Hospitalization for ischemic stroke in Brazil: an ecological study on the possible impact of Hiperdia.

Objective: The study evaluated the trend of hospitalization for ischemic stroke (HIS) and its hospital mortality in Brazil over the last 15 years as well as the impact of the Hiperdia program in this scenario.

Methods: An ecological study was designed with analytical approach and data collected in the Hospital Admission System on episodes of stroke, over the years 1998 to 2012. All data were stratified by sex and age, creating an indicator for HIS and proportion of hospital mortality.

[The causes of physical disability in municipalities of the northeast of Brazil and an estimate of costs of specialized services].

The population of the northeast of Brazil is characterized by high rates of endogamy and disabilities. An epidemiological cross-sectional study using the informant method was conducted in eight communities in the hinterlands of Paraiba to describe genetic and acquired diseases that cause disabilities and to estimate the costs of specialized services such as physiotherapy and the acquisition of technological assistential equipment. From a population of 48,499 inhabitants, 338 individuals were screened and 123 (0.

Increased prevalence of inherited neuromuscular disorders due to endogamy in Northeast Brazil: the need of community genetics services.

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of inherited neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) in eight communities in Northeast (NE) Brazil in which there was an elevated rate of inbreeding. A cross-sectional epidemiological study, using the key informant (KI) approach, was performed to estimate the prevalence of NMD among the 48,499 individuals living in these eight communities, located in the backlands of the Paraíba State. Twenty-seven individuals fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for inherited NMD, which means that 1 out of 1,796 inhabitants of this highly consanguineous population was affected by NMD.