GLAUCIA ROSANA GUERRA BENUTE
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LIM/57 - Laboratório de Fisiologia Obstétrica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- When One Knows a Fetus Is Expected to Die: Palliative Care in the Context of Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations(2017) CATANIA, Taisa Rocha; BERNARDES, Lisandra Stein; BENUTE, Glaucia Rosana Guerra; GIBELI, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni; NASCIMENTO, Nathalia Bertolassi do; BARBOSA, Tercilia Virginia Aparecida; KREBS, Vera Lucia Jornada; FRANCISCO, Rossana P. V.Background: Fetal malformations occur in 2% of gestations and are the fifth most common cause of neonatal death in the world. In many cases, fetal malformations result in neonatal death or long stay in intensive care facilities. Families that continue the pregnancy in such a situation need to make choices and cope with an overwhelming number of potential issues. Palliative care starting at the prenatal period is a growing field that allows the entire family to prepare for this difficult situation. Objective: To perform a systematic review of published data on palliative care in the prenatal period. Design: PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched using the keywords (""perinatal"" OR ""prenatal"" OR ""fetal"") AND ""palliative care"" and also (""perinatal"" OR ""prenatal"" OR ""fetal"") AND ""hospice."" Setting/Subjects: Studies focusing on the long-term impact of prenatal palliative care published up to December 2015 were used. Measurements: Quantitative and qualitative studies. Results: In total, 541 studies were retrieved; 29 articles met the inclusion criteria. Studies were organized into different categories according to the design or main focus. The majority of studies retrieved were reflexives or presented a narrative proposal on palliative care started in the prenatal period (45%). Clinical studies comprised 17% of all articles found. No studies were found on the long-term impact of prenatal palliative care. Conclusions: Prenatal palliative care is a growing field and an important supportive care measure that can help grieving parents and families who do not want to or cannot interrupt their pregnancy. More studies should be carried out, specifically concerning long-term impact of prenatal palliative care. Guidelines and training of health professionals must be developed so that more families can benefit from this type of care.
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Concussion Syndrome: Study Protocol for a Randomized Crossover Trial(2017) AMORIM, Robson Luis Oliveira de; BRUNONI, Andre Russowsky; OLIVEIRA, Mirian Akiko Furutani de; ZANINOTTO, Ana Luiza Costa; NAGUMO, Marcia Mitie; GUIRADO, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula; NEVILLE, Iuri Santana; BENUTE, Glaucia Rosana Guerra; LUCIA, Mara Cristina Souza de; PAIVA, Wellingson Silva; ANDRADE, Almir Ferreira de; TEIXEIRA, Manoel JacobsenBackground: Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) represents 70-80% of all treated brain injuries. A considerable proportion of MTBI patients experience post-concussion symptoms for a prolonged period after MTBI, and these symptoms are diagnosed as persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS). PPCS is defined as a range of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms. However, memory and executive dysfunction seems to be one of the most debilitating symptoms. Recently, non-invasive brain stimulation has been studied as a potential treatment method for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Therefore, our primary goal is to verify the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with PPCS who demonstrate cognitive deficits in long-term episodic memory, working memory, and executive function following MTBI. Methods/design: This is a randomized crossover trial of patients with a history of MTBI with cognitive deficits in memory and executive function. Thirty adult patients will be randomized in a crossover manner to receive three weekly sessions of anodal tDCS (2mA) at left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, left temporal cortex, and sham stimulation that will be performed at 7-day intervals (washout period). The clinical diagnosis of PPCS will be determined using the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be assessed with a neuropsychological evaluation. A new battery of computerized neuropsychological tests will be performed before and immediately after each stimulation. Statistical analysis will be performed to determine trends of cognitive improvement. Discussion: There is paucity of studies regarding the use of tDCS in TBI patients, and although recent results showed controversial data regarding the effects of tDCS in such patients, we will address specifically patients with PPCS and MTBI and no brain abnormalities on CT scan other than subarachnoid hemorrhage. Moreover, due to the missing information on literature regarding the best brain region to be studied, we will evaluate two different regions to find immediate effects of tDCS on memory and executive dysfunction.
- Impact of sociodemographic variables on executive functions(2017) CAMPANHOLO, Kenia Repiso; BOA, Izadora Nogueira Fonte; HODROJ, Flávia Cristina da Silva Araujo; GUERRA, Glaucia Rosana Benute; MIOTTO, Eliane Correa; LUCIA, Mara Cristina Souza deABSTRACT Executive functions (EFs) regulate human behavior and allow individuals to interact and act in the world. EFs are sensitive to sociodemographic variables such as age, which promotes their decline, and to others that can exert a neuroprotective effect. Objective: To assess the predictive role of education, occupation and family income on decline in executive functions among a sample with a wide age range. Methods: A total of 925 participants aged 18-89 years with 1-28 years' education were submitted to assessment of executive functions using the Card Sorting Test (CST), Phonemic Verbal Fluency (FAS) Task and Semantic Verbal Fluency (SVF) Task. Data on income, occupation and educational level were collected for the sample. The data were analyzed using Linear Regression, as well as Pearson's and Spearman's Correlation. Results: Age showed a significant negative correlation (p<0.001) with performance on the CST, FAS and SVF, whereas education, income and occupation were positively associated (p<0.001) with the tasks applied. After application of the multivariate linear regression model, a significant positive relationship with the FAS was maintained only for education (p<0.001) and income (p<0.001). The negative relationship of age (p<0.001) and positive relationship of both education (p<0.001) and income (p<0.001 and p=0.003) were evident on the CST and SVF. Conclusion: Educational level and income positively influenced participants' results on executive function tests, attenuating expected decline for age. However, no relationship was found between occupation and the cognitive variables investigated.
- Presence of eating disorders and its relationship to anxiety and depression in pregnant women(2017) SANTOS, Amanda Maihara dos; BENUTE, Glaucia Rosana Guerra; SANTOS, Niraldo Oliveira dos; NOMURA, Roseli Mieko Yamamoto; LUCIA, Mara Cristina Souza de; FRANCISCO, Rossana Pulcineli VieiraBackground: women who have inadequate nutrient intake are more likely to develop a risky pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of eating disorders and its association with anxiety and depression symptomatology in high-risk pregnancies. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and prospective study conducted at the tertiary university hospital in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 913 pregnant women waiting for the Obstetrics' outpatient appointment were invited to participate in the study on their 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Structured interviews were carried out and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were applied. Findings: prevalence of eating disorder (ED) during pregnancy was 7.6% (n=69) (95% CI: 5.84% -9.28%), 0.1% (n=1) for anorexia nervosa; 0.7% (n=6) for bulimia nervosa; 1.1% (n=10) for binge eating disorder, and 5.7% (n=52) for pica. A statistically significant difference was found between the anxiety (p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms (p < 0.01). Conclusions: the prevalence of ED ( 7.6%) and its association with anxiety and depression symptoms during pregnancy highlights the need for specialist care for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Given the importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy, both with regard to maternal health and fetal development, it is necessary to have specific predetermined evaluation protocols implemented by health care professionals for the diagnosis of ED during pregnancy.