Neurologia

Lesão cerebral após parada cardíaca: fisiopatologia, tratamento e prognóstico.

29 Out, 2021 | 14:35h

Brain injury after cardiac arrest: pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Comentário no Twitter

Post-cardiac arrest brain injury, narrative review:
🧠pathophysiology: primary (ischemic) & secondary (reperfusion)
🧠treatment options
🧠outcomes
🧠neuroprognostication
🧠@ERC_resus @ESICM 2021 algorithm for prognostication
Open #FOAMcc #FOAMres @yourICM https://t.co/b8GRhE3MuF pic.twitter.com/q10DJVRJOp

— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) October 27, 2021

 

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Prescrição de estimulantes está associada a aumento dos riscos de curto prazo de eventos cardiovasculares em idosos.

29 Out, 2021 | 14:34h

Assessment of Stimulant Use and Cardiovascular Event Risks Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open

Comentários:

Use of stimulants in older adults associated with higher risk for cardiovascular events in first month – University of Toronto

Stimulants Linked to Early Risk of CV Events in Elderly – TCTMD

Stimulants May Pose Short-Term Cardiovascular Risks in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert

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Confusão mental (brain fog) pode persistir durante meses após o diagnóstico de COVID.

28 Out, 2021 | 16:11h

Assessment of Cognitive Function in Patients After COVID-19 Infection – JAMA Network Open

Comentários:

Brain fog can persist 8 months after COVID diagnosis – CIDRAP

Brain fog in Covid-19 patients can persist for months, even in those who were not hospitalized, study finds – CNN

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Estudo randomizado | Seguimento de longo prazo da injeção local de corticosteroides na síndrome do túnel do carpo.

28 Out, 2021 | 15:53h

Extended Follow-up of Local Steroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

 

Comentário no Twitter

In carpal tunnel syndrome, this randomized trial of local steroid vs placebo injection shows similar symptom severity score improvement but a significant small reduction in rate of and longer time to surgery after steroid. @IsamAtroshi @jonasranstam https://t.co/s5LibRnFaV

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) October 22, 2021

 

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Infecção por Covid-19 traz um risco muito maior de desenvolvimento de complicações neurológicas do que as vacinas contra Covid-19.

26 Out, 2021 | 11:34h

Comunicado de imprensa: Infection with Covid-19 carries a much higher risk of developing neurological complications than a vaccine, says new study – University of Nottingham

Estudo original: Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature Medicine

Comentários:

Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness – BBC

Expert reaction to study looking at rare neurological complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination – Science Media Centre

 

Comentários no Twitter

A study in @NatureMedicine finds there is an increased risk of neurological complications in those who received COVID-19 vaccines, but the risk of these complications is greater following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. https://t.co/WKnFa9InbL pic.twitter.com/xir6U3JhL8

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) October 25, 2021

 

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Estudo randomizado | Mirtazapina não é melhor que placebo para tratar a agitação em pessoas com demência e possivelmente esteve associada a mortalidade aumentada (7 mortes vs. 1, diferença não estatisticamente significativa, p = 0,065).

22 Out, 2021 | 12:17h

Study of mirtazapine for agitated behaviours in dementia (SYMBAD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet

Comentário: Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia – University of Exeter

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Amplo estudo observacional sugere que o tramadol está associado a risco aumentado de desfechos adversos em comparação à codeína.

20 Out, 2021 | 11:54h

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Estudo de coorte | Retenção urinária aguda pode ser um marcador clínico de câncer de próstata oculto e outras neoplasias urogenitais, colorretais e neurológicas.

20 Out, 2021 | 11:45h

Acute urinary retention and risk of cancer: population based Danish cohort study – The BMJ

 

Comentário no Twitter

This study finds that a first diagnosis of acute urinary retention in patients aged 50 years or older was a clinical marker not only for prostate cancer but also for other urogenital cancers and colorectal and neurological cancershttps://t.co/0f1Z93cqR0 @dceaarhus

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 19, 2021

 

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Revisão | Prevenção de AVC após AVC criptogênico.

19 Out, 2021 | 12:33h

Stroke Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke – Current Cardiology Reports

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2 recent meta-analysis highlight the benefits of short term (30 days) dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin + clopidogrel in patients within 24 hours of high-risk transient ischemic attack or mild-moderate ischemic stroke.

Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor ischaemic stroke – The BMJ

Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management

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Hemorragia intracerebral: diagnóstico, tratamento de emergência e prognóstico.

15 Out, 2021 | 16:22h

Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Diagnosis, Emergency Management, and Prognosis – emDocs

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