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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and bilateral vestibulopathy (BVL) are two completely different forms of vestibular disorder that occasionally occur in the same patient. We conducted a retrospective review searching for that coincidence in our database of the patients seen over a 15-year period and found this disorder in 23 patients, that is 0.4%. More frequently they occurred sequentially (10/23) and BPPV was diagnosed first. Simultaneous presentation occurred in 9/23 patients. It was subsequently studied, but in a prospective manner, in patients with BPPV on all of whom a video head impulse test was performed to search for bilateral vestibular loss; we found it was slightly more frequent (6/405). Both disorders were treated accordingly, and it was found that the results follow the general trend in patients with only one of those disorders.
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Introducción: las enfermedades del aparato circulatorio constituyen la primera causa de muerte en la provincia de Misiones y el mate es una infusión de consumo masivo en la región. Objetivos: determinar la frecuencia del consumo de mate en jóvenes aparentemente sanos, y su relación con el sexo, la edad, el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y el perfil lipídico. Materiales y métodos: se completó un cuestionario para conocer los hábitos de consumo de yerba mate. Se midieron peso y talla para calcular el IMC. Las determinaciones bioquímicas se realizaron con ayuno de 12 horas; colesterol total y triglicéridos (TG) por método enzimático colorimétrico, colesterol-HDL (c-HDL) y colesterol-LDL por método homogéneo, en auto analizador Dimension RL MAX de Siemens. Se estudiaron 406 jóvenes, 188 varones y 218 mujeres. Resultados: el 76,4% consumía mate, mayor en mujeres (82,1%) que en varones (69,7%) (p=0,003). El consumo se asoció positivamente con la edad (p<0,001) y no se observó asociación con el IMC (0,989). En los consumidores de mate, TG (p=0,039),colesterol-no HDL (0,040), CT/c-HDL (p=0,001) y TG/c-HDL (p=0,001) fueron significativamente más bajos que en los no consumidores, mientras que el c-HDL (p=0,001) fue más alto. Conclusiones: el hallazgo de un efecto favorable sobre el perfil lipídico en jóvenes consumidores de yerba mate podría constituir un beneficio para la salud de quienes la consumen y aportaría valor agregado a la hora de la conquista de nuevos mercados por parte de la industria yerbatera
Introduction: diseases of the circulatory system are the leading cause of death in the province of Misiones and mate is an infusion of mass consumption in the region. Objectives: to determine the frequency of consumption of mate in apparently healthy young people and its relationship with sex, age, body mass index (BMI) and lipid profile. Materials and methods: a questionnaire was completed to know the consumption habits of yerba mate. Weight and height were measured to calculate BMI. Biochemical determinations were performed with a 12-hour fast; total cholesterol and triglycerides (TG) by colorimetric enzymatic method,HDL-cholesterol (c-HDL) and LDL-cholesterol by homogeneous method; in Siemens Dimension RL MAX auto analyzer.406 young people, 188 men and 218 women were studied. Results: 76.4% consumed mate, higher in women (82.1%) than in men (69.7%) (p=0.003). Consumption was positively associated with age (p<0.001) and no association was observed with BMI (p=0.989). In the consumers of mate; TG (p=0.039), non-HDL cholesterol (0.040), CT/c-HDL (p=0.001) and TG/c-HDL (p=0.001) were significantly lower than in non-consumers, while c -HDL (p = 0.001) was higher. Conclusions: the finding of a favorable effect on the lipid profile in young consumers of YM could constitute a health benefit for those who consume and provide added value when it comes to the conquest of new markets by the herb industry
