Fred A. Rainey, Joana Silva, M. Fernanda Nobre, Manuel T. Silva, Milton S. da Costa,
... Proteobacteria were isolated from the hot spring at Alcafache in central Portugal. 16S rRNA gene sequence-based ...
Tópico(s): Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
2003 - Microbiology Society | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
Tiago Santos, Nuno Madeira, Alcafache João, Vicente Carla, Molinar Gonçalo, Joana Noronha,
Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome. Although trichobezoars are well described in terms of surgical diagnostic and procedure, there are only but very scarce reports on psychiatric literature, usually associated with trichotillomania. The authors present a clinical case of trichobezoar and discuss the most relevant aspects concerning this entity. ...
Tópico(s): Body Contouring and Surgery
2012 - Bentham Science Publishers | Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health
Sandra Tenreiro, M. Fernanda Nobre, Milton S. da Costa,
... in northern Portugal and the hot spring at Alcafache in central Portugal, respectively. The strains of T. ...
Tópico(s): Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
1995 - Microbiology Society | International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
A. C. Silva Ferreira, M. Fernanda Nobre, Frederick A. Rainey, M. T. Silva, Robin Wait, Jutta Burghardt, Ana Paula Chung, Milton S. da Costa,
... at São Pedro do Sul, São Gemil, and Alcafache in central Portugal. The strains of D. geothermalis ...
Tópico(s): Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
1997 - Microbiology Society | International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
B. Valle Aguado, M.R. Azevedo, John M. Nolan, Jorge Medina, Maria Mafalda Costa, Fernando Corfú, José R. Martı́nez Catalán,
... monzogranite occupying the central part of the intrusion (Alcafache granite). The compositional zonation pattern of the whole ...
Tópico(s): earthquake and tectonic studies
2017 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Structural Geology
Madalena Sales Luís, Margarida Alcafache, Sara Ferreira, Ana Laura Fitas, Joana Simões‐Pereira, Íris Caramalho, Lurdes Lopes, Catarina Limbert,
Objectives We aimed to evaluate children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with early age at onset (EAO) for clinical, immune and metabolic features in order to identify age-related disease phenotypes. Methods Comparative study of two groups of T1D children: EAO (≤5 years) and later age at onset (LAO; >5 years), regarding the presence of other autoimmune (AI) diseases, diabetes ketoacidosis and immunologic profile at onset and metabolic data 1 year after diagnosis. Statistical analysis was performed with significance ...
Tópico(s): Pancreatic function and diabetes
2019 - De Gruyter | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
Tópico(s): Youth, Drugs, and Violence
2017 - Coimbra University Press | Territorium
Margarida Alcafache, Susana Maria Sardinha Vieira Ramos, Pedro Alves, Delfin Tavares, Catarina Gouveia,
Kingella kingae has emerged as an important cause of osteoarticular infections (OAI) in young children, ranging from 48 to 82%, as a result of improved culture methods and nucleic acid amplification techniques. 1 Usually these infections are mild and have a favorable prognosis, 2-5 but severe infections have been reported. 1Mallet et al. conducted a retrospective study and identified 10 unusual K. kingae OAI with bony lytic lesions and growth cartilage damage. 1 We also report three patients with ...
Tópico(s): Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
2016 - Wiley | Pediatrics International
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a severe psychiatric condition with an estimated global prevalence of 2-3%.In women the age of onset is bimodal with the first peak between the age of 13 and 16 years and the second peak between 22 and 32 years.These peaks coincide with puberty and child-bearing years, respectively.Besides these two periods, it has been proposed that premenstrum, pregnancy and post-partum are also associated with an increased risk of onset or exacerbation of OCD.In this paper, ...
Tópico(s): Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
2016 - | Journal of Neurology and Psychology
Rita Espírito Santo, Margarida Alcafache, Sofia Rodrigues Almeida, Ana Paula Bastos Tavares,
The urachus is an intra-abdominal fibrous remnant of the allantois. The non-involution of the allantois can result in urachal anomalies. The abnormal appearance of the umbilicus may be a sign of such anomalies. We have observed 3 cases of term neonates with atypical appearance of the umbilical stump, all of which manifested urachal anomalies, as documented by ultrasound scan. These appearances are rarely described in the literature, and seem to regress at around 2 months. Therefore, it is important ...
Tópico(s): Urological Disorders and Treatments
2016 - BMJ | BMJ Case Reports
da Costa Teresa Catarina Gomes, L. M. Ferreira Gomes, A. Sousa Oliveira,
... downstream of the river basin are: Cavaca, Sezures, Alcafache, Sangemil and Granjal. By applying geothermal thermometers, in ...
Tópico(s): Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
2019 - IOP Publishing | IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
Catarina Gomes da Costa, L. M. Ferreira Gomes, AS Oliveira,
... following names: Caldas da Cavaca, Sezures, Termas de Alcafache, Caldas de Sangemil and Granjal. The sulphurous groundwaters ...
