Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2024
[Care and Treatment Guarantee Plan for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Impact on Beneficiaries of the Chilean Public System 2008-2018].
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a pathology that mainly affects the young population, causing irreversible disability without treatment. The national multiple sclerosis program improves access to diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). ⋯ Access to the RRMS program is not affected by age, gender, clinical presentation, disability, or region of origin, despite the unequal distribution of patients with RRMS in the country and the differences in access to diagnostic technologies in each of them.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2024
Observational Study[Association Between Balance Disorders, Fibromyalgia Severity, and Balance Confidence: An Observational Study on Fibromyalgia].
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of widespread chronic pain, associated with fatigue, sleep disorders, and a wide range of additional symptoms, among which balance disorders are a common complaint. ⋯ A significant inverse correlation was found between balance disorders and the severity of fibromyalgia impact. Additionally, a moderate correlation was observed between balance confidence and Berg Balance Scale scores.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jun 2024
[Pancreatoduodenectomy in Octogenarian Patients and the Need for Standardized Evaluation].
Pancreatoduodenectomy represents the only curative alternative in patients with periampullary tumors, currently with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. However, there is little evidence in octogenarian patients. ⋯ Pancreatoduodenectomy is an appropriate treatment alternative in patients over 80 years of age with tumors of the periampullary area, which can offer low morbidity and mortality rates if they are correctly selected in the context of a multidisciplinary preoperative evaluation in high-volume centers.