Publications by authors named "Amelia Mendoza"
Background: Ethnobotanical knowledge about plant roles in fisheries is crucial for sustainable resource management. Local ecological knowledge helps understand dynamics of the lake ecosystem. Fishers use plants based on availability and characteristics while adapting to the changes in the environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing illness-related uncertainty in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A psychometric analysis of the Mishel Uncertainty of Illness Scale.
Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin
April 2024
A multicenter study involving 204 adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) assessed the dimensionality and item characteristics of the Mishel-Uncertainty of Illness Scale (MUIS), a generic self-assessment tool. Mokken analysis identified two dimensions in the MUIS with an appropriate item and overall scale scalability after excluding nonclassifiable items. A refined 12-item MUIS, employing a grade response model, effectively discriminated uncertainty levels among RRMS patients (likelihood ratio test -value = .
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- Calcitonine Gen-Related Peptide (CGRP) has improved understanding of migraines, leading to new drugs targeting the condition, particularly anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies.
- A study with 63 migraine patients revealed that these treatments reduced migraine days per month by approximately 50% and were generally well-tolerated, although some experienced side effects like constipation.
- Despite the lack of clear predictors for treatment response, longer-lasting therapies may be necessary for those with more frequent migraines, as discontinuation often resulted in relapse.
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- A study was conducted to compare the incidence of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) after using two types of spinal needles: atraumatic (Sprotte) and traumatic (Quincke).
- Results showed that the incidence of PDPH was significantly lower for the atraumatic needle (8.51%) compared to the traumatic needle (22.43%), and the duration of PDPH was shorter for patients who received the atraumatic needle.
- The findings support the use of atraumatic needles in lumbar punctures to reduce the risk and duration of PDPH, highlighting their effectiveness in preventing this common adverse event.
Background: Parkinson's disease mainly affects the elderly population causing a progressive functional disability with motor, psychic, and cognitive deterioration.
Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate disability caused by Parkinson's disease by analyzing the median time to reach Hoehn and Yahr stage III and to investigate predictor variables based on a 20-year longitudinal follow-up study.
Methods: We examined 273 patients with Parkinson's disease recruited between 1978 and 1998.
Introduction: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiological syndrome with acute or sub-acute presenting symptoms characterised by the presence of headache, vomiting, epileptic seizures, visual disorders and altered level of consciousness associated to lesions mainly located in the white matter of the posterior regions of the brain.
Case Report: A 32-year-old female who developed PRES in the postpartum period secondary to late-onset eclampsia. Ten days after giving birth, the patient presented a clinical picture consisting in headache, epileptic seizures, blindness and deterioration of the level of consciousness.