Prevalence of reported violence in children and adolescents in the clinical work of health professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This article aims to analyze the prevalence of reporting and notification of violence in children and adolescents in the work of clinical health professionals. The search was performed in six electronic databases and the gray literature for studies published until June 1, 2022. Estimates of interest were calculated using random effects meta-analyses.

The therapeutic link in the speech therapy clinic: a necessary reflection.

Purpose: To understand the meanings that the therapeutic bond assumes for clinical speech therapists.

Methods: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee, being of a transversal character, with a quantitative-qualitative approach in the Content Analysis. The research with the participation of 96 clinical speech therapists, registered in the Speech Therapy Council of the 3rd region (CRFa 3), which covers the States of Paraná and Santa Catarina.

The Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

To determine the global prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in adults. Six electronic databases (Embase, LILACS, LIVIVO, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched, in addition to gray literature (ASHA, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertation, and Theses). A random-effects model for meta-analysis of proportions was conducted, and heterogeneity was evaluated according to the moderator variable through subgroup analysis and meta-regression.

Perception of speech therapy and education students about their experiences and practices in reading and writing academic genre texts.

Purpose: to analyze the perception of Speech-Therapy and Education undergraduates regarding their experiences and practices in reading and writing texts from academic discourse genres.

Methods: It´s a mixed crosscut study, with data collected by the application of a semi-structured questionnaire with open and closed questions about students' relation towards reading and writing of academic texts, their difficulties in the use of these genres and how they cope with such difficulties.

Results: The results show that a significant number of the students assume that they have some difficulty in reading and writing these discourse genres in academic settings, which may be an indication of gaps in working with reading and writing during previous educational levels.

Bilateral Nipple Enlargement as a Secondary Effect of Anabolic Drugs: A Histopathological Mimicker of Smooth Muscle Hamartoma.

Smooth muscle hamartoma are usually solitary and congenital, may affect the genital area and nipples. Histopathologically, they are characterized by the presence of mature smooth muscle bundles. We present a 40 year-old male with bilateral nipple enlargement excised with clinical suspicion of bilateral leiomyoma.

The knowledge of the Municipal Guard of Curitiba about the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), deafness and deaf people.

Introduction: In Brazil, there is a considerable number of deaf people, sign language users, who should have access to equal opportunities. However, sign language is unknown by the most Brazilian population, especially those who work in public institutions, and deny the deaf their rights to equality. Therefore, several professionals, among them, the municipal guards, are not prepared for the diversity.

Prevalence of aphasia after stroke in a hospital population in southern Brazil: a retrospective cohort study.

: Aphasia negatively impacts quality of life. This is the first Brazilian study that investigates the prevalence of aphasia and its related factors, the results of which may underpin hospital and health service planning for this vulnerable population.: To establish the prevalence of aphasia in patients after first-ever ischemic stroke (FEIS) and associated factors.

Scurvy as cause of purpura in the XXI century: a review on this "ancient" disease.

Objective: Scurvy is defined as a deficiency of ascorbic acid, which is an essential exogenous vitamin in humans. Vitamin C is involved in collagen synthesis and its deficit can cause disorders of connective tissue. The most frequent symptoms are weakness, arthralgias, anorexia and depression, commonly associated with follicular hyperkeratosis and perifollicular hemorrhage, with purpura.

Benefit of Using the Prosthesis with Sound Generators in Individuals with Tinnitus Associated With Mild to Moderately Severe Hearing Loss.

Introduction: One of the treatments currently available for the remission of tinnitus, when associated with hearing loss is the use of hearing aids with sound generator. Such treatment is based on the capability that the human brain has to get used to a new sound over another.

Objective: To describe the results found in a group of people who have undergone treatment with sound generators.

The individual with epilepsy: perceptions about the disease and implications on quality of life.

Purpose: The present study aims to analyze the perceptions of individuals with epilepsy about the disease and its impact in their quality of life (QoL).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional, qualitative and quantitative study conducted in a tertiary referral hospital associated with the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Data were collected from 30 individuals with diagnosis of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (RTLE).

