Distinct clinical patterns in AQP4-IgG- positive NMOSD patients vs. Seronegative: Insights from a single-center study in Argentina.

Background: Distinct clinical course patterns have been identified between AQP4-IgG-positive and AQP4-IgG-negative NMOSD patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the differences between AQP4-IgG-seropositive and AQP4-IgG-seronegative NMOSD patients in a single centre in Argentina.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of 108 NMOSD patients in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[Compliance with CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apneas during the COVID-19 pandemic in two hospitals in the Federal Capital].

Introduction: CPAP therapy is the first line treatment for sleep apnea and its effectiveness depends on adherence. Face to face control and follow-up was limited due to the fact that our country was immersed in social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2020. In order to assess whether CPAP adherence was maintained in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in two hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare it with the pre-pandemic situation on a historical control basis in the city of Buenos Aires.

How should Argentina raise Advance Care Planning awareness? Introduction of the Shared Care Planning Group.

The WHO Concept Model of Palliative Care emphasises empowering people and communities with Advance Care Planning (ACP). In Latin America, a more relational approach involving family members is suited to ACP. Improvements in doctor-patient-family relationships are needed.

Utility of flow citometry for detecting metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In order to determine the utility of flow cytometry for detecting metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we used genotypically characterized P. aeruginosa isolates from the Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics Laboratory of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. A total of 29 isolates (17 MBL-producing and 12 non-MBL-producing) were analyzed with the FACSCalibur (Becton Dickinson) cell viability kit.

Neuropsychological Profiles of Three Subtypes of Impulsivity in the General Population: A Young Adults Study.

The impulsivity construct has been investigated in the psychological literature as both a personality factor and a manifestation of the cognitive functioning of individuals. In addition, an increasing number of studies have shown that impulsivity is not a unitary concept and that it must be conceived of as several subtypes. We investigated whether a self-report test of three types of impulsivity could be a good predictor of cognitive functioning in healthy individuals.

-759C>T Polymorphism of the HTR2C Gene is Associated with Second Generation Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Female Patients with Schizophrenia.

The gene is an important candidate in pharmacogenetic studies of antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG). However, inconsistent results have been obtained. The present study investigated the association between -759C>T, functional polymorphism of the receptor, and AIWG.

A population-based study of cognitive impairment in socially vulnerable adults in Argentina. The Matanza Riachuelo study preliminary results.

Unlabelled: Population aging has taken place intensively worldwide, even in developing countries. These countries have population groups with low resources and basic unmet needs that are frequently omitted from epidemiological studies.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) and dementia in an economic and socially vulnerable population from Argentina.

Self-care, adherence and uncertainty: biomedical treatments and patients' experiences regarding chronic migraine pain.

Based in the social sciences, this text explores and analyzes the particularities of migraine treatments using a relational approach, articulating the statements of professionals with the experiences and practices of patients in health services and their everyday care trajectories to manage pain. This qualitative research study utilized semi-structured interviews with neurologists and patients in a public hospital in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. A number of processes were observed by which biomedicine assigns part of the responsibility for the course of the disease to the patient through the logic of self-care.

[Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. A report of three cases].

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), or Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome, is a rare disorder that is closely linked to the development of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM). Diagnosis can be based on clinical signs such as upper respiratory tract changes or recurrent hemorrhagic events. Nevertheless, pulmonary involvement, a prognostic factor, may remain undetected.