Igualdade Conjugal - Direitos e Deveres

[Conjugal violence: clinical significance].

Conjugal Venereal Granuloma

The rarity of venereal granuloma in married couples is usually brought forward as a point in favour of the non-venereal origin of the disease. It appears that no authentic instance of conjugal granuloma has so far been reported in the literature. We have seen several cases of conjugal disease during the past five years and, in view of the recent articles on the subject in the Gazette, and the c...

Conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. The incidence of sporadic ALS is 1.5 to 2.7 in 100,000, and the prevalence is 5.2 to 6.0 in 100,000. Conjugal ALS is even rarer than sporadic ALS. We report a case of conjugal ALS encountered in our outpatient neurology clinic.

Forensic psychiatry and Human Rights throughout life: children, adolescents and the elderly Psiquiatria forense e Direitos Humanos nos pólos da vida: crianças, adolescentes e idosos

Abst rac t Objective: Children/adolescents and elderly are frequent victims of violent acts either because of their frailty and dependency or because they are not considered as reliable subjects to present cases of abuse against the perpetrators. There is an interesting relationship between civil capacities and legal responsibilities of minors and elderly. This is a critical review of minor and...

Conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Brazil.

UNLABELLED The origin of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains unknown, although it seems to be multifactorial. The role of environmental factors has been frequently investigated and suspicion of its influence can be obtained when clusters of a rare disease are described. OBJECTIVE To describe conjugal cases of ALS in Brazil. METHOD We describe 2 couples in which both spouses were aff...