Publications by authors named "Beatriz Barcenilla"
Background: Strawberries are appreciated for their taste, flavor, and juiciness; however, they are highly perishable during postharvest, handling, and storage stages, producing significant physical damage and loss of vitamins and other phytonutrients. This study therefore aimed to determine the applicability of edible coatings as an environmentally friendly strategy to improve the fresh appearance of strawberries and extend their shelf life.
Results: The effectiveness of edible coatings formulated with chitosan (CHC) or chitosan and algae (Palmaria palmata Kuntze) (CH-PC) was investigated with regard to quality and nutritional parameters for ready-to-eat strawberries processed and stored at 4 °C for 10 days.
We conducted a case-control study searching for a possible role of environment in the risk of essential tremor (ET). We interviewed 142 ET patients and 284 age- and sex-matched controls about a family history of ET, exposure to environmental products containing lead, mercury, manganese, solvents and beta-carbolines, and exposure to agricultural work, well water, pesticides, and cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking habits. In a univariate study, reported family history of ET and exposure to agricultural work, pesticides, smelting, frosted glass, paintings, wheat, corn, and barley were more frequent in the ET patient group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report a patient with Parkinson disease (PD) who developed zoophilia as a possible complication of dopaminergic therapy.
Case Summary: A 74-year-old man with advanced PD, who had wearing-off motor fluctuations, with a marked disability during the off periods and severe peak-of-dose choreiform dyskinesias, developed hypersexuality with zoophilia 5 days after standard levodopa was substituted for controlled-release levodopa and the dose of bromocriptine was increased. The abnormal sexual behavior disappeared 2 days after the doses of standard levodopa and of bromocriptine were reduced.