Publications by authors named "Luana Pompeu Dos Santos Rocha"
Article Synopsis
- Schizencephaly is a rare brain malformation linked to severe neurological issues, with limited research available on its effects and patient characteristics.
- A literature review identified 156 studies involving 734 patients, revealing common issues such as microcephaly, seizures, and bilateral clefts, with significant correlations found between these factors and neurocognitive impairments.
- Key findings suggest that bilateral clefts, motor impairments, microcephaly, and corpus callosum agenesis are major predictors of cognitive dysfunctions in schizencephaly patients, but the lack of large patient groups hampers broader comparisons.
Article Synopsis
- This study reviews Cochrane systematic reviews on ten integrative health practices recently added to Brazil's public healthcare system, focusing on their effects and evidence.
- The review identified a total of 16 systematic reviews, mostly examining apitherapy, aromatherapy, and hypnotherapy, with no evidence found for several other practices.
- The findings suggest that only apitherapy has some high-quality evidence supporting its use for specific conditions, while the other nine practices lack sufficient evidence to justify their inclusion in the public healthcare system.
Background: Probiotics have been used for a range of clinical situations and their use is strongly encouraged by the media worldwide. This study identified and summarized all Cochrane systematic reviews about the preventive effects of probiotics in clinical practice.
Design And Setting: Review of systematic reviews, conducted in the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp).