Epidemiological Situation of High-Prevalence Non-Communicable Diseases in Spain: A Systematic Review.

High-prevalence non-communicable diseases (HNCDs) are an ongoing global public health problem, posing a risk to the continuity of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The aim of this study is to describe the current situation in Spain regarding certain HNCDs, namely, ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer, including their prevalence and incidence in recent years. A systematic review was conducted between October 2022 and February 2023 using the MEDLINE, ProQuest and Scopus databases.

Structural Model of Biomedical and Contextual Factors Predicting In-Hospital Mortality due to Heart Failure.

: Among the clinical predictors of a heart failure (HF) prognosis, different personal factors have been established in previous research, mainly age, gender, anemia, renal insufficiency and diabetes, as well as mediators (pulmonary embolism, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), arrhythmias and dyslipidemia). We do not know the role played by contextual and individual factors in the prediction of in-hospital mortality. : The present study has added hospital and management factors (year, type of hospital, length of stay, number of diagnoses and procedures, and readmissions) in predicting exitus to establish a structural predictive model.

Risk of Recurrence in Operated Parasagittal Meningiomas: A Logistic Binary Regression Model.

Background: Parasagittal meningiomas arise from the arachnoid cells of the angle formed between the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and the brain convexity. In this retrospective study, we focused on factors that predict early recurrence and recurrence times.

Methods: We reviewed 125 patients with parasagittal meningiomas operated from 1985 to 2014.

Cognitive Profile of Zonisamide and Valproic Acid in the Treatment of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy: A Comparative Observational Study.

Introduction: Calls for an alternative to valproic acid (VPA) as drug of choice for idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) have intensified since the recent International League Against Epilepsy recommendation that the drug should not be administered to women of childbearing age. Zonisamide (ZNS), a third-generation antiepileptic drug, has proven effective in generalized seizures and could be considered an alternative to VPA in this population.

Objectives: The present study was designed to examine possible differences in cognitive profile between ZNS and VPA as monotherapy in patients with IGE in real-life settings.

Characteristics of temporal lobe epilepsy with no ictal impairment of consciousness.

Introduction: The predominant manifestations of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are partial seizures with impairment of consciousness (type I.B of ILAE classification), although consciousness impairment is not necessary in all seizures of patients with TLE. Nevertheless, there have been very few reports of TLE patients with exclusive seizures with no impairment of consciousness (i.

[Factors linked to adhesion to treatment in patients with refractory and non-refractory epilepsy].

Introduction: Non-compliance with therapy is a problem in clinical practice in chronic diseases. Nevertheless, there are important gaps in our knowledge on this subject and its associated factors in patients with epilepsy. Moreover, failure to comply could lead to poor classification of the patients according to the definition of refractory epilepsy.