OUTROS DISTÚRBIOS DO SONO NA SÍNDROME DA APNÉIA DO SONO

Many sleep disorders may coexist with apnea/hypopnea syndrome, especially those who are caused by sleep fragmentation. In this review we will focus some of them as insomnia, sleep bruxism and somnambulism. Insomnia can be referred by patients with apnea. As both disorders can cause severe health problems as car accidents and cardiovascular morbidity and some of the pharmacological treatment of insomnia aggravate apnea, the identification of sleep disordered breathing in patients with insomnia is very important for the correct treatment of both syndromes. Sleep bruxism can be present in as many as 14% of patients with apnea. Its severity may be aggravated by apnea and the therapeutic approach must include its treatment. Somnambulism is one of the most common parasomnias in both children and adults. Patients who frequently snore and presents parasomnias should be evaluated carefully as sleep fragmentation caused by sleep disordered breathing can cause or maintain such sleep problem. In conclusion, identification of other sleep disorders that occur as epiphenomenona or as consequence of sleep apnea is of extreme importance as both treatment of such disorders can aggravate apnea as its misdiagnosis can interfere with clinic improve those patients.Vários distúrbios do sono podem acompanhar a Síndrome da Apnéia do Sono pela concomitância das síndromes ou pela existência de mecanismos fisiopatológicos comuns. Destacamos a insônia, o bruxismo do sono e o sonambulismo. A insônia pode ser uma das queixas dos pacientes portadores de distúrbios respiratórios do sono, pela fragmentação do sono decorrente. Além disso, ambos podem trazer sérias repercussões na saúde como o aumento da morbidade cardiovascular e maior risco de acidentes automobilísticos e laborativos, como tem sido demonstrado nas duas ultimas décadas. O correto diagnóstico de insônia em pacientes com apnéia do sono, bem como de apnéia em pacientes com insônia define a metodologia propedêutica empregada e também o tratamento, como por exemplo, a abordagem farmacológica quando necessária e o tratamento do distúrbio respiratório concomitantemente. O bruxismo do sono pode estar presente em 3,5-14% dos pacientes com apnéia do sono. Na sua investigação clínica devemos sempre avaliar a possível presença da apnéia do sono já que para o seu tratamento muitas vezes é necessária a sua abordagem em primeiro lugar para então utilizarmos tratamentos farmacológicos e dispositivos que diminuam os danos às estruturas orofaciais.Dentre as parassonias que frequentemente acompanham a apnéia do sono temos o sonambulismo.Ele representa a presença de atividade motora típica da vigília durante estado do sono.Esse fenômeno torna-se mais freqüente quando ocorre fragmentação do sono, provocando dissociação das variáveis fisiológicas, como ocorre em indivíduos com distúrbios respiratórios do sono. Concluindo, é de suma importância o conhecimento e a identificação de outros distúrbios do sono que podem ocorrer como epifenômenos ou como conseqüência da apnéia obstrutiva do sono, pois tanto o tratamento dos mesmos pode, em alguns casos agravar a apnéia do sono, quanto o subdiagnóstico pode interferir na melhora clínica do paciente

Evaluation of prenatal care at basic health units in the city of Sao Paulo Evaluación de la asistencia prenatal en unidades básicas del municipio de San Pablo Avaliação da assistência pré-natal em unidades básicas do município de São Paulo

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of prenatal care offered in 12 Basic Health Units (BHU) in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, through a review of medical and nurse charts, before and after the municipalization of the public health system. The indicator used considered excellence in care as: starting prenatal care in the first quarter of pregnancy; at least six medical visits; at least two results of blood screening for syphilis and one for HIV; returning to BHU up to 42 days after delivery. This indicator was not present in any care delivered in 2000, and only 7.7% of the care delivered in 2004 obtained it (1.1% to 30% of the care per unit assessed). Although there was an evident improvement in care during the period, the low proportion of excellent prenatal care shows an urgent need to improve this care in the BHU of São Paulo city.<br>El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad de la asistencia prenatal ofrecida en doce Unidades Básicas de Salud (UBS) del municipio de San Pablo a través de la revisión de los registros médicos y de enfermería antes y después de la municipalización del sistema de salud. Fue utilizado un indicador que consideraba como atención de excelencia aquella con: inicio del acompañamiento prenatal en el primer trimestre de la gestación; con un mínimo de seis consultas; registro de por lo menos dos resultados de exámenes serológicos para sífilis y una prueba para el VIH; retorno a la UBS hasta 42 días después del parto. Ese indicador no fue obtenido en ninguna atención realizada en el 2000 y apenas en 7,7% de las atenciones en el 2004 (1,1% a 30% de las atenciones por unidad evaluada). A pesar de que con evidente mejoría de la atención en el período, la baja proporción de atención prenatal de excelencia, revela una urgente necesidad de mejorar esa asistencia en las UBS en el Municipio de San Pablo.<br>O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a qualidade da assistência pré-natal oferecida em doze Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) do município de São Paulo, através da revisão dos prontuários médicos e de enfermagem antes e após a municipalização do sistema de saúde. Foi utilizado um indicador que considerava como atendimento de excelência aquele com início do acompanhamento pré-natal no primeiro trimestre da gestação, no mínimo seis consultas, registro de pelo menos dois resultados de exames sorológicos para sífilis e um teste para o HIV, retorno à UBS até 42 dias pós-parto. Esse indicador não foi obtido em nenhum atendimento realizado em 2000 e apenas em 7,7% dos atendimentos em 2004 (1,1 a 30% dos atendimentos por unidade avaliada). Embora com evidente melhora do atendimento no período, a baixa proporção de atendimento pré-natal de excelência revela urgente necessidade de melhorar essa assistência nas UBS no Município de São Paulo

A New Device for Step-Down Inhibitory Avoidance Task—Effects of Low and High Frequency in a Novel Device for Passive Inhibitory Avoidance Task That Avoids Bioimpedance Variations

Step-down inhibitory avoidance task has been widely used to evaluate aversive memory, but crucial parameters inherent to traditional devices that may influence the behavior analysis (as stimulus frequency, animal's bioimpedance) are frequently neglected.We developed a new device for step-down inhibitory avoidance task by modifying the shape and distribution of the stainless steel bars in the box floor where the stimuli are applied. The bars are 2 mm wide, with rectangular shape, arranged in pairs at intervals of 1cm from the next pairs. Each pair makes an electrical dipole where the polarity inverts after each pulse. This device also presents a component that acquires and records the exact current received by the animal foot and precisely controls the frequency of stimulus applied during the entire experiment.Different from conventional devices, this new apparatus increases the contact surface with bars and animal's paws, allowing the electric current pass through the animal's paws only, drastically reducing the influence of animal's bioimpedance. The analysis of recorded data showed that the current received by the animal was practically the same as applied, independent of the animal's body composition. Importantly, the aversive memory was observed at specific stimuli intensity and frequency (0.35 or 0.5 mA at 62 and 125 Hz but not at 0.20 mA or 20 Hz). Moreover, with this device it was possible to observe the well-known step-down inhibitory avoidance task memory impairment induced by guanosine.This new device offers a substantial improvement for behavioral analysis in step-down inhibitory avoidance task and allows us to precisely compare data from different animals with distinct body composition

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data