Listar Dpto. Ciencias de la Salud - Osasun Zientziak Saila por tema "Latin America"

Longitudinal growth curve trajectories of family dynamics after pediatric traumatic brain injury in Mexico

McKee, Grace B.; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene

; Pérez Delgadillo, Paula K.; Valdivia Tangarife, Edgar Ricardo; Villaseñor Cabrera, Teresita; Ramos Usuga, Daniela; Perrin, Paul B.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos (MDPI, 2020) Artículo / Artikulua

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a serious public health concern. Family members are often caregivers for children with TBI, which can result in a significant strain on familial relationships. Research is ...

Macroeconomic, demographic and human developmental correlates of physical activity and sitting time among South American adults

Werneck, André de Oliveira; Sadarangani, Kabir P.; Ramírez Vélez, Robinson

; Baldew, Se-Sergio; Gomes, Thayse N.; Ferrari, Gerson; Szwarcwald, Célia L.; Miranda, Jaime; Silva, Danilo R. (BMC, 2020) Artículo / Artikulua

Background: Our aim was to investigate the association of macroeconomic, human development, and demographic factors with different domains of physical activity and sitting time among South American adults. Methods: We used ...

Trends in mortality from stroke in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1979-2015

Soto Venegas, Álvaro; Guillén Grima, Francisco; Morales Illanes, Gladys; Muñoz, Sergio; Aguinaga Ontoso, Inés

; Vanegas, Jairo (Ubiquity Press, 2022) Artículo / Artikulua

Background: stroke is the second largest single cause of death and disability in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). There have been large overall declines in stroke mortality rates in most LAC countries in recent ...

Validation of the Norma Latina neuropsychological assessment battery in individuals with multiple sclerosis in Mexico

Rivera, Diego

; Ramos Usuga, Daniela; Fuentes Mendoza, Eliana María; Aguayo Arelis, Adriana; Rabago Barajas, Brenda Viridiana; Macías Islas, Miguel Ángel; Krch, Denise; Lequerica, Anthony H.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos (Elsevier, 2022) Artículo / Artikulua

Background. Between 50-60% of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients have cognitive alterations. There are several batteries to assess cognitive impairments in MS, however, few exist for Latin Americans. The objective of this ...

Validation of the Norma Latina neuropsychological assessment battery in patients with Alzheimer's disease in Mexico

Nuñez Fernández, Silvia; Rivera, Diego

; Arroyo-Anlló, Eva María; Ortiz Jiménez, Xóchitl Angélica; Camino-Pontes, Borja; Salinas Martínez, Ricardo; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos (MDPI, 2022) Artículo / Artikulua

To our knowledge, this is the first study reported in the literature that has validated the Norma Latina Battery in a population of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Mexico. The objective of the study was to determine ...