Correspondence to: Débora Bevilaqua Grossi Departamento de Biomecânica, Medicina e Reabilitação do Aparelho Locomotor Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo USP Campus Universitário CEP: 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto (SP) Brazil Phone/fax: 00.55.16.602 44 13 e-mail: [email protected] Abstracty To a correct approach for TMD patient the physiotherapist must perform a diag...

BACKGROUND Existing guidelines do not offer a quick, efficient alternative to the patient's recollection of relevant clinical features during anamnesis and physical examination for chronic urticaria (CU). This study aimed to identify specific items reflecting the main characteristics of CU that should be included in a comprehensive medical history for patients with CU. We also aimed to clarify ...

Introduction Exposure to music is the subject of many studies because it is related to an individual's professional and social activities. Objectives Evaluate the vestibular behavior in military band musicians. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed. Nineteen musicians with ages ranging from 21 to 46 years were evaluated (average = 33.7 years and standard deviation = 7.2 ye...

INTRODUCTION In the pre-clinical phase of the study of dentistry at the University of Greifswald, the course "Early Patient Contact (EPC)" is conducted within the framework of Community Medicine/Dentistry. The course is based on three pillars: the patient visiting program, special problem-oriented seminars, and communication training for doctors. The essential goal consists of providing student...

UNLABELLED Halitosis is an embarrassing symptom with a significant social impact. Halitosis affects millions of people worldwide and many resources are spent annually in products to improve halitus, unsuccessfully. The study of halitosis in a scientific basis is justified once halitosis causes social restriction, decreases life quality and may be an indication of serious diseases. AIM To elab...

INTRODUCTION Hetero-aggressive behaviour in patients with mental disorders is frequent and requires special skills of doctors and other medical staff in order to urgently protect the patient and indicate hospitalization. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to examine the frequency of the most common diagnostic categories in psychiatric patients with hetero-aggressive behaviour. The seco...

BACKGROUND This is a natural follow-up study that presents the postpartum results of women who experienced depression during pregnancy. METHODS This study involved 78 women diagnosed with depression in the first trimester of pregnancy. All patients were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) in the first trimester and all were referred to a psyc...

The aim of the present paper is to evaluate the importance of clinical examination in the process of diagnosing meniscal lesions, as well as to establish the accuracy of clinical examination in comparison to the arthroscopic diagnosis. In the last 5 years, in the Orthopedic Surgery Clinic in Skopje, the authors have diagnosed and treated 205 patients suffering from meniscal lesions. The method ...

PURPOSE To translate and adapt the ABEL--Auditory Behavior in Everyday Life--questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese, and to establish the profile of auditory behavior in a group of children who use hearing aids. METHODS The ABEL questionnaire was translated and back translated. This version was compared to the original version regarding semantic equivalence, generating a new version in Portu...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine if nevus-associated melanoma differs in characteristics and prognosis from de novo melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 118 melanoma patients. Clinical findings were retrospectively evaluated. For histopathological parameters, HE sections were reexamined. The differentiation between de novo and nevus-associated melanoma was based on the ...