OBJETIVO: Analisamos prevalência, intensidade e duração dos sintomas da síndrome pré-menstrual (SPM) entre as reeducandas condenadas por crimes violentos contra pessoas do presídio feminino Santa Luzia de Maceió. MÉTODOS: Foi aplicado um questionário baseado nos critérios diagnósticos para SPM presentes na Classificação Internacional de Doenças (CID-10) a 29 reeducandas. Foram avaliados os seguintes sintomas: depressão, dor nas costas, dor ou inchaço nas pernas, cefaléia, dor abdominal, mastalgia e irritabilidade. RESULTADOS: Vinte reeducandas (67%) apresentavam sintomas pré-menstruais de grave intensidade, que causavam prejuízos em suas atividades diárias, sendo caracterizadas como portadoras de SPM. Dessas, 80% relataram irritabilidade, 70% mastalgia, 66,6% cefaléia e 56,6% depressão. Dor e/ou inchaço nas pernas foram assinalados por 40%, dor abdominal por 33,3% e dor nas costas por 20%. Os sintomas duravam de dois a cinco dias em 85% das entrevistadas. Apenas 20% acreditavam que a SPM poderia ter influenciado no cometimento de seus delitos. CONCLUSÕES: A maioria das entrevistadas (67%) relatou pelo menos um sintoma de grave intensidade na fase pré-menstrual, sendo consideradas portadoras de SPM.

Epidermoid cysts have a benign etiology and can be either congenital, usually associated with malformations, or acquired, related to external events, and even iatrogenic. As for their location, they are classified as extradural, intradural, extramedullary, and intramedullary. Intradural intramedullary epidermoid cysts are quite uncommon, with few cases reported in literature so far. Because of its slow growth, there may be a delay in diagnosis. Its symptoms depend on lesion’s topography, and total cyst removal is recommended to improve the condition. In this paper, we report the case of an adult patient with progressive spastic crural paraparesis, without associated malformations. Imaging exams showed an intradural intramedullary epidermoid cyst, which was completely removed, with subsequent improvement of patient’s clinical status.

Introduction: Intradural extramedullary spinal tumors are usually treated with surgical excision in order to achieve functional improvement and quality of life. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors and to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment. Methods: Data from medical records of 49 patients who underwent surgery for intradural extramedullary spinal tumor in a single institution - Hospital da Restauração - were collected. The outcome of the patients was assessed through the McCormick Scale and EuroQol-5 dimensions (EQ-5D) in the preoperative period and last follow-up. Results: Significant improvement in the functional status after surgical treatment was observed. There was 93.3% of improvement and 6.7% of stability. A worse functional result was related to a longer symptoms duration (p = 0.074). Age, symptoms duration, tumor location, histopathological diagnosis, and McCormick preoperative had no significant association with the McCormick at final follow-up (p>0.05). Conclusion: Surgical treatment significantly improved the quality of life and neurological deficits of the vast majority of patients. Age, symptoms duration, tumor location, histopathological diagnosis and McCormick preoperative grade did not present prognostic correlation in this study.

Type II odontoid fractures with irreducible posterior displacement are uncommon, and can cause spinal cord compression, respiratory failure and even death. Treatment is usually surgical, with transoral decompression and posterior fusion or with reduction and fusion of C1-C2 by the transoral approach. We describe a case of type II odontoid fracture with irreducible posterior atlantoaxial dislocation that was treated exclusively by the transoral approach with osteosynthesis of the odontoid, thus preserving functional segmental mobility. Level of Evidence III; therapeutic study.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare but a fatal disease with a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy. We report a case of 35-year-old male, admitted with abdominal pain and fever, growing into progressive crural spastic paraparesis level II, and urinary retention. On investigations, thoracic MRI showed an extradural hematoma in thoracic spine between T11 and L1 and spinal compression. After 5 days of treatment with glucocorticoids, clinical picture got better. In this condition, we decided to have non-surgical intervention. The literature says that the true correlation between severe thrombocytopenia and spine epidural hematoma formation is unknown due to limited data.