Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pain, Fatigue, and Health Quality of Life of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Crossover Clinical Trial.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for pain, fatigue, physical function, and health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM).

Methods: This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover clinical trial enrolled IIM patients with fatigue and pain who received tDCS (20 min, 2 mA) or sham stimulation for 10 daily sessions. Electrodes were placed according to the 10/20 EEG system.

Expanding Global Surgery Education in Brazil: Perspectives after the 35th Brazilian Surgical Congress.

The 35th Brazilian Congress of Surgery marked a turning point for surgical education in the country. For the first time, the Brazilian College of Surgeons included Global Surgery on the main congressional agenda, providing a unique opportunity to rethink how surgical skills are taught from a public health perspective. This discussion prompts us to consider why and how Global Surgery education should be expanded in Brazil.

High prevalence of fatigue in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a case-control study in a Brazilian centre.

Objectives: Several studies have shown not only a high prevalence of fatigue but also a reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with rheumatic diseases. Owing to insufficient research in this area, we aimed to assess the prevalence of fatigue and its contribution to impairment of HRQoL in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK).

Methods: This single-centre case-control study included 53 TAK patients who were matched by age, BMI and sex with 100 healthy individuals.