Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510258
Comparison of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Brazilian Preschool Children during the COVID-19 Physical Distancing Period
Ehrika V.A. Menezes, Milton A. Danziato-Neto, Felipe Q. Serpa, Soraia P.M. Arruda and Marcia M.T. Machado
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/10/14
A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted with 286 mothers of preschool children aged 2-6 years. Data were collected via a Google Forms questionnaire, distributed through WhatsApp groups and social networks, following a Snowball sampling model. The questionnaire addressed socioeconomic data, daily physical activity (PA), and sedentary behavior (SB), particularly screen time (ST). Statistical analysis was conducted using STATA SE with the t-test for the means of two samples with equal v...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510054
The Mechanism of the Toxic Organic Halides Disposal under the Catalytic Influence of the Vitamin B12
Tudor Spataru, Theodor Dumitrescu, Mariana Moraru, Francisco Fernandez and Petru Spataru
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/10/06
Organic halide toxic compounds have penetrated into all natural environments, including natural waters and soil, due to industrial and agro-industrial activity, becoming an obvious danger to human and animal health. One of the factors that can dispose of toxic organic halide compounds is the catalytic activity of the cob(I)alamin cofactor of vitamin B12 through direct or bacterial action. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410434
Painless Stanford A Aortic Dissection: A Case Report
Gabin Kenfack, Julien Guihaire, Yamen Lababidi, Kamal Benaoudia, Ahmed Guesmi and Abdenacer Cheikh
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/09/30
We describe the case of a 58-year-old black male smoker patient with untreated hypertension admitted to the emergency room without symptoms, having presented a few hours earlier, moderate chest pain with transient sweating. The clinical examination found blood pressure asymmetry and a weaker radial pulse on the right arm. The ECG showed nonspecific abnormalities....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5726/1510102
Systemic Sclerosis and Malignancy: Unravelling the Link through a Paraneoplastic Systemic Sclerosis Case Series
Shan Kai ING, MD, Seow Lin CHUAH, MD, Guo Ruey LING, MD and Yih Hoong LEE, MD
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: 2023/10/05
Malignant neoplasms have been associated with various paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes [1]. These syndromes are rare manifestations of cancer resulting from an autoimmune response to cancer cells and can be linked to particular types of cancer, such as lung or breast cancer. They may also be present with a broad range of clinical features, including neurological, hematological, and rheumatological symptoms....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410248
LigaSure for Management of Obstructed Hemivagina with Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly (OHVIRA) Syndrome
Haven Nicole Frazier, DO and Glendell de Guzman, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/09/28
Obstructed Hemivagina with Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly (OHVIRA) is a rare Mullerian anomaly of the female reproductive tract. This case presents a 12-year-old postmenarchal female who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain for five days. On transvaginal ultrasound and pelvic computed tomography, she was found to have hematometrocolpos, uterine didelphys, complete right renal agenesis, and a right adnexal mass on imaging. Subsequent pelvic MRI confirmed the diagnosis of obstructe...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510139
Efficacy of Mitomycin C in Prevention of Adhesions Formation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Yara Mahmoud Sulieman, Mostafa Ibrahim and Youssef Youssef
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2023/09/30
A prospective randomized clinical trial conducted in Otorhinolaryngology Department, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria, between July 2021 and July 2022. The study included 62 patients underwent bilateral functional endoscopic sinus surgery (Fess) for chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyps. A cotton pledget soaked with 1 ml of mitomycin C (0.8 mg/ml) was randomly applied in the middle meatus of one nasal cavity (study side) for 5 minutes and a second pledget soaked with 1 ml no...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510089
Acute Methanol Intoxication due to Lapen Jamu Consumption: A Case Report
Ali Santosa and Muhammad Iqbal Fanani
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/09/18
The increasing consumption of alcohol is becoming a significant global health problem. Alcohol intoxication is reported to be the cause of 3 million deaths per year worldwide. One of the causes of alcohol intoxication is methanol, which usually occurs as a result of consuming bootleg liquor. A 41-year-old man was brought to dr. Soebandi Hospital Jember with sudden loss of consciousness and sudden blindness after consuming Lapen Jamu. The patient had metabolic acidosis, optic neuritis, and acute ...