Early seizure recurrence is common among elderly inpatients and is related to increased morbidity and a longer length of hospital stay. There are few studies on the short-term outcomes of seizures in the elderly population. We aimed to identify the predictors of early seizure recurrence among elderly inpatients. Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients aged 60 years and older from a tertiary center who had seizures that either led to their hospital admission or occurred during hospitalization. We analyzed the demographic and hospitalization data, characteristics and etiology of seizures, and neurological and clinical comorbidities. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to determine the 30-day cumulative recurrence rates. The logrank test was used to analyze the risk of seizure recurrence within 30 days after the index seizure. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for the recurrence of seizures within 30 days. Results: Overall, 109 patients (mean age: 75.9 ± 9.6 years) were enrolled. The mean age at the first-ever seizure was 74 ± 11.7 years. Unprovoked seizures occurred in 59.6% of the patients. Cerebrovascular disorders were the most prevalent etiology (52.3%). Early seizure recurrence, defined as within 30 days, occurred in 27.5% of patients. Multimorbidity was found in 95.4% of our inpatients (6.3 ± 2.3 [95% confidence interval, 5.4-7.2]), and the number of comorbidities was higher among those who had seizure recurrence than that among those who did not have seizure recurrence (p = 0.02). The probability of seizure recurrence was similar among the subgroups of patients who experienced acute seizures versus unprovoked seizures (both p = 0.03), and seizure recurrence was associated with a longer length of hospital stay (p = 0.005) compared to that of patients who did not experience seizure recurrence. After multivariate analysis, sepsis (p = 0.011), psychiatric disorders (p = 0.032), and cardiac arrhythmias (p = 0.037) were identified as risk factors for early seizure recurrence. Conclusions: Higher multimorbidity and a longer length of stay were associated with early seizure recurrence; and sepsis, psychiatric disorders, and cardiac arrhythmias were independent risk factors for early seizure recurrence among elderly inpatients.
RESUMO: O presente artigo pretende, a partir de análises estatísticas e estilométricas, utilizando o Hyperbase, software de tratamento de textos que, através do reconhecimento das particularidades estruturais da língua, mapeia as categorias textuais e as transform estatísticos, realizar uma aproximação entre a desconhecida, e seus possíveis autores: o Marquês de Pombal e Basílio da Gama. Para tanto, procedimentos e análises envolvendo funcionais, a repetição de passagens e outros para acreditar que a Relação Abreviada Palavras-Chave: Atribuição de autoria. Estatística Gama. Através de procedimentos estatísticos colocar à prova a hipótese de que a Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, o Marquês de Pombal. Para isso, utilizaremos o Hyperbase reconhecimento das particularidades estruturais d categorias textuais e as transforma em dados estatísticos. 1 Agradeço ao professor Carlos Maciel, pela sua paciência e disponibilidade, e à Deise Freitas pelas dúvidas tiradas. * Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Imeio: 2 O nome completo da obra é: províncias de Portugal e Espanha estabeleceram nos domínios ultramarinos das duas monarquias, e da guerra que neles têm movido e sustentado contra os exércitos espanhóis e portugueses; formado pelos registros das secretarias dos dois respectivos principais comissários e plenipotenciário, e por outros documentos autênticos. economia, quando nos referirmos à obra, utilizaremos apenas o título Relação Abreviada, ou apenas Relação.
This research analyzed how the search for self-representation in literature claims the presence of peripheral groups and differs in the specificities of language and aesthetics, such as the case of violence in the work Capão Pecado, by Ferréz. Therefore, the considerations about this theme were expressed, from the perspective of those who practice and are the target of this impetus. In order to reach the scope of this research, some theorizations were considered. Finally, it is considered that the book suggests a reflection about the common perceptions of favelas and their residents, by providing new views of them.
O artigo trata sobre a obra A arte de produzir efeito sem causa (2008), de Lourenço Mutarelli, buscando discutir a relação entre o conteúdo literário e a recepção por parte do leitor, de forma a ampliar a compreensão dos efeitos estéticos promovidos através de sua leitura. Enquanto literatura contemporânea, a multiplicidade de diálogos que o livro promove vai ao encontro da experiência sensível vivenciada no cotidiano urbano e representa a crise do sujeito e suas relações com o outro e com o mundo, em um texto construído com amplas possibilidades de atribuição de sentidos e expectativas, que nos ajuda também a compreender a estética do contemporâneo. A abordagem metodológica baseia-se em revisão bibliográfica. A leitura do romance demonstrou que o medo e a angústia são sentimentos que revelam o efeito estético provocado, que é decorrente especialmente da forma como a linguagem se manifesta e da perspectiva do narrador, marcada pela proximidade que ele mantém com os fatos. O texto manifesta a presença de muitos vazios, de maneira que seu sentido repousa muito mais no não-dito. O não preenchimento de todos os vazios textuais não compromete a interpretação realizada do texto.
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