Publications by authors named "Suleimy Cristina Mazin"
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- Chronic pelvic pain affects around 4% of reproductive-age women in developed countries, with likely higher prevalence in developing nations, significantly impacting personal and socioeconomic conditions, especially for vulnerable populations like indigenous women.
- *The study aimed to assess the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain types (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, non-cyclical pain) in indigenous women from Otavalo, Ecuador, using a cross-sectional survey of 2,429 participants.
- *Results showed that the prevalence rates were 26.6% for dysmenorrhea, 8.9% for non-cyclic pelvic pain, and 3.9% for dyspareunia, with various social and health factors linked to these conditions,
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- Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and primary dysmenorrhoea significantly affect women's quality of life but are often overlooked, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment in Ecuador.
- A survey of 2,397 women aged 14-49 in Quito revealed a prevalence of 9.8% for CPP and 8.9% for primary dysmenorrhoea, with various associated factors identified for each condition.
- The study emphasizes the need for targeted healthcare interventions, as many affected women are not receiving treatment, and highlights the role of primary dysmenorrhoea as a risk factor for CPP.
Purpose: To evaluate the genetic variants related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and its metabolic complications in girls born small for gestational age (SGA).
Design: Retrospective birth cohort study.
Materials And Methods: We evaluated 66 women of reproductive age born at term (37-42 weeks of gestational age) according to the birth weight in relation to gestational age: 26 SGA and 40 AGA (Adequate for gestational age).
Survival after radiation therapy for high-grade glioma.
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother
October 2018
Background: High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are a heterogeneous disease group, with variable prognosis, inevitably causing deterioration of the quality of life. The estimated 2-year overall survival is 20%, despite the best trimodality treatment consisting of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.
Aim: To evaluate long-term survival outcomes and factors influencing the survival of patients with high-grade gliomas treated with radiotherapy.
The decrease in stroke mortality will increase the burden of survivors with functional dependence (FD). The aim of this study was to evaluate how many patients become functionally dependent over 3 years after an incident event in Joinville, Brazil. The proportion of FD (defined as a modified Rankin score 3 to 5) among stroke survivors from the Joinville Stroke Registry was assessed using a validated telephone interview.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroundbreaking results concerning ischemic stroke (IS) hyperacute treatment worldwide were published in 2014 and 2015. We aimed to compare functional status after 3 months in patients treated with intra-arterial thrombectomy (IAT) and those treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) alone in Joinville, Brazil. From the Joinville Stroke Registry, we extracted and compared all consecutive IVT patients treated with r-tPA within 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: to analyze the dimensionality, convergent construct validity and internal consistency of the Informal Caregiver Burden Assessment Questionnaire (QASCI) after its semantic adaptation to Brazil.
Method: this methodological study was developed with 132 informal caregivers of elders who are dependent of help for basic or instrumental activities of daily living, in a capital city in Northeast Brazil. Quality of life measures related to health, anxiety and depression were used in the analysis of the convergent construct validity of the QASCI.
The diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is hampered by the absence of a gold standard. An accurate diagnosis is essential because of the high toxicity of the medications for the disease. This study aimed to assess the ability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify MCL and to compare these results with clinical research recently published by the authors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are data suggesting that women swallow liquids at a lower flow rate and ingest smaller volumes in each swallow than men. Our objective in this work was to compare swallowing in asymptomatic men and women by videofluoroscopy. We studied 18 men [age = 33-77 years, mean = 61 (10) years] and 12 women [age = 29-72 years, mean = 53 (15) years] who swallowed in duplicate 5 and 10 ml of liquid and paste barium boluses.
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