Publications by authors named "Isadora Bosini Remus"
Article Synopsis
- Recent research links obesity with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal motility issues, often without noticeable symptoms.
- A study performed high-resolution manometry on bariatric surgery candidates from 2022 to 2024 to explore these issues and their impact on post-surgery swallowing difficulties.
- Among 46 candidates, high rates of esophageal problems were found, yet only one individual experienced temporary dysphagia after surgery, indicating that significant clinical consequences may not occur post-operatively.
"What really matters to the patients?": assessing the impact of wound healing on the quality of life in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
July 2024
Purpose: We aim to evaluate the impact of surgical wound complications in the first 30 postoperative days after incisional hernia repair on the long-term quality of life of patients. In addition, the impact of the surgical technique and preoperative comorbidities on the quality of life of patients will also be evaluated.
Method: Prospective cohort study, which evaluates 115 patients who underwent incisional hernioplasty between 2019 and 2020, using the onlay and retromuscular techniques.
Early weight gain following the diagnosis of schizophrenia (SCZ) has been associated with improved daily functioning. However, in the general population and in other psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder, increased body mass index (BMI) has been associated with worse functioning. The data on this association in chronic individuals with SCZ is still scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA five-year follow-up of the verbal memory performance of individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: evidence of unchanging deficits under treatment.
Cogn Neuropsychiatry
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ) are chronic mental health conditions that affect cognitive abilities, particularly verbal memory, which is crucial for functioning and may decline with age.
- A study evaluated verbal memory over five years in 31 BD patients and 27 SZ patients, using various assessment tools to gather data.
- Results indicated that SZ patients had poorer verbal memory compared to BD patients, but both groups showed no significant changes in memory performance over time, suggesting a stable cognitive trajectory for both disorders.
The role of semantic clustering in the relationship between verbal memory and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Possible distinct cognitive pathway compared to healthy controls.
J Affect Disord
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Verbal memory (VM) is lower in schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) compared to healthy controls, and it is linked to psychosocial functioning, but the specific processes involved, such as semantic clustering, haven't been extensively studied.
- In a study with 495 participants, SZ showed the worst VM performance, followed by BD and then healthy controls, with healthy controls using semantic clustering more effectively, affecting the link between VM and functioning.
- The findings suggest that SZ and BD may rely on different cognitive strategies that do not involve semantic clustering, highlighting the need for cognitive remediation approaches focused on improving VM in these disorders.*
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- The study examined the links between body mass index (BMI), brain structure (specifically white matter integrity), and levels of inflammation (C-reactive protein or CRP) in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) compared to a healthy control group.
- It involved 101 participants, with 35 having BD and 66 being healthy, and utilized machine learning to define brain regions for analysis.
- Results showed that higher BMI is related to altered brain structure in the BD group, particularly in the right cingulate gyrus, but this relationship wasn't influenced by CRP levels, indicating a unique effect of BMI in individuals with bipolar disorder.