Frequency of duodenal anatomical variants in neonatal and pediatric upper gastrointestinal tract series (UGI) and the influence of exam quality on diagnostic reporting of these.

Aim: To determine frequency of duodenal anatomical variants on clinically indicated pediatric UGI examinations and determine the influence of these variants and exam quality on the reliability of diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: Two-pediatric radiologists retrospectively reviewed 100-UGI exams performed on children ≤18-years. Exams were considered diagnostic if the duodenojejunal (DJ) flexure was identified.

Longitudinal whole-brain analysis of multi-subject diffusion data in diffuse axonal injury.

Background: Diffuse axonal injury occurs with high acceleration and deceleration forces in traumatic brain injury (TBI). This lesion leads to disarrangement of the neuronal network, which can result in some degree of deficiency. The Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS-E) is the primary outcome instrument for the evaluation of TBI victims.

DTI-derived parameters differ between moderate and severe traumatic brain injury and its association with psychiatric scores.

Background And Aim: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters in the corpus callosum have been suggested to be a biomarker for prognostic outcomes in individuals with diffuse axonal injury (DAI). However, differences between the DTI parameters on moderate and severe trauma in DAI over time are still unclear. A secondary goal was to study the association between the changes in the DTI parameters, anxiety, and depressive scores in DAI over time.

Dynamic changes in white matter following traumatic brain injury and how diffuse axonal injury relates to cognitive domain.

: The goal is to evaluate longitudinally with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) the integrity of cerebral white matter in patients with moderate and severe DAI and to correlate the DTI findings with cognitive deficits.: Patients with DAI (n = 20) were scanned at three timepoints (2, 6 and 12 months) after trauma. A healthy control group (n = 20) was evaluated once with the same high-field MRI scanner.

Current contribution of diffusion tensor imaging in the evaluation of diffuse axonal injury.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the number one cause of death and morbidity among young adults. Moreover, survivors are frequently left with functional disabilities during the most productive years of their lives. One main aspect of TBI pathology is diffuse axonal injury, which is increasingly recognized due to its presence in 40% to 50% of all cases that require hospital admission.

Analysis of the applicability of different pain questionnaires in three hospital settings: outpatient clinic, ward and emergency unit.

Objective: To assess the applicability of pain assessment instruments in three hospital settings.

Methodology: This study comprised 60 patients with musculoskeletal pain cared for at the Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba: orthopedic ward, Rheumatology outpatient clinic, and orthopedic emergency unit.

Questionnaires: Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ); Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS).