Highlights ■ Pre-sarcopenic women showed increased cortical excitation during motor tasks. ■ Sarcopenia was associated with slower motor reaction time. ■ EEG revealed central nervous system changes across sarcopenia stages. ■ Pre-sarcopenia may represent a window for early  neuromotor intervention. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to analyze cortical activity during simple motor reaction time tasks in older women with different degrees of sarcopenia. Methods: This cross-sectional, observational, analytical study included 59 women classified into control, pre-sarcopenia, and sarcopenia groups according […]

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the laparoscopic skills of medical students and identify personal characteristics in terms of greater easiness in performing laparoscopic surgical procedures. Methods This study included medical students in the 6th semester of a Medical School in Brazil who answered 10 questions concerning their habits and characteristics. A laparoscopic platform and an abdominal synthetic model were used to assess surgical skills comprising the three following surgical steps: to pass the needle through the trocar and to place it […]

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o desempenho do equilíbrio estático e dinâmico de escolares ouvintes e com perda auditiva sensório-neural. Métodos Estudo de corte transversal que avaliou 96 escolares, sendo 48 ouvintes e 48 com perda auditiva sensório-neural, de ambos os sexos, na faixa etária entre 7 e 18 anos. Para a avaliação do equilíbrio estático, foram utilizados os testes de Romberg, Romberg-Barré e Fournier, e, para avaliar o equilíbrio dinâmico, foi usado o teste de Unterberger. Resultados Os escolares com perda […]