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Age Ageing ; 38(3): 352-3, 2009 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19252207

RESUMO

Primary orthostatic tremor (POT) may be a cause of postural instability in older people. Though unusual, this condition is relatively easily diagnosed, based in part on typical clinical features, impacts on quality of life, and is amenable to symptomatic treatment (Heilman KM. Orthostatic tremor. Arch Neurol 1984; 41: 880-1). We present three cases seen in a general neurology clinic over a 15-month period to highlight the typical clinical features which should alert clinicians to the possibility of this diagnosis.


Assuntos
Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatologia , Postura , Tremor/etiologia , Idoso , Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapêutico , Clonazepam/uso terapêutico , Eletromiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Extremidade Inferior , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento , Tremor/tratamento farmacológico , Tremor/fisiopatologia
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J Neurosurg Sci ; 50(3): 79-81; discussion 81, 2006 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17019390

RESUMO

A case of a 61-year-old female patient who presents with the clinical triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), abnormal gait, urinary incontinence and dementia. On CT scanning, she is found to have a large arachnoid cyst which mimicked the syndrome of NPH. This is also the 60th published case of arachnoid cyst presenting over the age of 60.


Assuntos
Cistos Aracnóideos/diagnóstico por imagem , Cistos Aracnóideos/patologia , Aracnoide-Máter/patologia , Encéfalo/patologia , Hidrocefalia de Pressão Normal/diagnóstico , Hipertensão Intracraniana/etiologia , Fatores Etários , Aracnoide-Máter/diagnóstico por imagem , Aracnoide-Máter/fisiopatologia , Cistos Aracnóideos/fisiopatologia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Erros de Diagnóstico/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/diagnóstico , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/etiologia , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Hipertensão Intracraniana/fisiopatologia , Ventrículos Laterais/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos Laterais/patologia , Ventrículos Laterais/fisiopatologia , Transtornos da Memória/etiologia , Transtornos da Memória/fisiopatologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Reoperação , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/normas , Resultado do Tratamento , Incontinência Urinária/etiologia , Incontinência Urinária/fisiopatologia , Ventriculostomia
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West Indian med. j ; 47(suppl. 2): 24, Apr. 1998.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-1910

RESUMO

This study was conducted to test the Health Belief Model as it relates to dengue fever in two urban communities, namely Curepe and Woodbrook, Trinidad using a knowledge, attitude, practices and beliefs questionnaire and entomological investigations. The knowledge of dengue symptomatology, its prevention and control suggested a high level of awareness about dengue and its aetiological agents among residents of both commuities, but the connection between the vector Aedes aegypti (L.) and dengue fever transmission was poorly understood. The major determinants for cues to action were demographics, prevention of water treatment and garbage collection and disposal. Data from the present study gave clear indications of the need for health education programs, defining what garbage is and the further studies using the transtheoretical model of change (Prochaska Model). With these tools a holistic approach to vector control using community participation, health education and conventional vector control strategies may be adopted for the prevention and control of dengue and its vector. Ae. aegypti, on a sustained basis in Trinidad and, possibly, the Caribbean region.(AU)


Assuntos
Dengue , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Trinidad e Tobago
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