Speech language therapy practice in a bilingual dialogical clinic: case report.

Purpose: this study aims to discuss the use of Brazilian sign language as the first language for a deaf individual going to a bilingual dialogic clinic from dialogic activities.

Methods: This is a longitudinal study, including one deaf individual, called N, interacting with his family and speech therapists.

Results: During the therapeutic process developed inside the bilingual dialogical clinic, N participated in interactive contexts and could constitute himself as author of his sign language texts.

Polymyositis anti-SRP antibodies and pregnancy about 2 cases.

Anti-SRP myopathy represents 4 to 6% of all the inflammatory myopathies. It has been described since the 80s and its influence on pregnancy and vice versa has been highlighted recently. We report two cases of anti-SRP myopathy associated with pregnancy.

SUS users' perception: a speech-language pathology approach based on health promotion.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of users of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) about the treatment Center where they were assisted, as well as about the speech-language pathology services rendered by this Center.

Methods: This is a transversal study composed of an interview with 26 open questions and 14 closed questions applied to 111 individuals who were assisted at the SUS Center in August 2013. The quantitative content analysis was conducted through the use of the GraphPadPrisma 5.

The efficacy of hearing aids for emotional and auditory tinnitus issues.

Introduction: The use of hearing aids has been one of the strategies to reduce tinnitus perception and improve sufferers' quality of life when this symptom is associated to hearing impairment.

Objective: To assess the remission of emotional and auditory tinnitus impacts on users of hearing aids.

Methods: It is an experimental, descriptive study carried out with 17 users of unilateral or bilateral hearing aids, reporting tinnitus, submitted to otorhinolaryngological screening, tonal audiometry, logoaudiometry and acoustic imittance testing, who also answered the Iowa Tinnitus Activities Questionnaire, as well as the Iowa Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire.

Speech language pathology findings in a Treacher Collins syndrome patient.

Background: Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare disorder with different levels of severity due to congenital head and face abnormalities which affect language, orofacial musculature, voice and breadth, suction, chewing and swallowing functions.

Aims: This paper objectifies to report a Treacher Collins syndrome patient, describing phonoaudiological changes that can be found in individuals suffering from this syndrome.

Methods & Procedures: The study was carried out with a male child at a teaching Speech Language Pathology clinic in Southern Brazil.

Tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders: the knowledge of professionals for primary health care in the city of Curitiba.

Introduction: The high prevalence of temporomandibular disorders and tinnitus along with the negative effects on the quality of life of affected individuals makes this association a matter of public health.

Objective: To assess the knowledge of primary health care professionals about the interrelationship between temporomandibular disorders and tinnitus.

Materials And Methods: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study, using a structured, self-administered questionnaire for a group of 54 dental surgeons.

Speech language therapy bilingual clinic, a written language therapeutical proposal to deaf people: case report.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the written production of a deaf person who is in the process of written language acquisition.

Methods: One person with hearing disability, called R., participated in this study together with his Speech Language Pathologist.

Aspects of Oral Language, Speech, and Written Language in Subjects with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy of Difficult Control.

Introduction About 50 million people have epilepsy and 30% of them have epilepsy that does not respond to properly conducted drug treatment. Objective Verify the incidence of language disorders in oral language, speech, and written language of subjects with difficult to control temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and compare the occurrence of these disorders in subjects before and after surgery. Methods Cross-sectional study with quantitative analysis, exploratory type.

Dermoscopy of melanocytic lesions in patients affected by oculocutaneous albinism: a case series.

Background: Although the majority of skin cancers in albino patients consists of squamous and basal cell carcinomas, malignant melanomas have also been described, albeit less frequently.

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate melanocytic lesions in albino patients to look for any recurrent dermoscopic pattern.

Methods: We enrolled 12 consecutive albino patients presenting to our department and examined each patient for the presence of melanocytic nevi with the unaided eye and then with dermoscopy.