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Abstract INTRODUCTION The Étude du Vieillissement Cognitif et de Démence en République Démocratique du Congo (EVCD‐RDC) launched in 2024 to investigate socio‐environmental and biological determinants of dementia in Kinshasa. METHODS The study recruited 1000 adults aged ≥65 years across four diagnostic groups – cognitively unimpaired (CU), mild ...
Jean Ikanga +24 more
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Beta Blocker Toxicity at Therapeutic Doses: A Look Into Carvedilol Use in the Elderly
ABSTRACT Beta‐blocker toxicity does not occur only in overdose situations. In vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly, therapeutic doses may produce cumulative toxic effects similar to those seen in acute overdose. These patients require monitoring that extends beyond basic laboratory investigations to preempt cumulative toxicity.
Samuel Amo‐Tachie
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Prediction of the Development of Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Objectives : Alcohol withdrawal delirium is a serious clinical condition with high mortality rate if not treated. This study was to examine whether readily available clinical variables can predict the development of alcohol withdrawal delirium. Methods :
이은, 남궁기, 석정호, 박성혁
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Chronic Baclofen Abuse and Withdrawal Delirium
Baclofen is a GABA-B agonist used for muscle spasticity in disorders such as multiple sclerosis. It has growing applications in the treatment of alcohol dependence [1] and its role in the treatment in other addiction disorders has recently been explored [
Nasti, Julian J. +3 more
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Things We Do for No Reason™: Prescribing gabapentinoids for pain
Visual Abstract Abstract Gabapentin and pregabalin are among the most frequently prescribed medications in the United States, with gabapentin in the top 10 and pregabalin in the top 100. Despite FDA approval for only select neuropathic conditions, most use is for off‐label pain indications.
Niti G. Patel +4 more
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Recently, an association has been reported between schizophrenia and a rare allele containing 10-repeats (A10) of a polymorphic tetranucleotide motif in the first intron of the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene.
Schmidt, L.G. +4 more
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Development of Decision-Making Model for Predicting Delirium Tremens in Alcohol Use Disorder
Objectives: To identify predictive factors associated with the onset of delirium tremens (DT) and produce a ‘decision tree’ that clinicians could utilize when deciding which patient undergoing alcohol withdrawal symptoms is more likely to develop DT ...
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OTC drug misuse has become a significant public health concern among adolescent females in Japan. ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to understand the clinical characteristics of individuals who misuse over‐the‐counter (OTC) drugs in psychiatric clinical settings in Japan, and to reconsider approaches to current drug misuse prevention education and ...
Soichiro Omiya +4 more
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A case of mistaken identity: alcohol withdrawal, schizophrenia, or central pontine myelinolysis?
Paul Schneider1, Vicki A Nejtek2,3, Cheryl Hurd2,31Green Oaks Behavioral Health Care Services, Dallas, 2University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, 3John Peter Smith Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas, USAAbstract: Demyelination is a ...
Nejtek VA, Hurd CL, Schneider P
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