Different words for stroke: the same concept? an analysis of associated symptoms and intended reaction in Brazil.

Background: Different names for stroke might mislead physicians and emergency medical service workers. This study aimed to assess the different words for stroke in Brazil and both intended response and related symptoms associated with those names.

Methods: Cross-sectional study enrolling healthy individuals from urban areas in Northeast of Brazil for an open-ended survey.

Recognition, reaction, risk factors and adequate knowledge of stroke: A Brazilian populational survey.

Introduction: General population proper knowledge about stroke can improve stroke outcomes. We aimed to assess the awareness levels of laypeople regarding stroke recognition, reaction, risk factors, and adequate general knowledge (correct answers for those three questions) of stroke.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey-based study enrolling community population from 12 cities of Brazil's Northeast.

The first wave of COVID-19 and mental distress of physician residents in Brazil: a comparison between two cohorts.

Introduction: The reorganization of healthcare systems to face the COVID-19 pandemic has led to concerns regarding psychological distress of healthcare workers, and training requirements of physician residents.

Objective: To assess the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, burnout and training schedules of residents.

Methods: Two independent cross-sectional studies (the first in November 2019 [control], the second in June 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic) enrolling physician residents from Brazil, using online surveys.

Moonlighting and physician residents' compensation: is it all about money? A cross-sectional Brazilian study.

Background: Moonlighting is a largely discussed, however under-explored, subject among physician residents.

Objectives: To analyze the frequency of moonlighting and its related factors.

Design And Setting: This cross-sectional study enrolled medical residents from all geographical regions of Brazil.

Characteristics of residency programs and residents' learning experience in Brazil: a multispecialty, nation-wide study.

Factors associated with the optimal physician resident learning are yet to be fully understood. We aimed to correlate the characteristics of residency programs with the learning perception of residents. This was a cross-sectional study using an online structured questionnaire published on social networks, enrolling physician residents from almost all specialties in Brazil.

Brain ventricles, CSF and cognition: a narrative review.

The brain ventricles are structures that have been related to cognition since antiquity. They are essential components in the development and maintenance of brain functions. The aging process runs with the enlargement of ventricles and is related to a less selective blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and then a more toxic cerebrospinal fluid environment.

Individual and residency program factors related to depression, anxiety and burnout in physician residents - a Brazilian survey.

Background: Psychological distress is common among medical trainees. This study aimed to assess the frequency of depression, anxiety and burnout among physician residents and their association with both individual and residency program-related factors.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study applying an online survey in a national-wide sample of medical residents from Brazil.

Characterization of clinical, laboratory, IL-6 serum levels, and IL-6-174 G/C genetic polymorphisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren's syndrome.

Objective: This study aimed to characterize the clinical (disease activity and exocrine gland function), laboratory, interleukin 6 (IL-6) serum levels, and IL-6-174G/C (rs1800795) genetic polymorphisms among rheumatoid arthritis (RA), RA plus Sjögren's syndrome (RA+SS), and control subjects.

Methods: A case-control study enrolling 137 women (52±11 years old) were divided into three groups as follows: RA (n=70), RA+SS (n=29), and healthy control (C, n=38). Individuals underwent clinical evaluation composed of Schirmer's test, unstimulated salivary flow rate, and evaluation of disease activity and functional capacity (Disease Activity Score [DAS28] and Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ]).

Headache in Medical Residents: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.

Background: Although a common complaint and related to factors frequently present in medical residency such as psychological distress, depression, and anxiety, headache is an issue poorly explored among medical residents.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study enrolling medical residents from all geographic regions of Brazil. We applied an online structured survey with demographic and residency program-related questions, as well as validated tools to assess burnout, diurnal somnolence, anxiety, depression, and migraine.

Review on therapeutic targets for COVID-19: insights from cytokine storm.

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been caused the greatest pandemic of our century. Many of the deaths related to it are due to a systemic inflammatory response, which has been called 'cytokine storm'.

Objectives: We developed a comprehensive review of the pathophysiology mechanisms of COVID-19 and of the rationale for drugs and therapeutics that have been tested in clinical trials.