Validation of the spanish version of the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (musiqol) questionnaire

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Multiple Sclerosis International Quality Of Life (MusiQoL) questionnaire, a 31-item, multidimensional, self-administrated questionnaire that is available in 14 languages including Spanish, has been validated using a large international sample. We investigated the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of MusiQoL in Spain.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Consecutive patients with different types and severities of multiple sclerosis (MS) were recruited from 22 centres across Spain. All patients completed the MusiQoL questionnaire, the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) health survey, and a symptoms checklist at baseline and 21 days later. External validity, internal consistency, reliability and reproducibility were tested.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 224 Spanish patients were evaluated. Dimensions of MusiQoL generally demonstrated a high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.70-0.92 for all but two MusiQoL domain scores). External validity testing revealed that the MusiQoL index score correlated significantly with all SF-36 dimension scores (Pearson's correlation: 0.46-0.76), reproducibility was satisfactory (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.60-0.91), acceptability was high, and the time taken to complete the 31-item questionnaire was reasonable (mean [standard deviation]: 9.8 [11.8] minutes).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The Spanish version of the MusiQoL questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring quality of life in patients with MS in Spain and constitutes a useful instrument to measure health-related quality of life in the clinical setting.</p

Breakfast habits and differences regarding abdominal obesity in a cross-sectional study in Spanish adults: The ANIBES study

Background: Previous studies have indicated that breakfast has a protective effect against obesity. The aim of this study was to describe the breakfast habits of the Spanish adult population and to assess the possible association between breakfast frequency and the presence of abdominal obesity, in a cross-sectional analysis of the ANIBES Study. Methods: A representative sample of 1655 Spanish adults (aged 39±12 y; (mean±sd)) from the ANIBES Study was investigated. The final field work was carried out from mid-September to November (three months) 2013. Collected data included a dietary data collected by a 3-days food record, and health, socioeconomic, physical activity and anthropometric (weight, height and waist circumference) data. Abdominal obesity was defined as having a waist-to-height ratio ≥0.5. The adults were also classified into three groups based on the number of days they ate breakfast (never (0/3 days), sometimes (1-2/3 days) and always (3/3 days)). Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between breakfast and abdominal obesity. Results: In total, 3.6% of adults skipped breakfast and 14.1% ate breakfast sometimes. Having always breakfast was negatively associated with abdominal obesity [OR = 0.738 (0.558–0.975) p = 0.033]. The odds of abdominal obesity after full adjustment (age, gender, and educational and activity level) were 1.5 times higher for those who skipped breakfast when compared to those who always have breakfast. By correcting the model considered for other variables, the odds among smokers decreased when they have breakfast sometimes [OR = 0.032 (0.003–0.387) p = 0.007] and always [OR = 0.023 (0.002–0.270) p = 0.003] comparing with smokers who skip breakfast. Conclusion: Breakfast frequency could be negatively associated with abdominal obesity, especially among smokers.ANIBES Study was financially supported by Coca Cola Iberia through an agreement with the Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)

CIBERER : Spanish national network for research on rare diseases: A highly productive collaborative initiative

Altres ajuts: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.CIBER (Center for Biomedical Network Research; Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red) is a public national consortium created in 2006 under the umbrella of the Spanish National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII). This innovative research structure comprises 11 different specific areas dedicated to the main public health priorities in the National Health System. CIBERER, the thematic area of CIBER focused on rare diseases (RDs) currently consists of 75 research groups belonging to universities, research centers, and hospitals of the entire country. CIBERER's mission is to be a center prioritizing and favoring collaboration and cooperation between biomedical and clinical research groups, with special emphasis on the aspects of genetic, molecular, biochemical, and cellular research of RDs. This research is the basis for providing new tools for the diagnosis and therapy of low-prevalence diseases, in line with the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) objectives, thus favoring translational research between the scientific environment of the laboratory and the clinical setting of health centers. In this article, we intend to review CIBERER's 15-year journey and summarize the main results obtained in terms of internationalization, scientific production, contributions toward the discovery of new therapies and novel genes associated to diseases, cooperation with patients' associations and many other topics related to RD research

Evolution of the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Spain between March and November 2020: SEMI-COVID national registry

