[Perception of memory in university students of Venezuela during COVID-19].

Introduction: University students need memory to manage the learning processes based on metacognition and in this way they can respond to future demands as professionals.

Methods: was structured with a quantitative approach, comparative type, non-experimental cross-sectional design, the sample consisted of 237 responses from students.

Results: the age was 26.

[Venezuelan consensus guidelines on the use of magnetic resonance in diagnosis and follow up of patients with multiple sclerosis].

Introduction: The clinical use of magnetic resonance (MR) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has advanced markedly over the past few years. Several groups around the world have developed consensus guidelines about the role of MR in MS at diagnosis and during follow up. However, in some regions is difficult to extrapolate the recommendations.

[Foreign body granuloma simulating malignant disease in the biliary tract].

Non-absorbable suture materials, such as silk, are able to form foreign body granulomas and stones and consequently their use should be avoided in surgical procedures in the biliary tract. We present the case of a patient who underwent surgery for a probable Klastkin tumor. During the intervention, a 1.

[Prevalence of migraine among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela].

Objective: The epidemiological impact of headaches in populations is not adequately known since most of the data come from clinical studies. Therefore, we decided to survey a population of students in the municipality of Libertador, in the state of Mérida, Venezuela, to determine the prevalence of migraines, the incapacitating effect of headaches in general, and the proportion of individuals who self-medicate.

Methods: We first used stratified sampling to choose schools in the municipality, and then simple random sampling to select which classrooms to survey.

[Adrenal function and lipid metabolism in asthmatic children treated with budesonide].

Objective: To assess the effect of low doses of inhaled budesonide on the adrenal function and lipid metabolism of asthmatic children.

Material And Methods: The study included 10 asthmatic children (mean age, 8.8 years) treated with inhaled budesonide (200-300 micrograms/day) for a period longer than 3 months (group A); 15 asthmatic children (mean age, 7.