Publications by authors named "I Madeira"
Article Synopsis
- Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a rare neurological condition characterized by a sudden, temporary loss of memory, both for current events and past experiences.
- A case study of a 58-year-old woman highlighted TGA, as she experienced sudden memory loss and disorientation after an ocean dive, with all medical tests returning normal results.
- After close monitoring in the emergency department, she gradually recovered her ability to form new memories and was discharged with no lasting symptoms, with a need for further research to understand TGA's causes and risk factors.
Objective: To evaluate the association between inflammatory markers and abdominal fat assessed by ultrasound in prepubertal children with and without excess weight.
Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 241 prepubertal children, 156 with obesity, 37 with overweight, and 48 with normal weight, aged five to ten years, who were followed at a research unit on Childhood Obesity from a teaching hospital belonging to a public health system. The concentration of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and C-reactive protein were assessed and regression analyses, considering outcome variables such as abdominal wall and intra-abdominal fat thickness measured by ultrasound, were performed.
Background Central venous cannulation provides venous access in different settings. Multiple guidelines and checklists still recommend confirmation of central venous catheter (CVC) tip position using a chest radiograph. The rationale is to detect and prevent complications thus optimizing CVC placement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe benefits of swimming as a treatment for overweight children are undefined. We investigated the effects of recreational swimming on cardiometabolic risk in children/adolescents with normal and excess weight. Participants ( = 49, 26 girls, 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Asthma and obesity are prevalent and interrelated diseases. In the pediatric population, the effect of systemic inflammation associated to obesity, leading to inflammation of the airways, is currently controversial. Our aim was to compare inflammatory, clinical and spirometric patterns between children with asthma and obesity and those within the normal weight status range.
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