4 research outputs found
Proyecto Aprendizaje y Servicio (ApS): Discapacidad. Barreras económicas presentes y futuras de familias con hijos discapacitados.
Siguiendo una metodología de aprendizaje-servicio, este estudio persigue varios objetivos específicos dentro de un objetivo más general que es el de visibilizar el coste de las familias españolas que tienen en su seno a personas con discapacidad tanto en término de pagos como de coste de oportunidad de sus cuidados. El primer objetivo específico es detallar las necesidades y demandas de las familias con integrantes con discapacidad. El segundo objetivo específico es obtener información acerca de la orientación y los recursos disponibles que reciben y del coste económico que sufren las familias con hijos con discapacidad. El tercer objetivo es que este análisis de los datos obtenidos a través de la encuesta realizada en DFA proporcionen al conjunto instituciones y asociaciones que diseñan y gestionan programas y políticas, elementos claves que les permitan elaborar las medidas adecuadas para dar respuesta a las demandas de las familias de personas con discapacidad.<br /
The cutaneous silent period is preserved in cervical radiculopathy: significance for the diagnosis of cervical myelopathy
Electromyographic (EMG) activity from voluntarily contracting hand muscles undergoes transient suppression following nociceptive fingertip stimulation. This suppression is mediated by a spinal inhibitory reflex designated the cutaneous silent period (CSP). The CSP is abolished or altered in a variety of myelopathic conditions. However, before the CSP can gain acceptance as an aid in the diagnosis of myelopathy, the contribution of non-myelopathic conditions that can interrupt the afferent pathways responsible for the CSP needs to be considered. Accordingly, we examined the effect of radiculopathy on the CSP. Nociceptive stimulation was applied to thumb (C6 dermatome), middle (C7) and little (C8) fingers of 23 patients with cervical radiculopathy. Four or more CSP responses were recorded in abductor pollicis brevis muscle following digital stimulation. The patients had C6 (n = 10), C7 (n = 7), or C8 (n = 6) radiculopathy documented by EMG. A complete CSP was elicited in 21 of 23 patients with comparable latencies and durations irrespective of digit stimulated. We conclude that the CSP is preserved in radiculopathy, probably because afferent impulses are carried by smaller, slower conducting ‘injury-resistant’ A-delta fibers. These results provide important missing evidence that ensures specificity of CSP alterations in the diagnosis of cervical myelopathy. The finding that the CSP is spared in radiculopathy should open the door for investigators and clinicians to adopt this simple spinal inhibitory reflex as a physiologic aid in the diagnosis of spinal cord dysfunction
The Influence of Internal and External Codes on CSR Practice: The Case of Companies Operating in Serbia
corporate social responsibility, codes of conduct, companies operating in Serbia, management system standards,