Effects of botulinum toxin type A for spastic foot in post-stroke patients enrolled in a rehabilitation program.

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on spastic foot in stroke patients in a rehabilitation program.

Method: Hemiparetic stroke patients (n=21) enrolled in a rehabilitation program were divided into two groups. The first group (n=11) received a total of 300 UI BTX-A, and the second group (n=10) received 100 UI BTX-A.

Inequalities associated with lack of mammography in Teresina-Piauí-Brazil, 2010-2011.

Introduction: Randomized studies have shown that screening for breast cancer with mammography reduces the breast cancer mortality. However there are signs of a great inequality in access to mammography in Brazil.

Objectives: To analyze the percentage of women who did not undergo mammography according to socioeconomic and demographic variables in women aged from 40 to 69 years in Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil.

[Self-perceived oral health among elderly individuals in a medium-sized city in Northeast Brazil].

This study focused on self-perceived oral health of the elderly and associated variables. The sample consisted of 321 functionally independent individuals 60 years or older living in Parnaíba, Piauí State, Brazil. Oral examinations were performed and questionnaires were applied during home visits.

The impact of leprosy on health-related quality of life.

Introduction: Leprosy is a potentially disabling infectious disease that evolves into emotional issues due to the prejudice that persists about the illness. The endemic has declined substantially with multidrug therapy (MDT) in the 80's; however, new demands associated with the reduction of stigma and the improvement of the affected people's quality of life have emerged. In Brazil, leprosy is still a public health problem.

[Profile of motorcycle accident victims treated at a public hospital emergency department].

The number of accidents involving motorcycles has increased in Brazil. The objective of this study was to identify the type of victims of these accidents who were treated at an emergency department in Piauí State, Brazil. The sample included 430 such victims in this quantitative study.

[Diagnosis of the situation with breastfeeding in Piauí State, Brazil].

This study aims to evaluate the situation with breastfeeding in the State of Piauí, Brazil, at the time of the 2006 vaccination campaign. The sample consisted of 1,963 infants (< 1 year of age) from 45 municipalities. Medians and probabilities of breastfeeding categories were calculated by probit analysis.

[Distal radius fractures: consistency of the classifications].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the intra-observer and interobserver reproducibility of Frykman, AO and Universal classifications for the fractures of the distal radius.

Methods: In this study, 40 radiographs of fractures of the distal radius were selected and classifed by orthopedists of different centers and levels of experience, determining the intra-observer and interobserver reproducibility of the classifications using Kappa statistic method.

Results: The medium intra-observer concordance observed was moderate to Frykman and Universal classifications and light to the AO system.