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The condition of a native is a nervous condition.            (From the introduction to Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth) Tsitsi Dangarembga is an African novelist and filmmaker from Zimbabwe. Ne... see more

AbstractThis article refutes the glib generalization about the lack of psychological sensitivity so often attributed to Africans by examining female suffering manifesting itself in nervous afflictions as a result of colonialism and patriarchy as portrayed... see more

The health of children and youth is an integral indicator of the well-being of society and an indicator of social and environmental problems. The aim of the study is to study the prevalence of mental illnesses and disorders of the nervous system in childr... see more

Sarcoidoisis ocular: presentación de un caso / Ocular Sarcoidosis: a case reportSarcoidoisis ocular: presentación de un caso / Ocular Sarcoidosis: a case reportLa sarcoidosis es una enfermedad granulomatosa multifactorial que afecta principalmente ganglios linfaticos, pulmones, piel, ojos, hígado, bazo y parótidas. Con menor frecuencia también puede afectar el sistema nervioso central, corazón, tracto respiratorio alto y hueso. No es frecuente en Pinar del Río observar  complicaciones oftalmológicas en la sarcoidosis.  Objetivo: Reportar el primer caso de sarcoidosis con complicaciones oculares y tratamiento de las mismas.   Presentación de caso: Paciente masculino de 55 años que fue ingresado por un síndrome general y que se diagnosticó como portador de sarcoidosis en la UCI del  Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado que además presentaba complicaciones  oftalmológicas graves tales como: atalamia bilateral, hipotonía ocular, ausencia de lágrimas, queratitis, desdoblamiento corneal con degeneración del tercio inferior de la misma, cataratas, sinequias posteriores y disminución de la agudeza visual bilateral.   Ante la gravedad del estado ocular se recurrió a medidas quirúrgicas como la aplicación intra cameral de sustancia visco elástica para reponer el tono ocular; se usaron además lágrimas artificiales, esteroides  sistémicos y tópicos, midriáticos.   Se  logró preservar la morfología ocular y poder posteriormente, tratar las cataratas,  preservándole una visión útil, con alta calidad de vida.Palabras Clave: Sarcoidosis, granuloma, oftalmopatías/complicaciones.ABSTRACTSarcoidosis is a multifactorial granulomatose disease that affects lymphatic ganglia, lungs, skin, eyes, liver, spleen and parotids.  It rarely affects central nervous system, heart, upper respiratory tract and bones. Ophthalmic-sarcoidosis complications are not frequently found in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. Objective: To report the first case presented with sarcoidosis with ocular complications and treatment. Case: A 55 years-old male patient was admitted in the ICU ("Abel Santamaria Cuadrado" University Hospital) presenting a general syndrome and diagnosed as a carrier of Sarcoidosis with severe ophthalmic complications such as: bilateral athalamia, ocular hypotonia, absence of tears, keratitis, corneal unfold with degeneration of the inferior third of it, cataracts, posterior synechia and decrease of the bilateral visual acuteness. Due to the severity of the ocular conditions surgical measures were taken:  an intra-chamber elastic-viscous substance was applied to replace the ocular tone; using also artificial tears, systemic, topic and mydriatic steroids. Ocular morphology was protected to facilitate the treatment of cataracts and preserving the usefulness of vision with quality of life. Key words: Sarcoidosis, granuloma, eye diseases/complications.

ABSTRACTSarcoidosis is a multifactorial granulomatose disease that affects lymphatic ganglia, lungs, skin, eyes, liver, spleen and parotids.  It rarely affects central nervous system, heart, upper respiratory tract and bones. Ophthalmic-sarcoidosis c... see more

This paper explores Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut novel, Nervous Conditions, from a political perspective. It has been read as portraying of gender relationships, social hierarchies and oppression of African women. This paper takes a different route as it an... see more

Popovych Igor L, Gumega Myroslav D, Verba Igor E, Popovych Andrii I, Korolyshyn Tetyana A, Tkachuk Svitlana P, Ostapenko Volodymyr M, Zukow Walery. Comparative investigation effects on nervous and immune systems of bioactive water Naftussya Spa Trusk... see more

Background: Whole-body vibration (WBV) and mental workload (MWL) are common stressors among drivers who attempt to control numerous variables while driving a car, bus, or train.Objective: To examine the individual and combined effects of the WBV and MWL o... see more

It is election year 2014. To the newly liberated a higher education (HE) qualification in 1994 represented both a means to a prosperous end, and a hope-filled end in itself. Whichever party manages to achieve political victory two decades later, the curre... see more

The phenomenon of “pain” is a psychophysiological phenomenon that is actualized in the mind of a person as a result of the systemic response of his body to certain external and internal stimuli. The heart of the corresponding mental processes is certain n... see more

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