Prevalence of Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Advanced Solid Tumors (Colorectal Cancer and Non-Colorectal Cancer) in One Mexican Institution.

: Mismatch repair (MMR) status is an important prognostic and predictive indicator in cancer, distinguishing proficient (pMMR) tumors from deficient (dMMR) ones. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dMMR in colorectal (CRC) and selected non-CRC solid tumors (gastric, esophageal, and endometrial cancers). : This retrospective study was conducted at a private health institution in Mexico City, analyzing patients diagnosed with colorectal, gastric, esophageal, or endometrial cancer from January 2017 to December 2020.

Consensus of the Liaison-Psychiatry Committee of the Colombian Psychiatric Association on the diagnosis and treatment of delirium in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2 poses unprecedented challenges in the health care. Among them is the increase in cases of delirium. The severe SARS-CoV-2 disease, COVID-19, has common vulnerabilities with delirium and produces alterations in organs such as the lungs or the brain, among others, which have the potential to trigger the mental disorder.

Possible Long-Term Cardiovascular Effects of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has become a worldwide pandemic. Since 2019, the virus has mutated into multiple variants that have made it harder to eradicate and have increased the rate of infection. This virus can affect the structure and the function of the heart and can lead to cardiovascular symptoms that can have long-lasting effects despite recovery from COVID-19.

Dystonic storm in consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Dystonia is a movement disorder characterised by sustained muscle contractions that produce repetitive twisting movements or abnormal postures. It can be classified according to the aetiology as primary (idiopathic and genetic forms), or secondary. The presentation associated with generalised, intense episodes and with exacerbation of severe muscle contractures and usually refractory to traditional pharmacotherapy is known as dystonic status or dystonic storm.

Assessment and Treatment of Concussion in the Pediatric Population.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in children. The evaluation and management of children with TBI is based on the research performed in adults. There is a relative paucity of research in the literature involving children and many of the practice recommendations for this age are based on expert opinion in the absence of good research studies in both sports and non-sports-related injuries.