Objectives: Since the results of the RECOVERY trial, WHO recommendations about the use of corticosteroids (CTs) in COVID-19 have changed. The aim of the study is to analyse the evolutive use of CTs in Spain during the pandemic to assess the potential influence of new recommendations. Material and methods: A retrospective, descriptive, and observational study was conducted on adults hospitalised due to COVID-19 in Spain who were included in the SEMI-COVID- 19 Registry from March to November 2020. Results: CTs were used in 6053 (36.21%) of the included patients. The patients were older (mean (SD)) (69.6 (14.6) vs. 66.0 (16.8) years; p < 0.001), with hypertension (57.0% vs. 47.7%; p < 0.001), obesity (26.4% vs. 19.3%; p < 0.0001), and multimorbidity prevalence (20.6% vs. 16.1%; p < 0.001). These patients had higher values (mean (95% CI)) of C-reactive protein (CRP) (86 (32.7-160) vs. 49.3 (16-109) mg/dL; p < 0.001), ferritin (791 (393-1534) vs. 470 (236- 996) µg/dL; p < 0.001), D dimer (750 (430-1400) vs. 617 (345-1180) µg/dL; p < 0.001), and lower Sp02/Fi02 (266 (91.1) vs. 301 (101); p < 0.001). Since June 2020, there was an increment in the use of CTs (March vs. September; p < 0.001). Overall, 20% did not receive steroids, and 40% received less than 200 mg accumulated prednisone equivalent dose (APED). Severe patients are treated with higher doses. The mortality benefit was observed in patients with oxygen saturation </=90%. Conclusions: Patients with greater comorbidity, severity, and inflammatory markers were those treated with CTs. In severe patients, there is a trend towards the use of higher doses. The mortality benefit was observed in patients with oxygen saturation </=90%

Síndrome HaNDL: correlación entre la topografía del déficit neurológico y las alteraciones en electroencefalograma y SPECT en una serie de 5 nuevos casos

Resumen: Introducción: El síndrome de cefalea transitoria y déficits neurológicos con linfocitosis de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR), conocido por su acrónimo en inglés, HaNDL, se caracteriza por episodios de cefalea de características migrañosas acompañados por síntomas deficitarios motores, sensitivos o de lenguaje. El electroencefalograma (EEG) o la tomografía por emisión de fotón único (SPECT) pueden mostrar anomalías focales consistentes con los déficits neurológicos. Pretendemos evaluar dicha correlación en una serie de 5 nuevos pacientes. Pacientes: Análisis retrospectivo de pacientes atendidos en un hospital terciario (enero del 2010-mayo del 2014, 5 casos [3 varones, 2 mujeres]), de 30,6 ± 7,7 años (21-39). Presentaron 3,4 ± 2,6 (2-8) episodios de cefalea moderada-severa y déficits neurológicos durante un tiempo no superior a 5 semanas. En todos, pleocitosis de LCR (70 a 312 células/mm3, 96,5-100% linfocitos), con estudio etiológico negativo. Resultados: EEG en 4 pacientes y SPECT en 3. Caso 1: 8 episodios, 4 de hemisferio izquierdo, 3 hemisferio derecho y 1 de tronco, 2 EEG con enlentecimiento temporal izquierdo y bitemporal; SPECT normal. Caso 2: 2 cuadros, hemisférico izquierdo y hemisférico derecho respectivamente y SPECT con flujo disminuido temporal izquierdo. Caso 3: 3 episodios hemisféricos izquierdos; EEG con enlentecimiento temporo-frontal bilateral. Caso 4: 2 cuadros con topografía parieto-occipital derecha y EEG con enlentecimiento frontal derecho. Caso 5: 2 episodios, hemisférico derecho y hemisférico izquierdo, EEG con enlentecimiento temporal derecho; SPECT normal. Conclusiones: Existe gran heterogeneidad clínica en los déficits neurológicos del HaNDL; las alteraciones en SPECT y, sobre todo, en EEG no son infrecuentes y no siempre se relacionan con la topografía clínica. Abstract: Introduction: Transient headache and neurological deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis (HaNDL) is characterised by migraine-like headache episodes accompanied by neurological deficits consisting of motor, sensory, or aphasic symptoms. Electroencephalogram (EEG) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) may show focal abnormalities that correspond to the neurological deficits. We aim to evaluate the correlation between focal deficit topography and EEG or SPECT abnormalities in 5 new cases. Patients: We retrospectively reviewed patients attended in a tertiary hospital (January 2010-May 2014) and identified 5 patients (3 men, 2 women) with a mean age of 30.6  ±  7.7 (21-39) years. They presented 3.4  ±  2.6 episodes of headache (range, 2-8) of moderate to severe intensity and transient neurological deficits over a maximum of 5 weeks. Pleocytosis was detected in CSF in all cases (70 to 312 cells/mm3, 96.5-100% lymphocytes) with negative results from aetiological studies. Results: At least one EEG was performed in 4 patients and SPECT in 3 patients. Patient 1: 8 episodes; 4 left hemisphere, 3 right hemisphere, and 1 brainstem; 2 EEGs showing left temporal and bilateral temporal slowing; normal SPECT. Patient 2: 2 episodes, left hemisphere and right hemisphere; SPECT showed decreased left temporal blood flow. Patient 3: 3 left hemisphere deficits; EEG with bilateral frontal and temporal slowing. Patient 4: 2 episodes with right parieto-occipital topography and right frontal slowing in EEG. Patient 5: 2 episodes, right hemisphere and left hemisphere, EEG with right temporal slowing; normal SPECT. Conclusion: The neurological deficits accompanying headache in HaNDL demonstrate marked clinical heterogeneity. SPECT abnormalities and most of all EEG abnormalities were not uncommon in our series and they did not always correlate to the topography of focal déficits. Palabras clave: Cefalea, Electroencefalograma, HaNDL, Pleocitosis líquido cefalorraquídeo, Tomografía por emisión de fotón único, Keywords: Headache, Electroencephalogram, HaNDL, LCR pleocytosis, Single photon emission computed tomograph

