Van BRTN naar de NV VRT. Het nieuwe juridisch kader

Relatamos o caso de uma mulher de 19 anos apresentando perda auditiva neurossensorial bilateral, anormalidades mentais e perda de campo visual no olho esquerdo. A acuidade visual era 20/20 em OD e 20/25 em OE. Paciente foi sistematicamente investigada, audiometria mostrou perda auditiva neurossensorial nos dois ouvidos e ressonância magnética nuclear (RNM) cerebral mostrou múltiplas pequenas lesões na substância branca em ambos os hemisférios cerebrais e no corpo caloso. A fundoscopia mostrou disco óptico normal bilateral, e embainhamento das arteríolas na média periferia do olho direito. Edema de retina e exsudatos algodonosos foram vistos. Angiofluoresceinografia mostrou vasculopatia arterial obstrutiva periférica bilateral. A paciente foi diagnosticada com síndrome Susac e tratada com fumarato de quetiapina, flunitrazepam e prednisona resultando em estabilização do quadro. Este caso mostra que um alto índice de suspeita levando ao reconhecimento precoce e tratamento é importante para evitar o diagnóstico tardio

Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs

Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. Results: one identified, among nineteen laws, decrees and ordinances in the last 25 years, significant developments aimed at the elderly’s welfare, as well as structural proposals and the supervision of long-term care institutions. Conclusion: the analysis conducted in the documents allowed the conclusion that the needs point to the decentralization of institutions, increase of vacancies and bigger financial investment of public institutions

Prevalence and factors associated with falls in elderly from Estação-RS: a cross-sectional population-based study

<p></p><p>Abstract Objective This study evaluated factors associated with falls in the elderly from Estação, Rio Grande do Sul. Method A cross‑sectional study with 418 elderly. Questionnaires included personal and family information: sex, age, race, who they live with, neighborhood, marital status and retirement. Health and life habit such as chronic pain, self-feeding, self-bathing, and get in/out of bed, up/down stairs, arthritis/arthrosis, hearing impairment, visual impairment, hypertension, rheumatism, osteoporosis and ischemia brain. The dependent variable was “occurrence of falls in the last 12 months preceding the interview.” Calculated for relative and absolute frequency for sample characteristic. We tested the association between the outcome and independent variables through the chi‑square test gross and multivariate analyzes using Poisson regression, estimating gross and adjusted prevalence ratios, calculated the confidence intervals of 95% to a p≤0.05. Results The prevalence of falls in the year preceding the survey was 63.8%. After multivariate analysis the following variables remained significantly associated: illiteracy (PR = 1,67), chronic pain (PR = 2,34) and cerebral ischemia (PR = 2,30). Conclusion The research presented a high prevalence of falls among the elderly and shows that the associated factors are modifiable and preventable.</p><p></p