Ultrassonografia duplex Doppler transcraniana em cães com hidrocefalia

Transcranial duplex Doppler ultrasound was performed in 32 conscious dogs presenting ventriculomegaly detected in B-mode, obtaining measures of lateral ventricles and resistance parameters of main cerebral arteries before and after 30 days of clinical treatment. The animals were distributed divided in two groups: group 1, dogs that presented remission or decrease of the neurological signs of the disease after clinical therapy; and group 2, dogs that displayed worsening of the neurological signs or clinical stability. The data were all presented in tables and were submitted to paired t test and to logistic regression models to evaluate the influence of the RI reduction on both groups. There was no significant influence of the variables in the B-mode. After the treatment, the mean resistive index (RI) was significantly lower for the group that presented clinical improvement. There was no significant difference of the mean RI reduction for the same artery when the right and left sides were compared. It could be concluded that transcranial duplex Doppler ultrasound is a method of cerebral hemodynamic assessment able to monitor more precisely the treatment of hydrocephalus in dogs and verify the responses.Foi realizada a ultrassonografia duplex Doppler transcraniana em 32 cães, conscientes, que apresentavam ventriculomegalia previamente detectada ao exame modo-B, para obter as medidas dos ventrículos laterais e os parâmetros de resistência das artérias cerebrais antes e depois de 30 dias de tratamento clínico. Os animais foram distribuídos em dois grupos: 1 - formado por cães que apresentaram remissão ou diminuição dos sinais clínicos após tratamento; 2 - por cães que apresentaram piora dos sinais neurológicos ou estabilidade do quadro clínico. Todos os dados foram dispostos em tabelas e submetidos ao teste t pareado e a modelos de regressão logística para avaliar a influência da redução do índice de resistividade (IR). Não foi observada influência das variáveis em modo-B. Após o tratamento, a média do IR foi significantemente menor para o grupo que apresentou melhora clínica; não houve diferença significativa da média de redução do IR para a mesma artéria quando comparados os lados direito e esquerdo. Concluiu-se que o duplex Doppler transcraniano é um métodos de avaliação hemodinâmica capaz de monitorar mais precisamente o tratamento da hidrocefalia em cães e verificar a resposta dos pacientes

AS COURAÇAS E SEU PAPEL NO ESTUDO DA EVOLUÇÃO DO RELEVO, EM MARACAÍ/SP

O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar o papel das couraças como indicador da evolução do relevo, principalmente no que diz respeito ao desenvolvimento da rede de drenagem. As couraças ferruginosas teriam sido formadas concomitantemente às depressões fechadas, e com o rebaixamento do nível de base foram expostas. Atualmente, a maioria das couraças observadas está em áreas de depressões que foram capturadas pela rede de drenagem, constituindo-se como registros da evolução do relevo

Infection By The Human Papillomavirus In Teenagers Sexually Active: Clinic And Subclinic Manifestations.

This research studies the association of the cervical condyloma with the intraepithelial neoplasia, during sex activity, pregnancy, diagnose methods, cytology and colposcopy in teenagers. The objective of this research is to study the propaedeutics for the uterine coli condyloma diagnose in a group of teenagers. For this purpose, we have studied 131 teenagers sexually active with ages between 14 and 19 years and presenting histologically confirmed uterine coli condyloma. Association with intraepithelial neoplasia, sexual activity duration, method of diagnose, pregnancy analysis, cytology and colposcopy results and association with vulva and vagina injuries were evaluated. The high association rate with condyloma and intraepithelial neoplasia after a short time of sexual activity and the none presence of macroscopic warts in the genital organs in 80% of cases presenting cervical condyloma, demonstrate that: a more careful investigation with colposcopy and biopsy of the inferior genitals of the women-teenagers sexually active is needed, when presenting modified cervical cytology.113494895

Electromagnetic Response of Layered Superconductors with Broken Lattice Inversion Symmetry

We investigate the macroscopic effects of charge density waves (CDW) and superconductivity in layered superconducting systems with broken lattice inversion symmetry (allowing for piezoelectricity) such as two dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD). We work with the low temperature time dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory and study the coupling of lattice distortions and low energy CDW collective modes to the superconducting order parameter in the presence of electromagnetic fields. We show that superconductivity and piezoelectricity can coexist in these singular metals. Furthermore, our study indicates the nature of the quantum phase transition between a commensurate CDW phase and the stripe phase that has been observed as a function of applied pressure.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure. Final version. Accepted in Phys.Rev.

