Resumo: O prurido é essencialmente um sintoma de origem cutânea, mas a sua etiologia pode dever-se a causas dermatológicas, neuropáticas, sistémicas ou psicogénicas. O tratamento do prurido persistente e intenso é desafiante e exige do clínico o conhecimento dos mecanismos subjacentes. A histamina é o principal mediador no prurido de origem cutânea e, deste modo, assiste-se a uma boa resposta ao tratamento com...
A pancreatite aguda é uma entidade pouco comum na criança, estando associada a elevada morbilidade e mortalidade. A etiologia pode ser variada sendo os traumatismos uma das causas mais frequentes neste grupo etário.Os autores apresentam um caso de pancreatite aguda numa criança com hemofilia B, que sofreu traumatismo abdominal complicado de volumoso hematoma da parede duodenal, com compressão pancreática. A evo...
We reported a case of a patient with suspected cauda equina syndrome secondary to sacral fracture, after sustaining a fall. The difficulty in early diagnosis of complex sacral fractures and the lack of clearly defined guidelines for treatment are highlighted. Thorough clinical examination is mandatory, in order to make an adequate initial assessment and follow symptoms progression and response to treatment. The...
Some decades of research on emotional development have underlined the contribution of several domains to emotional understanding in childhood. Based on this research, Pons and colleagues (Pons & Harris, 2002; Pons, Harris & Rosnay, 2004) have proposed the Test of Emotional Comprehension (TEC) which assesses nine domains of emotional understanding, namely the recognition of emotions, based on facial expressions;...
The developmental progression of emotional competence in childhood provides a robust evidence for its relation to social competence and important adjustment outcomes. This study aimed to analyze how this association is established in middle childhood. For this purpose, we tested 182 Portuguese children aged between 8 and 11 years, of 3rd and 4th grades, in public schools. Firstly, for assessing social competenc...
THIS STUDY AIMED TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE AND PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITIES OF AN INSTRUMENT THAT ASSESSES SOCIAL COMPETENCE FOR CHILDREN IN CRITICAL SOCIAL SITUATIONS WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS IN THE SCHOOL CONTEXT - SOCIALLY IN ACTION-PEERS (SAP) USING CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS (CFA) AND SIMILARITY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS (SSA). THIS INSTRUMENT WAS ADMINISTERED TO 182 PORTUGUESE CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 8 AND 1...
The developmental progression of emotional competence in childhood provides a robust evidence for its relation to social competence and important adjustment outcomes. This study aimed to analyze how this association is established in middle childhood. For this purpose, we tested 182 Portuguese children aged between 8 and 11 years, of 3rd and 4th grades, in public schools. Firstly, for assessing social competenc...
Some decades of research on emotional development have underlined the contribution of several domains to emotion understanding in childhood. Based on this research, Pons and colleagues (Pons & Harris, 2002; Pons, Harris & Rosnay, 2004) have proposed the Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC) which assesses nine domains of emotion understanding, namely the recognition of emotions, based on facial expressions; the...
This study aimed to demonstrate the value and psychometric qualities of an instrument that assesses social competence for children in critical social situations within the relationships with peers in the school context - Socially in Action-Peers (SAp) using CFA and SSA. This instrument was administered to 182 Portuguese children aged between 8 and 11 years, of 3rd and 4th grades. These children were assessed by...
Introduction: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) outcomes are conditioned in the short-term mostly by post-operative complications. In the long-term, cardiovascular (CV) disease and immunological loss are the main limitations to transplant survival. Aims: To analyse retrospectively the results from 150 SPKT performed at our centre. Patients and Methods: The 81 females and 69 males had a mea...
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