Introduction: The lack of specialized professionals potentially contributes to the inability to meet the demand for kidney transplantations. Moreover, there is no universal proposal for the training process of transplantation surgeons. We aimed to explore the characteristics of the training program and professional activities of kidney transplantation teams in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of occlusal splints on sport performance have already been studied, although their biomechanical impacts are often overlooked. We investigated the kinematical changes during running until exhaustion at severe intensity while wearing a mandibular advancement occlusal splint. Twelve trained runners completed (i) an incremental protocol on a track to determine their velocity corresponding to maximal oxygen uptake and (ii) two trials of square wave transition exercises at their velocity corresponding to maximal oxygen until exhaustion, wearing two occlusal splints (without and with mandibular advancement).
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August 2024
We investigated the acute biophysical responses of changing the mandibular position during a rowing incremental protocol. A World-class 37-year-old male rower performed two 7 × 3 min ergometer rowing trials, once with no intraoral splint (control) and the other with a mandibular forward repositioning splint (splint condition). Ventilatory, kinematics and body electromyography were evaluated and compared between trials (paired samples -test, ≤ 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardoso, F, Costa, MJ, Colaço, P, Vilas-Boas, JP, Pinho, JC, Pyne, DB, and Fernandes, RJ. Ventilatory and perceived ergogenic effects of mandibular forward repositioning during running at maximal oxygen uptake intensity. J Strength Cond Res 39(1): e13-e19, 2025-Wearing an intraoral dental splint may enhance ventilatory function and exercise performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSame-day discharge (SDD) after Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) faces resistance due to possible undetected postoperative complications. These present with changes in vital signs, which continuous remote monitoring devices can detect. This study compared continuous vital signs monitoring using the Isansys Patient Status Engine™ with standard nursing vital signs measurements to assess the device's reliability in postoperative surveillance of patients undergoing LRYGB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a case of a 33-year-old male presented with fever, myalgia, nausea, and asthenia for six days. The patient lived in a rural area. Initial hypotheses included arbovirus infection, viral hepatitis, and Lyme disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The modified Rankin scale (mRS) is frequently used in the emergency setting to estimate pre-stroke functional status in stroke patients who are candidates to acute revascularization therapies (ps-mRS). We aimed to describe the agreement between pre-stroke mRS evaluated in the emergency department (ED-ps-mRS) and pre-stroke mRS evaluated comprehensively post-admission (PA-ps-mRS).
Methods: Retrospective study of consecutive ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, with available ED-ps-mRS and PA-ps-mRS.
Processing of quantifiers such as "many" and "few" relies on number knowledge, linguistic abilities, and working memory. Negative quantifiers (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Frailty is a syndrome depicting the vulnerability of multiple physiological systems to stressors. Frailty measures, such as Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS), can be used to identify frailty and predict outcomes more reliably. Our aim was to analyze a blood-based frailty index (FI-B) at admission for prediction outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular treatment (EVT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) holds promise in diagnosing fever of unknown origin (FUO) by detecting diverse pathogens. We systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate mNGS's accuracy, clinical efficacy, and limitations in FUO diagnosis. Nine studies revealed mNGS's positivity rate ranging from 66.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing Illumina NextSeq sequencing and bioinformatics, we identified and characterized thirty-three viral sequences of unsegmented and multipartite viral families in Aedes spp., Culex sp. and Anopheles darlingi female mosquito pools from Porto São Luiz and Pirizal, Alto Pantanal.
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July 2024
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neurogenic dysphagia is a frequent complication of stroke and is associated with aspiration pneumonia and poor outcomes. Although ischaemic lesion location and size are major determinants of the presence and severity of post-stroke dysphagia, little is known about the contribution of other acute stroke-unrelated factors. We aimed to analyse the impact of swallowing and non-swallowing muscles measurements on swallowing function after large vessel occlusion stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The Boston criteria v2.0 for cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) incorporated non-hemorrhagic imaging markers. Their prevalence and significance in patients with cognitive impairment remain uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The clinical importance and management of vasospasm as a complication during endovascular stroke treatment (EVT) has not been well studied. We sought to investigate the effect of adding nimodipine to the guiding catheter flush (GCF) to prevent vasospasm during EVT.
Methods: This is a single-center retrospective analysis including patients with EVT (stent-retriever and/or distal aspiration) treated for anterior or posterior circulation intracranial vessel occlusion from January 2018 to June 2023.
Background: Aphasia is a devastating consequence after stroke, affecting millions of patients each year. Studies have shown that intensive speech and language therapy (SLT) is effective in the chronic phase of aphasia. Leveraging a large single-center cohort of persons with aphasia (PWA) including patients also in the subacute phase, we assessed treatment effects of intensive aphasia therapy in a real-world setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluenza A viruses of the H2 subtype represent a zoonotic and pandemic threat to humans due to a lack of widespread specific immunity. Although A(H2) viruses that circulate in wild bird reservoirs are distinct from the 1957 pandemic A(H2N2) viruses, there is concern that they could impact animal and public health. There is limited information on AIVs in Latin America, and next to nothing about H2 subtypes in Brazil.
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January 2024
The recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages, including the BA.2-derived XBB.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe hepatitis E virus is a major etiological agent of chronic hepatitis in immunosuppressed individuals. Seroprevalence in the liver transplantation setting varies according to the seroprevalence of the general population in different countries. This was a prospective cohort study of liver transplant recipients in southeastern Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report 4 highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.
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