Browsing Investigaciones en la CCSS by Author "Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel"
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Enfermedad vascular cerebral isquémica aguda en un hospital de tercer nivel en Costa Rica
Garro Zúñiga, Mónica; Alvarado Echeverría, Ileana; Henríquez Varela, Freddy; Monge Bonilla, Cecilia; Sibaja Campos, Mario; Rojas Villalobos, Yendry; Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel; Sanabria Castro, Alfredo (2018)Introducción: El ictus es un problema de salud pública; mundialmente constituye una importante causa de muerte y la principal razón de discapacidad. A pesar de que el 85% de las muertes por ictus ocurren en países en ... -
Epidemiology of Stroke in Costa Rica: A 7-Year Hospital-Based Acute Stroke Registry of 1319 Consecutive Patients
Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel; Carazo Céspedes, Kenneth; Chiou, Sy Han; Terrence O’Brien, Anthony; Fernández Morales, Huberth (2017)Background: Limited data on stroke exist for Costa Rica. Therefore, we created a stroke registry out of patients with stroke seen in the Acute Stroke Unit of the Hospital Calderon Guardia. Methods: We analyzed 1319 patients ... -
First clinical and genetic description of a family diagnosed with late-onset Pompe disease from Costa Rica
Rodríguez Roblero, María Consuelo; Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel; Bogantes Ledezma, Sixto; Carazo Céspedes, Kenneth; Desnuelle, Claude (2017)Glycogen storage disease type II, also known as Pompe disease, is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of enzymatic activity of acid alpha-glucosidase. The wide phenotypical variation of this disease relates ... -
Spinal epidural empyema extending from a pleural empyema: case description and anatomical overview
Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel; Josephy Hernández, Sylvia; Castro Ulloa, Gabriel; Rodríguez Rojas, Greivin (2017)We present a case of a patient with diabetes with a pleural empyema originated from a pyomyositis process established after a central line procedure. This empyema later on extended into the spinal canal deriving into an ...