Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
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Traumatic injuries to the brachial plexus in adults are severely debilitating. They generally affect young individuals. ⋯ Advances in microsurgical technique have improved the outcome for many of these patients. The treatment options offer patients with brachial plexus injuries the possibility of achieving elbow flexion, shoulder stability with limited abduction and the hope of limited but potentially useful hand function.
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Headaches occur frequently and thus are a key component of sociocentric medical education. ⋯ The prevalence of headaches was very high. Tension-type headaches predominated in males and migraine in females. Tension-type was more frequent among medical students than among psychology students; migraine was more frequent in psychology (more females) than in medicine. Both kinds of students reported that headaches caused low interference with daily activities. The students reported that their symptoms had worsened since admission to the university.