Anibal Arteaga-Noriega , John Fredy Castro-Álvarez , José Zapata-Berruecos , Norma Liliana Muñoz Osorio , Johanna Gutiérrez-Vargas
{"title":"Plasma neurofilament light chain as a biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis","authors":"Anibal Arteaga-Noriega , John Fredy Castro-Álvarez , José Zapata-Berruecos , Norma Liliana Muñoz Osorio , Johanna Gutiérrez-Vargas","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The identification of biomarkers of disease progression continues to be a necessity in the approach to multiple sclerosis (MS), a disabling neurological disease more common in young adults, which can have different phenotypes, among which relapsing-remitting (RRMS), primary progressive (PPMS) and secondary progressive (SPMS). Among biomarkers, the determination of neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels in both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum have been shown to predict the severity of MS. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to evaluate the levels of NfL in patients in different stages of MS.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>A descriptive study was carried out, which included 70 patients diagnosed with MS; plasma NfL levels were analyzed using the adsorption enzyme immunoassay kit and the levels of the MS patients were compared with the levels of control patients.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In patients with MS, 87,14% were women, 21,43% were taking antidepressant drugs, 48,57% had vision complications.and 80% had spinal injuries. It was found that patients with RRMS phenotype and of male sex have higher levels of NfL.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results show an increase in NfL in RRMS and in male patients, which suggests that there may be greater neuroaxonal deterioration in men and that they have this disease phenotype. However, future studies aimed at optimizing, standardizing, and implementing new technologies are necessary to address the predictive value of these biomarkers that can contribute to the management of the disease.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paloma Muñoz Pedrazuela , Henar Garzón López , Ana Sofía Fernandes Ribeiro , Alejandro Lendínez Mesa , Maria Palanca Cámara , Tania Herrera Barcia , Eulàlia Giné-Ciprés , Raquel Vallejo de la Paz , Lourdes Bermelló López , Silvia Morel Fernández , Ana María Duro Martínez , Sergio González-Román Montalbán , Maria Figueras Jiménez , Verónica Hidalgo Benítez , David Iglesias Villanueva , Paloma Caro Muñoz , Fidel López Espuela
{"title":"Summary of the XXXI Annual Congress and VII International Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurological Nursing","authors":"Paloma Muñoz Pedrazuela , Henar Garzón López , Ana Sofía Fernandes Ribeiro , Alejandro Lendínez Mesa , Maria Palanca Cámara , Tania Herrera Barcia , Eulàlia Giné-Ciprés , Raquel Vallejo de la Paz , Lourdes Bermelló López , Silvia Morel Fernández , Ana María Duro Martínez , Sergio González-Román Montalbán , Maria Figueras Jiménez , Verónica Hidalgo Benítez , David Iglesias Villanueva , Paloma Caro Muñoz , Fidel López Espuela","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2025.500175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2025.500175","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 500175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricia Blázquez-González , Rubén Mirón-González , Alejandro Lendínez-Mesa , María Teresa Camacho Arroyo , Noelia Mancebo-Salas , Raquel Luengo-González , Silvia Herranz-Herranz , Roberto Antonio López Manrique , Jose Luis Cobo-Sánchez , Zulema González-Gancedo , María-Nieves Moro-Tejedor
{"title":"Efficacy of virtual reality on Health Literacy in patients with stroke: randomized pilot clinical trial","authors":"Patricia Blázquez-González , Rubén Mirón-González , Alejandro Lendínez-Mesa , María Teresa Camacho Arroyo , Noelia Mancebo-Salas , Raquel Luengo-González , Silvia Herranz-Herranz , Roberto Antonio López Manrique , Jose Luis Cobo-Sánchez , Zulema González-Gancedo , María-Nieves Moro-Tejedor","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality on the degree of Health Literacy, before and after the use of virtual reality with the Nintento Switch® device in patients with a diagnosis of stroke admitted to neurorehabilitation units.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Twelve patients admitted to a neurorehabilitation unit underwent a 1:3 randomised clinical trial (intervention group: control group). The intervention group consisted of 4 patients and the control group consisted of 8 patients. The control group performed conventional rehabilitation and the intervention group, in addition to conventional rehabilitation, had a 20-min virtual reality intervention once a week for 6 weeks. Clinical outcomes were measured for the literacy variable before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention in both the control group and the intervention group.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>An improvement in literacy was obtained in the control group (9 vs. 9.38; p = 0.18) and in the intervention group (13.75 vs. 14.25; p = 0.31) after the 6 weeks duration of the study. Comparing the intervention group and the control group, the literacy level of the intervention group was higher after the intervention than in the CG (14.25 vs. 9.38: p = 0.20), but no statistically significant results were obtained.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Virtual reality used together with conventional treatment seems to improve the degree of literacy of stroke patients admitted to neurorehabilitation units.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Humanisation and health: More than a need","authors":"Almudena Santano Magariño","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2025.500174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2025.500174","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 500174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Art therapy in the improvement of cognitive well-being in patients with dementia: Literature review","authors":"Jesús Sánchez-Lozano , Sandra Martínez-Pizarro","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Dementia affects fifty million individuals worldwide. It includes emotional problems and decreased motivation that interfere with daily life. In recent years, art therapy has been proposed to improve the physical and psychological well-being of these patients.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of this review is to update the information on the efficacy of art therapy in the cognitive and psychological well-being of patients with dementia.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A bibliographic search was carried out in Pubmed, Lilacs, IBECS and CENTRAL databases following the PRISMA recommendations. Studies conducted in the last 5 years, in Spanish or English, with full text and high methodological quality are selected.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Art therapy with painting, visual art therapy, visual arts education program and remote expressive arts program are effective in patients with dementia. The total number of studies in the review was five. The frequency of the sessions was one per week, the total number of sessions was 8–12, and the duration of the program ranged from 6 to 12 weeks.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>There are few quality art therapy items that have been shown to be effective for the patient and their caregiver. However, some reviewed studies show some kind of benefit in cognitive and psychological well-being and quality of life; for this reason, research in this field must be increased.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 100154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eulalia Gine-Cipres , Marta Torres Ferrus , Victor J. Gallardo , Alicia Alpuente Ruiz , Edoardo Caronna , Patricia Pozo-Rosich