HaNDL syndrome: Correlation between focal deficits topography and EEG or SPECT abnormalities in a series of 5 new cases

Introduction: Transient headache and neurological deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis (HaNDL) is characterised by migraine-like headache episodes accompanied by neurological deficits consisting of motor, sensory, or aphasic symptoms. Electroencephalogram (EEG) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) may show focal abnormalities that correspond to the neurological deficits. We aim to evaluate the correlation between focal deficit topography and EEG or SPECT abnormalities in 5 new cases. Patients: We retrospectively reviewed patients attended in a tertiary hospital (January 2010-May 2014) and identified 5 patients (3 men, 2 women) with a mean age of 30.6 ± 7.7 (21-39) years. They presented 3.4 ± 2.6 episodes of headache (range, 2-8) of moderate to severe intensity and transient neurological deficits over a maximum of 5 weeks. Pleocytosis was detected in CSF in all cases (70 to 312 cells/mm3, 96.5-100% lymphocytes) with negative results from aetiological studies. Results: At least one EEG was performed in 4 patients and SPECT in 3 patients. Patient 1: 8 episodes; 4 left hemisphere, 3 right hemisphere, and 1 brainstem; 2 EEGs showing left temporal and bilateral temporal slowing; normal SPECT. Patient 2: 2 episodes, left hemisphere and right hemisphere; SPECT showed decreased left temporal blood flow. Patient 3: 3 left hemisphere deficits; EEG with bilateral frontal and temporal slowing. Patient 4: 2 episodes with right parieto-occipital topography and right frontal slowing in EEG. Patient 5: 2 episodes, right hemisphere and left hemisphere, EEG with right temporal slowing; normal SPECT. Conclusion: The neurological deficits accompanying headache in HaNDL demonstrate marked clinical heterogeneity. SPECT abnormalities and most of all EEG abnormalities were not uncommon in our series and they did not always correlate to the topography of focal déficits. Resumen: Introducción: El síndrome de cefalea transitoria y déficits neurológicos con linfocitosis de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR), conocido por su acrónimo en inglés, HaNDL, se caracteriza por episodios de cefalea de características migrañosas acompañados por síntomas deficitarios motores, sensitivos o de lenguaje. El electroencefalograma (EEG) o la tomografía por emisión de fotón único (SPECT) pueden mostrar anomalías focales consistentes con los déficits neurológicos. Pretendemos evaluar dicha correlación en una serie de 5 nuevos pacientes. Pacientes: Análisis retrospectivo de pacientes atendidos en un hospital terciario (enero del 2010-mayo del 2014, 5 casos [3 varones, 2 mujeres]), de 30,6 ± 7,7 años (21-39). Presentaron 3,4 ± 2,6 (2-8) episodios de cefalea moderada-severa y déficits neurológicos durante un tiempo no superior a 5 semanas. En todos, pleocitosis de LCR (70 a 312 células/mm3, 96,5-100% linfocitos), con estudio etiológico negativo. Resultados: EEG en 4 pacientes y SPECT en 3. Caso 1: 8 episodios, 4 de hemisferio izquierdo, 3 hemisferio derecho y 1 de tronco, 2 EEG con enlentecimiento temporal izquierdo y bitemporal; SPECT normal. Caso 2: 2 cuadros, hemisférico izquierdo y hemisférico derecho respectivamente y SPECT con flujo disminuido temporal izquierdo. Caso 3: 3 episodios hemisféricos izquierdos; EEG con enlentecimiento temporo-frontal bilateral. Caso 4: 2 cuadros con topografía parieto-occipital derecha y EEG con enlentecimiento frontal derecho. Caso 5: 2 episodios, hemisférico derecho y hemisférico izquierdo, EEG con enlentecimiento temporal derecho; SPECT normal. Conclusiones: Existe gran heterogeneidad clínica en los déficits neurológicos del HaNDL; las alteraciones en SPECT y, sobre todo, en EEG no son infrecuentes y no siempre se relacionan con la topografía clínica. Keywords: Headache, Electroencephalogram, HaNDL, LCR pleocytosis, Single photon emission computed tomography, Palabras clave: Cefalea, Electroencefalograma, HaNDL, Pleocitosis líquido cefalorraquídeo, Tomografía por emisión de fotón únic