Publications by authors named "P L Antunes"
The scope of this study was to assess the ototoxic effects and general health of farmers exposed to pesticides in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, SP, Brazil. Participants of both sexes aged 18-40, 40-60 and >60 years were allocated into two groups: Non-Exposed Group (NEG) and Occupationally Exposed Group (OEG). A questionnaire of exposure and health, meatoscopy, pure tone audiometry, logoaudiometry and immittanciometry were assessed.
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- Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common cancer globally, with some patients experiencing tumor recurrence even after initial treatments.
- MRI plays a crucial role in checking for local recurrence but struggles with detecting small metastases, particularly in subcentimeter lymph nodes.
- A new scoring system, PI-RR, has been proposed to improve MRI assessments of local recurrence, and this review focuses on MRI findings related to post-treatment changes in PCa.
. To estimate dose rates delivered by using radioactiveAu nanoparticles for prostate cancer nanobrachytherapy, identifying contribution by photons and electrons emmited from the source..
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- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare neurological condition characterized by symptoms like headache, visual loss, impaired mental status, and seizures, often reversible with timely management.* -
- It commonly occurs during hypertensive crises, renal issues, or immunosuppressive therapy, yet reports in anesthesiology are scarce.* -
- A case of a 46-year-old male undergoing elective eye surgery developed PRES, leading to delayed emergence from anesthesia and blindness, underscoring the need for anesthesiologists to recognize and diagnose PRES promptly using MRI to prevent long-term neurological damage.*
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- This study investigates the effect of a supervised exercise training program (SETP) on the pathological complete response (pCR) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in women with early breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).
- Sixty-four participants were analyzed, primarily with stage II and III disease, and results showed no significant difference in pCR rates (56.7% for SETP vs. 55.9% for control) or TIL levels between the two groups.
- The findings suggest that SETP may not influence pCR or TILs during NAC, highlighting the need for further research with larger sample sizes to explore these outcomes more conclusively.