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Prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients with paraplegia caused by traumas

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2013
BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis is a common disease among people who are immobilized. Immobility is inherent to paraplegia and leads to venous stasis, which is one of the factors covered by Virchow's triad describing its development.
Nelson Mesquita Junior, Flavia Natalia Marques Kingerski, Giovana Liz Marioto, Fabio Alex Fonseca Viegas, Suzelaine Fidelis da Silva Mesquita, Sonia Perreto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suppléance perceptive par électro-stimulation linguale embarquée : perspectives pour la prévention des escarres chez le blessé médullaire [PDF]

Dans Actes de la 1\`ere Conf\'erence Internationale Sur l'accessibilit\'e et les syst\`emes de suppl\'eance aux personnes en situations de handicap - ASSISTH'2007, Toulouse : France (2007), 2007
We introduce the innovative technologies, based on the concept of "sensory substitution", we are developing in the fields of biomedical engineering and human disability. Precisely, our goal is to design, develop and validate practical assistive biomedical and/or technical devices and/or rehabilitating procedures for persons with disabilities, using ...
arxiv  

Role of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in identifying disuse osteoporosis in paraplegia [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: Disuse osteoporosis is a major long-term health consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that still needs to be addressed. Its management in SCI should begin with accurate diagnosis, followed by targeted treatments in the most vulnerable ...
A Frotzler, A Frotzler, AA Freehafer, Alan N. McLean, B Chen, David B. Allan, ED Bruin de, HH Bolotin, HM Frost, J Rittweger, JL Ferretti, L Giangregorio, L Maimoun, M Bélanger, P Eser, P Eser, P Eser, P Frey-Rindova, P Vestergaard, S Dudley-Javoroski, S-D Jiang, Sylvie Coupaud, T Mohr   +22 more
core   +1 more source

KIDINS220 Variant Associated With Hypoplasia of the Corpus Callosum and Aqueduct Stenosis

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT KIDINS220 plays a key role in neuronal survival, differentiation, and synaptic function. Abnormalities in its expression have been linked postnatally to neurodevelopmental disorders and SINO syndrome though prenatal presentations are rarely described.
Kimia Ghannad‐Zadeh, Patrick Shannon, Rebekah Jobling, Elka Miller, Karen Chong, Erin Mathews, David Chitayat, Shiri Shinar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pseudo‐homozygous missense variant and Alu‐mediated exon 5 deletion in FARS2 causing spastic paraplegia 77

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
FARS2‐associated hereditary spastic paraplegia, later onset spastic paraplegia type 77, is a rarely neurodegenerative disease. Here, we reported two affected siblings in an autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia family with a pseudo‐homozygous missense ...
Shu‐Huai Lin, Jun‐Hao Xie, Jun‐Yi Jiang, Xin‐Yu Yan, Chao‐Yin Hong, Wan‐Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Xiang Lin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weathering the storms of climate change: Preparing persons with disabilities and the physiatrists who provide their care for extreme hurricanes

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate‐driven disasters have disproportionate and often devastating consequences on individuals with disabilities. Warming ocean and air temperatures are fueling more extreme tropical cyclones, further endangering those living in at‐risk regions.
Mollie Andreae, James M. Shultz, J. Marshall Shepherd, Zelde Espinel, Lauren T. Shapiro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correção cirúrgica da coarctação da aorta em adultos sob assistência circulatória extracorpórea esquerda Surgical repair of coarctation of aorta in adults under left heart bypass

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012
OBJETIVO: Descrever a experiência do serviço com a correção da coarctação da aorta em adultos utilizando assistência circulatória esquerda. MÉTODOS: De novembro de 2007 a outubro de 2009, oito pacientes adultos com coarctação da aorta foram submetidos a ...
Eduardo Carvalho Ferreira, Vinícius José da Silva Nina, Marco Aurélio Sales Assef, Nathalia Almeida Cardoso da Silva, Shirlyne Fabianni Dias Gaspar, Fernando Alberto Costa Cardoso da Silva, Rozélia Sousa Nascimento   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utilisation de la substitution sensorielle par électro-stimulation linguale pour la prévention des escarres chez les paraplégiques. Etude préliminaire [PDF]

L'escarre 30 (2006) 24-37, 2006
Pressure ulcers are recognized as a major health issue in individuals with spinal cord injuries and new approaches to prevent this pathology are necessary. An innovative health strategy is being developed through the use of computer and sensory substitution via the tongue in order to compensate for the sensory loss in the buttock area for individuals ...
arxiv  

Prevalence of function‐limiting late effects in survivors of head and neck cancer

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC) are commonly affected by multiple complex and interrelated long‐term and late effects that can adversely affect their function and quality of life. Objective To define the prevalence of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, visceral, oncologic, and other late effects affecting function and quality ...
Yu Hui Won, Michael D. Stubblefield
wiley   +1 more source

A New Health Strategy to Prevent Pressure Ulcer Formation in Paraplegics using Computer and Sensory Substitution via the Tongue [PDF]

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 124 (2006) 926-931, 2006
Pressure ulcers are recognized as a major health issue in individuals with spinal cord injuries and new approaches to prevent this pathology are necessary. An innovative health strategy is being developed through the use of computer and sensory substitution via the tongue in order to compensate for the sensory loss in the buttock area for individuals ...
arxiv