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Background: Headache disorders are the third most frequent complaint in ambulatory care facilities, leading to an important loss of healthy years of life. Thus, it is important to study the factors related to hospitalizations due to these syndromes in Brazil. Objective: To describe the profile of hospitalizations due to migraine and other cephalic pain syndromes. Design and methods: This is an ecological study, based on secondary data with a descriptive approach. Data were collected from DATASUS regarding the number of hospitalizations, days spent in hospital, average cost per hospital stay, total amount of expenses, besides sex and age of hospitalized pacients due to migraine and other cephalic pain syndromes from 2011-2020. Results:78.058 hospitalizations were registered, with Southeast region’s prevalence (35.7%). The female and the economically active population (15-64 years) stand out in these results (65.8% and 79.9% respectively). The average permanence was of 3.84 days in SUS and the average value per hospital stay was R$ 407.77. The total amount spent on hospital services was R$ 28,153,255.86. Conclusion: The present study indicates a female and economically active population prevalence in hospitalizations. And also point out a Southeast region’s predominance in total amount of hospitalizations and second place regarding the costs on hospital services.

Introduction: Motor neuron disease is neurodegenerative and the understanding of its prognostic factors is crucial promoting better quality of life for patients. Epidemiological, clinical and nutritional factors have been described as influencing disease progression. Objectives: To describe prognostic factors in patients with Motor Neuron Disease at a specialized outpacient care center in Bahia. Methods: This is an observational, and cross-sectional study, carried out by collecting data from medical records of patients with diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), using forms to acess epidemiology data, clinical characteristics, and nutritional assessment in the beginning of treatment and the time of assessment. The time from the first symptoms until the application of palliative measures was also recorded. Results: 27 patients were enrolled in the study, 51.8% men and 41.8% women, with an average age of 55±11.1 years at diagnosis. No patients were diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and 3.7% had family history of ALS. Weight loss was observed in 95.8% of patients. Among the elderly population, 9% were classified as low weight at the first evaluation, and 81% were classified as such during data collection. Among the adult population, 8.3% were classified as malnourished at their first evaluation, and 27% during data collection. About 81% of the population used some palliative measure. The time between symptoms these measures were of 32 ± 18.6 months for gastrostomy, 38 ± 41.1 months for AMBU use and 49 ± 43.9 months for BiPAP use. Conclusion: A similar distribution of prognostic factors compared with literature was observed, with some particularities such as earlier age of onset, low prevalence of familial ALS and absence of FTD. Significant weight loss was observed, especially in those with bulbar ALS and in the elderly population, which is associated with a poor prognosis. Time from symptoms to palliative measures varied, but was shorter on average in patients with the bulbar form of the disease.

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Background: The variety of tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) during childhood is related to heterogenous clinical manifestations and to an important mortality rate (MR). In Brazil, CNS tumors represent the second most incident cancer during childhood and the main cause of death of children between ages 0-9. Objectives: To describe the number of hospitalizations and the MR of CNS neoplasms by childhood age group in Brazil. Design and Methods: This is a descriptive ecological study based on secondary data, obtained from DATASUS. Data were collected regarding the number of hospitalizations and MR by childhood age group due to neoplasm of the CNS in Brazil between the years 2009-2019. Results: A total of 38192 hospitalizations happened, resulting in 5.91% of MR. The highest value of brain’s neoplasms MR was found in children up to 1 year old (9,34%), but when it comes to number of hospitalizations, the group between ages 5-9 had the highest number, both in neoplasms of the brain (9364) and of other parts of the CNS (1767). Conclusions: The present study pointed out that the childhood age group with the lowest number of hospitalizations (less than 1 year) presented simultaneously the highest MR of CNS tumors.