Tópico(s): Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
2019 - IOP Publishing | IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
A. Costa, S. Jesus, Luís Simões da Silva, M. Almeida, J. Alcafache,
Background: The pandemic caused by the sars-cov2 coronavirus can be considered the biggest international public health crisis. Outbreaks of emerging diseases can trigger fear reactions. Strict adherence to the strategies can cause harmful consequences, particularly for people with pathology on the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Case presentation: We describe the clinical case of a woman, with a history of anxiety disorder, who develops obsessive-compulsive symptoms, she started cognitive ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 and Mental Health
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Psych
S. Jesus, Adailton de Jesus Gomes Costa, G. Simões, G. Dias Dos Santos, J. Alcafache, P. Garrido,
Introduction The word cringe has suffered alterations in its colloquial application, with its most recent version, adopted by generation Z and millennials, as a response to embarrassment or social awkwardness by proxy. This odd emotion is interesting in that it translates a vicarious embarrassment which is elicited whenever one is in the presence of a social blunder, public failures and threats to another’s social integrity. Objectives The authors aim to explore the novel concept of cringe, briefly ...
Tópico(s): Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
2022 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
... Portugal) (‘the tax authority’) and Termas Sulfurosas de Alcafache SA (‘Termas Sulfurosas’),
Tópico(s): EU Law and Policy Analysis
2022 - Brill | European Journal of Health Law
J. Alcafache, Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo, Susana Sá,
Objectives To characterize the population with suicidal behaviour that uses the ER of the Hospital Infante D. Pedro. Elaborate a plan for prevention. Methods Observational descriptive study of a single sample, transversal, including 102 individuals. All patients were assessed concerning socio-demographic, clinical and psychological items - IACLIDE (Depression Scale), 23QVS (Stress Vulnerability Scale) and Mini-Mult (Personality Scale). Results 90.6% of women use pills as suicide method. 63.2% of men ...
Tópico(s): Occupational Health and Burnout
2011 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
Margarida Alcafache, Stela Maris Wandreley Nobre, Delfin Tavares, Catarina Gouveia,
Introduction Kingella kingae is increasingly being recognised as a common aetiology of osteoarticular infections, especially in younger children. Infections are usually mild with a favourable outcome. However, unusually complicated cases have been rarely reported. Case Report Three children with complicated K. kingae osteoarticular infection were identified. The age varied between 2 to 3 years-old and the diagnostic delay was 12 ± 6 days. All had lower limb claudication, low grade fever and normal-to-mild elevated ...
Tópico(s): Hematological disorders and diagnostics
2014 - BMJ | Archives of Disease in Childhood
Tiago Santos, E. Conde, J. Alcafache, Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos,
The patient readmission is commonly associated with the failure of the previous hospitalization/admission and is an important psychiatric and economic issue. Furthermore, it is still source of frustration to patients, their families and the teams treating them. The authors propose a retrospective study investigating all the readmissions within 28 days of the last discharge in the general adult psychiatry ward of a portuguese hospital (Aveiro Hospital) from 2011 to 2013 in order to characterize the ...
Tópico(s): Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
2015 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
E. Conde, J. Alcafache, Tiago Santos, Cláudia M. Vicente, A. Mesquita Figueiredo,
Background Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarct and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the most common hereditary subcortical vascular dementia, and it is caused by a broad spectrum of mutations in the NOTCH3 gene on chromosome 19. Aims The authors intend to review the clinical patterns of the condition and expose the variability of its radiological and genetic data. Furthermore, its diagnostic strategies and available treatments are also clarified. Methods Brief description ...
Tópico(s): Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
2015 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
Tiago Santos, E. Conde, R. Almeida Leite, Vítor Santos, J. Alcafache,
Introduction As it has been for the last 30 years, male borderline personality are still misdiagnosed and herded into substance treatment, anger management and prison. Gender matters from the failure of clinicians to identify it in men to the failure of researchers to study how it affects men differently and the treatment implications of those dissimilarities. Methods The authors propose a retrospective study investigating all patients hospitalized with Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis ...
Tópico(s): Youth, Drugs, and Violence
2016 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
Rita Espírito Santo, Margarida Alcafache, Ana Tavares, Maria Rosário Cancella de Abreu,
A late preterm infant, with very low birth weight (1430 g), was admitted in our unit after an induced delivery at 34th week of gestation for fetal growth restriction since the 32nd week. After birth, the neonate's first evaluation revealed no infectious parameters (9120/μL leucocytes, C reactive protein (CPR) <0.5 mg/dL) and no infection (including TORCH group) was documented in the mother during pregnancy. Between days 2 and 3 a peripheral venous catheter in the left inferior limb was used for fluid …
Tópico(s): Immune Response and Inflammation
2016 - BMJ | BMJ Case Reports
Patrícia Coelho, Hugo Duarte, Carlos Alcafache, Francisco Rodrigues,
Background: Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide; left ventricular diastolic dysfunction plays a leading role in this clinical context. Diastolic dysfunction may be predisposed by increased abdominal fat and, consequently, increased pericardial and epicardial adiposity. This study aimed to determine whether pericardial fat (PF) and epicardial fat (EF) are associated with left ventricular diastolic function. Methods: A total of 82 patients had their abdominal circumference ...
