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Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents a deficit in accuracy and/or fluency while reading or spelling that is not expected given the level of cognitive functioning. Research indicates brain structural changes mainly in the left hemisphere, comprising arcuate fasciculus (AF) and corona radiata (CR). The purpose of this systematic review is to better understand the possible methods for analyzing Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) data while accounting for the characteristics of dyslexia in the last decade of the literature. Among 124 articles screened from PubMed and Scopus, 49 met inclusion criteria, focusing on dyslexia without neurological or psychiatric comorbidities. Article selection involved paired evaluation, with a third reviewer resolving discrepancies. The selected articles were analyzed using two topics: (1) a demographic and cognitive assessment of the sample and (2) DTI acquisition and analysis. Predominantly, studies centered on English-speaking children with reading difficulties, with preserved non-verbal intelligence, attention, and memory, and deficits in reading tests, rapid automatic naming, and phonological awareness. Structural differences were found mainly in the left AF in all ages and in the bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus for readers-children and adults. A better understanding of structural brain changes of dyslexia and neuroadaptations can be a guide for future interventions.

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ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare, with Adult Reading History Questionnaire results, the reading habits of adults with and without dyslexia of different cultures and languages. Methods: the research comprised 119 university students (60 Czechs and 59 Brazilians, half of them with dyslexia) assessed by responding to the self-report reading history questionnaire and taking a reading level test. ARHQ scores were compared between the groups and countries with the analysis of variance (ANOVA), and their correlation was assessed with the Spearman's test, both with the significance level set at p < 0.05. Results: adults with dyslexia had lower reading habit scores and reading level scores than typical readers in both languages. Reading habits were positively correlated with reading levels in both languages. Regardless of the group, Brazilians had lower reading habit scores than Czechs. Conclusion: the results suggest that self-assessing reading habits is an effective way to screen for reading disorders. However, cultural and school factors must be considered.

RESUMO Objetivo: comparar os hábitos de leitura avaliados pelo Questionário História de Leitura em adultos com e sem dislexia de diferentes culturas e línguas. Métodos: participaram da pesquisa 119 estudantes universitários (60 tchecos e 59 brasileiros, metade com dislexia), os quais foram avaliados por meio de autoavaliação, respondendo o questionário de história de leitura e realizando teste de nível de leitura. A pontuação no QHL foi comparada entre os grupos e países com o teste de Análise de Variância (ANOVA) e a correlação foi avaliada com o teste de Spearman, ambos com nível de significância de p < 0,05. Resultados: adultos com dislexia obtiveram menor pontuação nos hábitos de leitura e no nível de leitura do que adultos leitores típicos em ambas as línguas. Houve correlação positiva entre os hábitos de leitura e o nível de leitura nos dois idiomas. Os brasileiros, independentemente do grupo, mostraram hábitos de leitura com menor pontuação do que os estudantes tchecos. Conclusão: os resultados sugerem que a autoavaliação dos hábitos de leitura é uma forma eficaz de triagem para os transtornos de leitura, contudo os fatores culturais e escolares devem ser considerados.

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The main objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the self-reported depressive symptoms and physical activity (PA) levels among participants who performed self- nonexercising (NE), guided exercise (SGE), remotely supervised exercise (RSE), and face-to-face supervised exercise (FFE) during social distancing. Three hundred and forty-four individuals (≥18 years and 67% women) answered a self-reported online survey that included questions related to the physical exercise practice (e.g., supervised and remote) during social distancing and questions about perceptions of depressive symptoms (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale-Self Rated [MADRS-S] scores) and metabolic equivalent task minutes per week (METs min•wk-1) of moderate- and vigorous-intensity PA, and total PA scores (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form) before and during social distancing. The RSE group (n=45) showed higher METs of vigorous-intensity PA than the SGE (n=146) and NE (n=109) groups. The RSE and FFE (n=44) groups showed higher METs of the total PA scores than the SGE and NE groups. The NE group showed higher MADRS-S scores than the other groups. Lower MADRS-S scores depend on the exercise practice and higher METs of vigorous-intensity PA depend on the supervised exercise practice. Thus, telehealth interventions can be implemented during the pandemic to enhance vigorous PA.

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O angiofibroma juvenil nasofaríngeo é um tumor benigno altamente vascularizado, de crescimento lento, mas localmente invasivo e destrutivo. De baixa prevalência, geralmente se localiza na nasofaringe de indivíduos jovens do gênero masculino. As características clínicas mais comuns são obstrução nasal e epistaxe. Possui diagnóstico baseado, principalmente, nos achados clínicos e imaginológicos, já que a biópsia é dificultada pelas características vasculares da lesão. Seu tratamento de escolha é a excisão cirúrgica, que pode ser realizada por diversas técnicas: via endoscópica, degloving médio-facial, via transpalatina, rinotomia lateral ou através da Osteotomia Le Fort I. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a utilização da Osteotomia Le Fort I como acesso para o tratamento cirúrgico de três pacientes do gênero masculino portadores de extensos angiofibromas localizados na nasofaringe que procuraram atendimento no ambulatório de cirurgia buco-maxilo facial do Hospital Universitário Presidente Dutra (HUUFMA)... (AU)

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a slow-growing, highly invasive and vascularized benign tumor. With low prevalence rate, it is usually located in the nasopharynx of young men. The most common clinical characteristics are nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Its diagnosis is based mainly on the clinical and imaging findings, for the biopsy is hindered due to the vascular characteristics of the lesion. Thus, the treatment of choice is its surgical excision, which can be performed by many techniques: endoscopic, medial-facial degloving, transpalatine, lateral rhinotomy or through the Le Fort I Osteotomy. This paper aims to depict the use of Le Fort I Osteotomy approach for the surgical treatment of three male patients with extensive angiofibroma located in nasopharynx who sought care at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Presidente Dutra University Hospital.... (AU)

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