Bone Flap Management In Neurosurgery

Bone flap removal procedure is growing in frequency in neurosurgical practice. Decompressive craniotomy has gained more scientifical evidences of its therapeutical value in post-traumatic brain swelling, in cerebrovascular diseases and in brain edema non - responding to clinical treatment after elective surgeries. Bone flap destination after craniotomy has many possible fates. We present a literature review of bone flap management in neurosurgical practice: technical preservation of bone flaps (under the scalp, in the abdominal wall, frozen), when to remove the bone flap and what to do when it is dropped during the craniotomy or is infected.172133137Movassaghi, K., Ver Halen, J., Ganchi, P., Amin-Hanjani, S., Mesa, J., Yaremchuk, M.J., Cranioplasty with subcutaneously preserved autologous bone grafts (2006) Plast Reconstr Surg, 117 (1), pp. 202-206Hauptli, J., Segantini, P., New tissue preservation method for bone flaps following decompressive craniotomy (1980) Helv Chir Acta, 47 (1-2), pp. 121-124Tybor, K., Fortuniak, J., Komunski, P., Papiez, T., Andrzejak, S., Jaskólski, D., Supplementation of cranial defects by an autologous bone flap stored in the abdominal wall (2005) Neurol Neurochir Pol, 39 (3), pp. 220-224Josan, V.A., Sgouros, S., Walsh, A.R., Dover, M.S., Nishikawa, H., Hockley, A.D., Cranioplasty in children (2005) Childs Nerv Syst, 21 (3), pp. 200-204Flannery, T., McConnell, R.S., Cranioplasty: Why throw the bone flap out? (2001) Br J Neurosurg, 15 (6), pp. 518-520Krishnan, P., Bhattacharyya, A.K., Sil, K., De, R., Bone flap preservation after decompressive craniectomy - experience with 55 cases (2006) Neurol India, 54 (3), pp. 291-292Korfali, E., Aksoy, K., Preservation of craniotomy bone flaps under the scalp (1988) Surg Neurol, 30 (4), pp. 269-272Goel, A., Deogaonkar, M., Subgaleal preservation of calvarial flaps (1995) Surg Neurol, 44 (2), pp. 181-182. , Aug;, discussion 182-3Pasaoglu, A., Kurtsoy, A., Koc, R.K., Kontas, O., Akdemir, H., Öktem, I.S., Cranioplasty with bone flaps preserved under the scalp (1996) Neurosurg Rev, 19 (3), pp. 153-156Iwama, T., Yamada, J., Imai, S., Shinoda, J., Funakoshi, T., Sakai, N., The use of frozen autogenous bone flaps in delayed cranioplasty revisited (2003) Neurosurgery, 52 (3), pp. 591-596Winkler, P.A., Stummer, W., Linke, R., Krishnan, K.G., Tatsch, K., The influence of cranioplasty on postural blood flow regulation, cerebrovascular reserve capacity, and cerebral glucose metabolism (2000) Neurosurg Focus, 8 (1), pp. e9Matsuno, A., Tanaka, H., Iwamuro, H., Takanashi, S., Miyawaki, S., Nakashima, M., Analyses of the factors influencing bone graft infection after delayed cranioplasty (2006) Acta Neurochir (Wien), 148 (5), pp. 535-540Yacubian-Fernandes, A., Laronga, P.R., Coelho, R.A., Ducati, L.G., Silva, M.V., Prototyping as an alternative to cranioplasty using methylmethacrylate: Technical, 62 (3 B), pp. 865-868. , note. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2004;Chiarini, L., Figurelli, S., Pollastri, G., Torcia, E., Ferrari, F., Albanese, M., Cranioplasty using acrylic material: A new technical procedure (2004) J Craniomaxillofac Surg, 32 (1), pp. 5-9Korinek, A.M., Risk factors for neurosurgical site infections after craniotomy: A prospective multicenter study of 2944 patients. The French Study Group of Neurosurgical Infections, the SEHP, and the C-CLIN Paris-Nord. Service Epidemiologie Hygiene et Prevention (1997) Neurosurgery, 41 (5), pp. 1073-1079Bruce, J.N., Bruce, S.S., Preservation of bone flaps in patients with postcraniotomy infections (2003) J Neurosurg, 98 (6), pp. 1203-1207Auguste, K.I., McDermott, M.W., Salvage of infected craniotomy bone flaps with the wash-in, wash-out indwelling antibiotic irrigation system. Technical note and case series of 12 patients (2006) J Neurosurg, 105 (4), pp. 640-644Jankowitz, B.T., Kondziolka, D.S., When the bone flap hits the floor (2006) Neurosurgery, 59 (3), pp. 585-59

An Overall Evaluation Of The Resistance (r) And Pathogenesis-related (pr) Super Families In Soybean, As Compared With Medicago And Arabidopsis

Plants have the ability to recognize and respond to a multitude of pathogens, resulting in a massive reprogramming of the plant to activate defense responses including Resistance (R) and Pathogenesis-Related (PR) genes. Abiotic stresses can also activate PR genes and enhance pathogen resistance, representing valuable genes for breeding purposes. The present work offers an overview of soybean Rand PR genes present in the GENOSOJA (Brazilian Soybean Genome Consortium) platform, regarding their structure, abundance, evolution and role in the plant-pathogen metabolic pathway, as compared with Medicago and Arabidopsis. Searches revealed 3,065 R candidates (756 in Soybean, 1,142 in Medicago and 1,167 in Arabidopsis), and PR candidates matching to 1,261 sequences (310, 585 and 366 for the three species, respectively). The identified transcripts were also evaluated regarding their expression pattern in 65 libraries, showing prevalence in seeds and developing tissues. 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Phonon-mediated anisotropic superconductivity in the Y and Lu nickel borocarbides

We present scanning tunneling spectroscopy and microscopy measurements at low temperatures in the borocarbide materials RNi2B2C (R=Y, Lu). The characteristic strong coupling structure due to the pairing interaction is unambiguously resolved in the superconducting density of states. It is located at the superconducting gap plus the energy corresponding to a phonon mode identified in previous neutron scattering experiments. These measurements also show that this mode is coupled to the electrons through a highly anisotropic electron-phonon interaction originated by a nesting feature of the Fermi surface. Our experiments, from which we can extract a large electron-phonon coupling parameter lambda (between 0.5 and 0.8), demonstrate that this anisotropic electron-phonon coupling has an essential contribution to the pairing interaction. The tunneling spectra show an anisotropic s-wave superconducting gap function.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure