Context and objectiveCerebrovascular disease is one of the most important causes of death and disability worldwide. The patient's inability to identify the warning signs of stroke substantially delays the search for emergency services, which is related directly to a worse outcome. Thus, during the 2011 Stroke Campaign in Brazil, a survey was conducted to identify the lay population's knowledge with regard to the recognition, treatment, and prevention of stroke.Design and settingThis retrospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study was held in cities throughout southeastern Brazil.MethodsThe campaign was conducted by students of several medical schools under the guidance of neurologists (assistants and professors). The students traveled to various public areas in Sao Paulo, Campinas, Sorocaba, Taubaté, and Pouso Alegre, where information about stroke was distributed and a specific questionnaire was administered.ResultsA total of 1304 people answered the questionnaire: 43.9% claimed to know what a stroke was, 65% knew someone who has had the disease, 35% knew > 3 risk factors for stroke, and 28.8% knew a preventive measure. Further, 17.9% was able to list at least 3 signs or symptoms of a stroke, 33.6% was aware that they should activate the emergency service, and 3.1% would have checked the time at which the signs and symptoms had developed.ConclusionDespite the severity of stroke, the population that we analyzed has a low level of knowledge. Campaigns should increase the lay population's understanding of this disease, thus improving its prevention and treatment and contributing to public health politics.
1. Radiologista chefe no Hospital das Clínicas Samuel Libânio, Pouso Alegre (Minas Gerais), Brasil. 2. Residentes em radiologia no Hospital das Clínicas Samuel Libânio, Pouso Alegre (Minas Gerais), Brasil. Resumo: A patient with 80 years of age, admitted with continuous abdominal pain, especially in the lower left quadrant and Stopping gas and stool for six days. She presented sweating, tachycardia, normotensive, and innocent cardiopulmonary auscultation. Past Cholecystectomy and appendectomy. Unchanged laboratory tests. Radiography and computed tomography of the abdomen showed pneumoperitoneum In the right subphrenic region. Patient was submitted to exploratory laparotomy and no signs of hollow viscera perforation were found after search The etiology. This is indeed an idiopathic cause, having evolved well after the procedure. However, there is no consensus Relation to the best type of intervention.Pneumoperitoneum. Idiopathic. Elderly.: Paciente com 80 anos, admitido com quadro de dor abdominal, em pontada, contínua, especialmente em quadrante inferior esquerdo e parada de eliminação de gases e fezes há seis dias. Apresentava-se sudorético, taquicárdico, normotenso, ausculta cardiopulmonar inocente. Passado de em região subfrênica direita. Paciente foi submetido à laparotomia exploradora e não foram evidenciados sinais de perfuração de víscera oca pós-busca minuciosa da etiologia.: Trata-se realmente de causa idiopática, tendo evoluído bem após o procedimento. Entretanto, não há consenso em relação ao melhor tipo de intervenção.Pneumoperitônio. Idiopático. Idoso INTRODUÇÃOO pneumoperitônio frequentemente é causado por perfurações devido ao fato de ser um achado incomum no dia a dia da RELATO DE CASO
Introdução: A gangliosidose é uma doença caracterizada pelo acúmulo do substrato gangliosídeo nos lisossomos devido à deficiência da enzima betagalactosidase. É uma desordem rara, estimando-se uma incidência na população de 1:100.000 a 200.000. Clinicamente os pacientes apresentam graus variados de neurodegeneração e alterações esqueléticas, categorizadas pela gravidade e atividade residual da beta-galactosidase, podendo ocorrer dismorfismo facial, hepatoesplenomegalia, displasia esquelética, manchas maculares vermelhas, cegueira e até morte precoce. O atraso no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor associada à degeneração do sistema nervoso central, pode levar o paciente a um quadro de hipotonia muscular generalizada progressiva, evoluindo para espasticidade e crises convulsivas. Objetivo: Relata-se caso de paciente masculino, apresentando alterações no desenvolvi-mento neuropsicomotor desde os oito meses, com elucidação diagnóstica através da clínica, exames de imagem e laboratoriais. Método: Busca em bancos de dados digitais artigos científicos que discorram sobre a gangliosidose. Resultados/Conclusão: A gangliosiodose é uma disordem rara, o que torna o relato de caso importante como fonte de pesquisa.
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