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Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in an adolescent: a case report
Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation is rarely caused by trauma in adults. Usually, the treatment of choice is traction using Halo/Gardner-Wells fixation devices for up to six weeks. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 19-year-old Caucasian woman with traumatic atlantoaxial subluxation. Early reduction three hours after trauma and immobilization using only a soft collar were performed and yielded very good clinical results. CONCLUSION: In the adult population, atlantoaxial subluxation is a rare condition but is severe if untreated. Early treatment implies a non-surgical approach and a good outcome. Conservative treatment is the recommended first step for this condition
SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR SURVEY OF Leptospira spp. AMONG CART HORSES FROM AN ENDEMIC AREA OF HUMAN LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CURITIBA, SOUTHERN BRAZIL
Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Arterial hypertension and associated factors in patients submitted to myocardial revascularization
Unawareness of hypertension and its determinants among 'quilombolas' (inhabitants of 'quilombos' - hinterland settlements founded by people of African origin) living in Southwest Bahia, Brazil
Very preterm birth is a risk factor for increased systolic blood pressure at a young adult age
Children born very prematurely who show intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are suggested to be at risk of developing high blood pressure as adults. Renal function may already be impaired by young adult age. To study whether very preterm birth affects blood pressure in young adults, we measured 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (Spacelabs™ 90207 device) and renin concentration in 50 very premature individuals (<32 weeks of gestation), either small (SGA) or appropriate (AGA) for gestational age (21 SGA, 29 AGA), and 30 full-term controls who all were aged 20 years at time of measurement. The mean (standard deviation) daytime systolic blood pressure in SGA and AGA prematurely born individuals, respectively, was 122.7 (8.7) and 123.1 (8.5) mmHg. These values were, respectively, 3.6 mmHg [95% confidence interval (CI) −0.9 to 8.0] and 4.2 mmHg (95% CI 0.4−8.0) higher than in controls [119.6 (7.6)]. Daytime diastolic blood pressure and nighttime blood pressure did not differ between groups. We conclude that individuals born very preterm have higher daytime systolic blood pressure and higher risk of hypertension at a young adult age
A nontoxic polypeptide oligomer with a fungicide potency under agricultural conditions which is equal or greater than that of their chemical counterparts
Research ArticleThere are literally hundreds of polypeptides described in the literature which exhibit fungicide
activity. Tens of them have had attempted protection by patent applications but none,
as far as we are aware, have found application under real agricultural conditions. The reasons
behind may be multiple where the sensitivity to the Sun UV radiation can come in first
place. Here we describe a multifunctional glyco-oligomer with 210 kDa which is mainly composed
by a 20 kDa polypeptide termed Blad that has been previously shown to be a stable
intermediary product of β-conglutin catabolism. This oligomer accumulates exclusively in
the cotyledons of Lupinus species, between days 4 and 12 after the onset of germination.
Blad-oligomer reveals a plethora of biochemical properties, like lectin and catalytic activities,
which are not unusual per si, but are remarkable when found to coexist in the same protein
molecule. With this vast range of chemical characteristics, antifungal activity arises
almost as a natural consequence. The biological significance and potential technological
applications of Blad-oligomer as a plant fungicide to agriculture, its uniqueness stems from
being of polypeptidic in nature, and with efficacies which are either equal or greater than the
top fungicides currently in the market are addressedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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