardiovascular disorders among Brazilian women.