Tópico(s): Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
2024 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Diagnostics
S. Jesus Magueta, A. Costa, G. Simões, J. Alcafache, P. Garrido,
Acute agitation occurs in a variety of medical and psychiatric conditions and is the clinical presentation in a significant percentage of urgent psychiatric episodes, requiring prompt and effective intervention. Traditionally, agitation was managed in psychiatric wards using physical restraint. With the advent of tranquilizing neuroleptics, such as chlorpromazine, the pharmacological management of these conditions became possible. Acute agitation, although a potential result of most psychiatric ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
2024 - | Revista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental
S. Jesus, A. Costa, M. Almeida, P. Garrido, J. Alcafache,
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and chronic psychiatric disorder with significant morbidity characterized by intrusive, uncontrollable and reoccurring thoughts (i.e., obsessions) and/or ritualistic behaviours (i.e., compulsions). Conradi-Hünerman-Happle Syndrome (CHHS) is a rare inherited X-linked dominant variant of chondrodysplasia punctata, a heterogeneous group of rare bone dysplasias characterized by punctate epiphyseal calcifications of complex etiology and pathophysiology that ...
Tópico(s): Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
2023 - BioMed Central | BMC Psychiatry
S. Jesus, A. Costa, J. Alcafache, P. Garrido,
Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving the production of autoantibodies with consequent involvement of multiple organ systems. Although not an uncommon condition, its pleomorphic neuropsychiatric manifestations imply consideration of SLE as a relevant differential diagnosis. As many as 50% of patients with SLE have neurological involvement throughout their disease course and it is associated with impaired quality of life, high morbidity and mortality ...
Tópico(s): Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
Saul Neves de Jesús, Ana Pedro Costa, P. Garrido, J. Alcafache,
Introduction Pronoia is a neologism originally coined in 1982 to describe a state of mind that is, in essence, the positive counterpart of paranoia. It is characterized by feeling that the world is conspiring on behalf of the person experiencing pronoia. Objectives Brief literature review. Methods The authors review the available literature on pronoia and present a broad overview of its description and defining characteristics. An initial search utilizing key health journal databases revealed a ...
Tópico(s): Misinformation and Its Impacts
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
R. Almeida Leite, M. Almeida, A. Costa, J. Alcafache, Ana Mesquita,
Introduction Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and has been reported to be associated with various psychiatric presentations. Objectives To report a case with LD and to highlight the importance of differential diagnosis in a first psychotic episode. Methods Case report and non-systematic review of the literature. Results A woman aged 31 was admitted to the psychiatric department, after a car accident with a mortal victim, due to a first psychotic episode with ...
Tópico(s): Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
Ana Costa, S. Jesus, J. Alcafache,
Introduction Haloperidol is a high-potency first generation antipsychotic and one of the most frequently used antipsychotic medications. It is a potent central antagonist of type 2 dopamine receptors, with low alpha 1 adrenergic activity and has no antihistamine or anti-cholinergic activity. It is a widely used drug with proven efficacy. Angioedema is a very rare side effect, occurring in <1% of cases. Objectives Case report and reflection on its etiology Methods A Pubmed search was performed with ...
Tópico(s): Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
A. Costa, Saul Neves de Jesús, J. Alcafache,
Introduction Coprophagia is a relatively rare phenomenon characterized by the ingestion of feces, and it is usually classified as a rare form of pica. It has been associated with multiple organic causes or mental disorders such as brain tumors, alcoholism, mental retardation, dementia, schizophrenia, depressive disorders or fetishism. Objectives Case report and reflection on its etiology Methods A Pubmed search was performed with the MeSH terms “Coprophagy” and “pica”. Relevant articles obtained from ...
Tópico(s): Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry
R. Almeida Leite, Ana Pedro Costa, João Borges, J. Alcafache, Ana Mesquita,
Introduction Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by an onset of a dysfunction in psychomotor activity and/or muscle tone, which may be associated with changes in consciousness, affect, and thinking. It is characterized by negativism, wax flexibility, catalepsy, mutism echolalia, ecopraxia, or stupor. It was first described in 1874 by Kahlbaum, who characterized it as specific motor disorder associated with different psychiatric disorders. Kraepelin and Bleuler restricted catatonia ...
Tópico(s): Treatment of Major Depression
2021 - Cambridge University Press | European Psychiatry