{"title":"Quality evaluation and headache management in a patient admitted to the neuroscience area. CALMA study","authors":"Eulalia Gine-Cipres , Marta Torres Ferrus , Victor J. Gallardo , Alicia Alpuente Ruiz , Edoardo Caronna , Patricia Pozo-Rosich","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Headache is a very common neurological symptom. It is the first reason for consultation in neurology. About hospitalized patients, we do not have epidemiological data on the global prevalence of headaches in hospitalized patients.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the prevalence of headaches in hospitalized patients, their triggers, and the level of compliance with nursing records.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>This is a descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH). The data collected were sociodemographic, related to the reason for admission and pain during admission. Statistical analysis was performed with R v4.1.1.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 45 admitted patients, 55% (25/45) participated, 55% (25/45) participated, 64% (16/25) were women. 60% (15/25) had presented headaches during admission, of which 73.3% (11/15) occurred in the last 24 hours. The 33.3% (5/15) recognized stress as the most frequent trigger, noise (5/15), and income derivatives (3/15). During the daily follow-up by the nurse, 100% (25/25) of the patients answered that they had been asked about pain in general and 32% (8/25) specifically about headaches. No records were obtained due to the computer program's non-existence of nursing clinical variables.</div></div><div><h3>Conclussion</h3><div>Headache is a symptom that occurs prevalently in hospitalized patients. Stress and noise seem to be triggers of this situation. Certain behaviors on the part of health centers and professionals could help improve the care of these patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teresa Marco Galindo, Santiago Fernandez Fernandez, Victor Obach Baurier, Neus Fabregat Fabra
{"title":"Impact of the implementation of a therapeutic education program for patients with chronic migraine","authors":"Teresa Marco Galindo, Santiago Fernandez Fernandez, Victor Obach Baurier, Neus Fabregat Fabra","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To analyze the impact of implementing a therapeutic education (TE) program for patients with chronic migraine.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Prospective longitudinal intervention and assessment study before and after the program, lasting 6 months, conducted at the Headache and Facial Pain Unit of Hospital Clinic in Barcelona.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>TE resulted in a significant improvement in the frequency of headache days per month, DCM (15.6 ± 6.84 vs. 11.5 ± 4.68; p < 0.001), migraine days per month, DMM (7.38 ± 1.44 vs. 5.88 ± 1.36; p < 0.001), and increased perception of quality of life, measured through the MSQ scale (65.4 ± 10.11 vs. 51 ± 11.36; p < 0.001). Regarding satisfaction, we can observe that 97.5% of patients who attended group sessions would recommend them to other people with migraines and, furthermore, considered the content to be good or excellent.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>TE in the treatment of chronic migraine offers a promising improvement in the quality of life of patients by empowering them with knowledge about their condition and pain management strategies. This complements pharmacological treatments by focusing on prevention and self-care. Although more research is needed to establish standard protocols, the presence of advanced practice nurses in headaches is crucial for the successful implementation of these programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psycho-emotional care by neurological nurses. Keys to deciphering the enigma of emotional well-being","authors":"José Manuel Párraga Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.500171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.500171","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 500171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional social support in patients with myasthenia gravis: Narrative review","authors":"Mireia Larrosa-Dominguez, Laura Reyes-Martí","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Social support promotes feelings of stability, predictability and self-esteem and reduces the social isolation, because information, tangible assistance and emotional support can be obtained from the social network.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a narrative review of the international empirical literature to provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of social support and social networks on patients diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. The following databases were consulted: CINAHL, MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, SCOPUS and Web of Science. Information was collected up to 2nd December 2022.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The initial search generated 46 articles, but after the exclusion criteria had been applied, the total number of articles analysed was 13.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The symptoms of myasthenia gravis, especially ptosis and slurred speech, can have a major psychosocial impact and a negative effect on interaction social.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 100155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elnaz Asadollahzadeh , Vahid Shahmaei , Rezvan Hassanpour , Zahra Ebadi , Mohammad Ali Sahraian , Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi
{"title":"Presence of palinopsia as a sign of selective CNS tractopathy: A case report","authors":"Elnaz Asadollahzadeh , Vahid Shahmaei , Rezvan Hassanpour , Zahra Ebadi , Mohammad Ali Sahraian , Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi","doi":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sedeng.2024.100156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Palinopsia, described as the persistence of visual images or their recurrence after the stimulus has disappeared, represents a rare but important neuro-ophthalmic complication. Until now, the pathophysiology and the main location of this visual mainteanance condition are not been clearly understood. This study presents a 30-year-old woman with palinopsia who had her selective optic radiation lesion assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The finding of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) did not reveal any damage in the selective optic pathway whereas DTI showed a decreased density of the optic radiation tract. Furthermore, the mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity (RD) were increased in suspected regions of lesions ds, while fractional anisotropy (FA) was decreased. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of a case of palinopsia representing the central nervous system (CNS) tractopathy. Therefore, we encourage further investigation of optic pathway pathology using DTI in complex neurological complications, including palinopsia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101097,"journal":{"name":"Revista Científica de la Sociedad de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.)","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 100156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}