Publications by authors named "S Sarmento"
Objective: The authors aimed to describe a low-cost and easily reproducible alteration of the Bruner and Tulipan procedure to preserve uterine muscular fibers. They conducted a retrospective cohort study of 10 pregnant women whose fetuses developed lumbosacral myelomeningocele (MM). The MM was repaired through a fetal neurosurgical procedure using a tubular single-port endoscope-assisted technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To measure the levels of functionality and QoL of caregivers of patients with BD, investigating the association between them, as well as the relationship with clinical and sociodemographic data of these caregivers.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2020 and 2022 with caregivers of patients with BD treated in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The following instruments were applied: Clinical and sociodemographic questionnaire, WHODAS 2.
Objective: Caregivers appear to experience mental health implications related to their role in supporting patients with bipolar disorder (BD). This study aimed to review literature assessing the presence of not only psychiatric symptoms but also mental disorders and personality disorders in caregivers of patients with BD.
Methodology: This is a narrative review.
Regression of microcephaly as a protective factor of neuropsychomotor development in fetal surgery for occipital encephalocele.
Childs Nerv Syst
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Encephaloceles are serious birth defects involving the herniation of brain tissue through the skull, with a significant risk of developmental issues in survivors.
- This study compared outcomes between patients who had surgery before birth (fetal group) and those who had it after (postnatal group), focusing on neuropsychomotor development and microcephaly reversal.
- Results showed that fetal surgery led to better developmental scores and a higher chance of reversing microcephaly, indicating that early intervention may offer protective benefits for brain development.
Sexual function in patients with bipolar disorder type I evaluated in symptomatic remission: a cross-sectional study.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
July 2024
Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic pathology that is associated with several impairments throughout a patient's life, including decreased sexual function. Despite the importance in quality of life (QoL), functionality and medication adherence, it is still little investigated in these patients.
Objective: To compare the sexual function of patients with Bipolar Disorder type I (BD-I), in remission, with healthy controls (HC) and to investigate the clinical and socio-demographic characteristics associated with sexual function in these individuals.