Impact of Chorionicity in Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Twins.

Introduction Multifetal pregnancies, which account for 2-4% of births worldwide, have increased in recent years. Twin pregnancies carry a higher risk of preterm birth and associated neonatal morbimortality, with monochorionic twins considered at greater risk. This study investigates the influence of chorionicity on neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm twins.

Catatonia in Dementia: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.

Background: Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor, behavioral, and autonomic abnormalities. It is often underdiagnosed in geriatric patients with dementia despite established diagnostic criteria and treatment options.

Objective: This systematic review investigates catatonia in the elderly, particularly those with dementia, to examine their clinical presentation, treatment response, and prognosis compared to elderly patients without dementia.

Clinical Presentation of Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Newborns Hospitalised in an Intensive Care Unit.

Background: The first clinical manifestations of inherited metabolic diseases occur in the neonatal period in up to half of cases, often with nonspecific symptoms, making their recognition challenging. This study aimed to characterise inherited metabolic disease cases with neonatal presentation requiring admission to the paediatric intensive care unit in a Portuguese reference centre for inherited metabolic diseases.

Material And Methods: An observational study with retrospective data collection was performed, including all newborns with an inherited metabolic disease admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit between June 2011 and June 2022.

Atypical antipsychotic-induced mania: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The possibility of atypical antipsychotics (AA) to induce manic symptoms has been raised by several articles. The objective of this study was to describe whether exposure to AA may induce mania in mood disorders.

Methods: We performed a systematic review following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines.

Combined neuraxial-general anesthesia in opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: A case report.

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a very rare neurological disorder thought to be the result of autoimmune responses in the nervous system. The relationship between this disorder and anesthesia procedures has not been studied in detail. To our knowledge, there are only 4 case reports, none of them with epidural-general combined anesthesia.

Addictive Potential of Social Media: A Cross Sectional Study in Portugal.

Introduction: The use of social media is an extremely popular activity, with an average time spent of two and a half hours daily. The number of users continues to rise, with 4.65 billion around the world in 2022, approximately 58.

Concurrent catatonia and COVID-19 infection in a demented patient: A case report.

Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that comprises motor, behavioral and autonomic abnormalities. It occurs in the context of general medical, neurological, and psychiatric conditions. The study of catatonia in the elderly is particularly challenging due to the higher somatic and cognitive comorbidity, polymedication and the higher prevalence of delirium.

Kaposi sarcoma in three pediatric liver transplantation recipients.

Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell tumor, rare in children. It is 200 times more frequent after solid organ transplantation than in the general population.

Methods: We report three cases of pediatric patients who developed KS after liver transplantation (LT).

Long Time, No Sleep: Sleep in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major impact globally. While sleep problems have increased during the pandemic, their impact on specific populations is less well known. The objective of this study was to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep and how it correlates with the feeling of isolation in individuals aged ≥ 50 years.

[The Impact of COVID-19 in Older People in Portugal: Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE)].

Introduction: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and Portugal reported its initial cases. In this study, we aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 on Portuguese individuals aged over 60 years old.

Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE 8: COVID-19 Survey).

Galactokinase deficiency: a treatable cause of bilateral cataracts.

Congenital cataract can be caused by several systemic diseases and differential diagnosis should be done between infections, genetic or metabolic diseases. We present a case of a 12-month-old girl with bilateral nuclear cataracts that was referred for investigation. Since she did not present a family history of congenital cataracts or metabolic diseases, and her physical examination was normal, a systemic evaluation was performed.