Age-Related Trajectory and Age at Peak Competitive Performance in Wheelchair Rugby Players at the Paralympic Games.

Objective: The first objective is to examine the age-related trajectory of competitive performance and the age at peak competitive performance in wheelchair rugby players at the Paralympic Games. Another objective is to verify age correlations with performance over the years for each class.

Design: This is a retrospective cohort study.

Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification, and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes.

Objective: The aim of the study is to verify the performance trajectory related to age, classification (KL: kayak level; M: male; F: female), and sex of elite kayak Para canoe athletes.

Design: This is a retrospective cohort study.

Results: Race results and athletes' data were retrieved from publicly available online databases for 17 competitions and 102 finals between 2015 and 2022.

Effects of inspiratory muscle training on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in individuals after stroke: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing in cerebrovascular diseases, requiring a multidisciplinary approach. There are few studies evaluating the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in individuals with OSA and the findings regarding the possible effect on apnea hypopnea index (AHI) reduction are controversial.

Objective: This protocol for a randomized clinical trial will assess the effects of IMT on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness in individuals after stroke participating in a rehabilitation program.

Central Core Disease: Facial Weakness Differentiating Biallelic from Monoallelic Forms.

Central Core Disease (CCD) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder characterized by the presence of cores in muscle biopsy. The inheritance has been described as predominantly autosomal dominant (AD), and the disease may present as severe neonatal or mild adult forms. Here we report clinical and molecular data on a large cohort of Brazilian CCD patients, including a retrospective clinical analysis and molecular screening for variants using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS).

Nursing and Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review of Worldwide Studies.

This scoping review aims to evaluate the characteristics of worldwide studies evolving the scope of nursing practice in Parkinson's disease (PD). We conducted a three-step search strategy using 11 databases and reference lists. Of the 4,174 screened studies we included 324 (8%).

Effects of inspiratory muscle training on walking capacity of individuals after stroke: A double-blind randomized trial.

Objectives: Identify the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on walking capacity, strength and inspiratory muscle endurance, activities of daily living, and quality of life poststroke.

Design: Double-blind randomized trial.

Setting: The Sarah Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals.

Correction to: Differences in factors influencing the use of eRehabilitation after stroke; a cross-sectional comparison between Brazilian and Dutch healthcare professionals.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Differences in factors influencing the use of eRehabilitation after stroke; a cross-sectional comparison between Brazilian and Dutch healthcare professionals.

Background: To improve the use of eRehabilitation after stroke, the identification of barriers and facilitators influencing this use in different healthcare contexts around the world is needed. Therefore, this study aims to investigate differences and similarities in factors influencing the use of eRehabilitation after stroke among Brazilian Healthcare Professionals (BHP) and Dutch Healthcare Professionals (DHP).

Method: A cross-sectional survey study including 88 statements about factors related to the use of eRehabilitation (4-point Likert scale; 1-4; unimportant-important/disagree-agree).

Scrutinizing brain magnetic resonance imaging patterns in Angelman syndrome.

Background: Global developmental delay, lack of speech, and severe epilepsy are the characteristic hallmarks of Angelman syndrome (AS). The purpose of this study was to explore the utility of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an ancillary tool for the diagnosis of AS.

Material And Methods: Brain MRI images of nine laboratory-confirmed patients with AS from a neurorehabilitation center in Rio de Janeiro were reviewed.

Body Composition is Strongly Associated With Cardiorespiratory Fitness in a Large Brazilian Military Firefighter Cohort: The Brazilian Firefighters Study.

Firefighting is associated with high-level physical demands and requires appropriate physical fitness. Considering that obesity has been correlated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and that the prevalence of obesity may also be elevated within firefighters (FF), we analyzed the association between CRF and body composition (BC) in Brazilian military FF. We assessed 4,237 male FF (18-49 years) who performed a physical fitness test that included BC and CRF.

Stroke: bowel dysfunction in patients admitted for rehabilitation.

Aim: to assess the prevalence of diminished frequency of bowel movements, lumpy or hard stools, intestinal constipation, straining, incomplete evacuation, incontinence (bowel dysfunctions) in patients with brain injury resulting from cerebrovascular accident, either self-reported or reported by their caregivers; to describe the type and frequency of such dysfunctions; and the prevalence of laxative use both before and after stroke.

Method: cross-sectional study with 98 hospitalized patients admitted for rehabilitation between December 2009 and May 2010.

Results: the prevalence of bowel dysfunctions before stroke was 23.

A simple bone cyst of the distal humerus with a t(7;12)(q21;q24.3) in a patient with hypophosphatemic rickets.

Few studies describe karyotypic abnormalities in simple bone cysts. We report the results of cytogenetic analysis of a case of simple bone cyst of the distal humerus in a patient with hypophosphatemic rickets with a t(7;12)(q21;q24.3) as the sole abnormality.

Psychometric properties of the SCOPA-AUT Brazilian Portuguese version.

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease-Autonomic questionnaire (SCOPA-AUT) Brazilian Portuguese version. 150 consecutive Parkinson's disease (PD) patients were evaluated by means of the SCOPA-motor scale (SCOPA-M), SCOPA-cognition (SCOPA-COG), Hoehn and Yahr staging (H&Y), nonmotor symptoms scale (NMSS), PD questionnaire (PDQ-39), and SCOPA-AUT. The following psychometric attributes were explored: acceptability, scaling assumptions, reliability, precision, and construct validity.

Burden and perceived health status among caregivers of stroke patients.

Objective: To identify the main determinants of burden and perceived health status in caregivers of Brazilian stroke survivors.

Methods: Cross-sectional study. Caregivers answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Zarit caregiver burden interview (ZCBI) and EuroQol.

Chronic spinal epidural abscess caused by Scedosporium prolificans in an immunocompetent patient.

Study Design: Case report and clinical discussion.

Objective: To describe a rare case of chronic spinal epidural abscess caused by Scedosporium prolificans in an immunocompetent patient.

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Determinants of quality of life in Brazilian stroke survivors.

Objective: To identify the main determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Brazilian stroke survivors.

Methods: Patients were assessed with the NIH Stroke Scale, Barthel index (BI), Lawton scale, modified-Rankin scale, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, Mini-Mental State Examination, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) 3.0.

Quality of life after stroke: the importance of a good recovery.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a recognized and important outcome after stroke. An increased survival and the presence of moderate impairment in long-term stroke survivors impact their HRQoL.

Methods: HRQoL measures and HRQoL determinants in stroke survivors are reviewed.

Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis: CT and MR findings.

Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by absence of conjugate horizontal eye movements and progressive scoliosis developing in childhood and adolescence. We present a child with clinical and neuroimaging findings typical of HGPPS. CT and MRI of the brain demonstrated pons hypoplasia, absence of the facial colliculi, butterfly configuration of the medulla and a deep midline pontine cleft.

Disability and use of healthcare resources in Brazilian patients with Parkinson's disease.

Purpose: To assess disability and healthcare resource use in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 144 Brazilian PD patients consecutively admitted at a Neurological outpatient clinic. Clinical evaluation was done using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Hoehn & Yahr staging (H&Y).

Stroke in central nervous system infections.

Background: Stroke subtypes and etiology may differ between developing and developed countries. Infections are a relatively common cause of stroke in tropical regions.

Objective: To review the main infectious diseases associated with stroke.

Neurological complications of Schistosoma infection.

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Currently more than 200 million people worldwide are affected. Neuroschistosomiasis constitutes a severe presentation of the disease.