RESUMO -Registro de 21 casos de meningomielorradiculíte esquistossomótica (MMRE), resultado de 4 anos de investigação baseada em «Protocolo de Investigação Clínica e Laboratorial» aplicado em 212 pacientes.O Protocolo consistiu em submeter a investigação todo o paciente que apresentasse tríade clínica inicial caracterizada por dor lombar, parestesias em membros inferiores e dificuldade a micção. Os critérios diagnósticos foram baseados no quadro clínico neurológico, presença de ovos de Schistosoma mansoni nas fezes ou biópsia retal, positividade da reação de imunofluorescência para esquistossomose no LCR, caracterís-ticas do tipo de quadro inflamatório do LCR e diagnóstico diferencial exaustivo. Em nenhum dos casos houve estudo histopatológico. O tratamento foi realizado o mais precocemente possível e empregada a associação de corticóides com oxaminiquine em todos os casos. Os pacientes são analisados no ponto de vista do sexo, faixa etária, profissão, quadro clínico e neurológico, nível da lesão e forma clínica. Aspectos do exame do LCR, do tratamento e da evolução clínica são também analisados. Acham os autores que o diagnóstico da MMRE justifica-se desde que baseado em critérios clínicos e laboratoriais rigorosos, pois a MMRE é entidade nosológica bem definida do ponto de vista clínico e patológico. Os autores sugerem aos serviços de neurologia planejamento e aplicação de Protocolos semelhantes com o objetivo de que a MMRE seja diagnosticada e tratada precocemente.Estarão, assim, evitando lesões e seqüelas irreversíveis, prejudiciais aos pacientes sob o ponto de vista social.Meningomyeloradiculitis by Schistosoma mansoni: investigation protocol and report of 21 cases.
ObjectiveTo know the prevalence and etiology of oral and maxillofacial trauma in elders.MethodsAnalytical quantitative cross-sectional study conducted at a public trauma hospital located in Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil. The study population comprised patients with trauma who were hospitalized from April to August 2014. Of these patients, patients with oral and maxillofacial trauma were chosen to be included in the research. A questionnaire was administered in order to obtain information on socio-demographics, systemic comorbidities, use of medication, deleterious habits (smoking and alcohol consumption), etiology of oral and maxillofacial trauma and type of pre-hospital care.ResultsOf the 280 elderly hospitalized with trauma, 47 had oral and maxillofacial trauma, with a prevalence of 16.8%. In this group, the age ranged from 60 to 88 years, with a mean age of 72.4 years (SD± 8.38). The elderly were mostly women (55.3%), self-declared pardos (53.2%), who presented with cardiovascular disorders (48.9%), and who received formal pre-hospital care (70.2%). Elderly who were in the 60–69 years age group, spent 6–9 years at school and drank alcohol were 2.64, 3.75, and 1.97, respectively, more likely to suffer oral and maxillofacial trauma. The main causes of trauma were physical aggression, traffic accidents, falls and domestic accidents. All of the physical aggressions resulted in oral and maxillofacial traumas, and the elderly who suffered traffic accidents were four times more likely to have oral and maxillofacial trauma.ConclusionThe prevalence of 16.8% and the lack of research on oral and maxillofacial traumas in the elderly is worrisome and should be included in the oral health indicators for the elderly population to support the importance of oral health.
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