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Avaliação da presença de cuidador familiar de idosos com déficits cognitivo e funcional residentes em Belo Horizonte-MG

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
OBJETIVO: Detectar a população idosa com declínio cognitivo e funcional moradora da região abrangida por uma unidade básica de saúde UBS em Belo Horizonte-MG, descrever seu perfil sociodemográfico e avaliar a presença de cuidador familiar. MÉTODO: Estudo
Amanda Cristina de Carvalho Miranda, Samanta Rodrigues Sérgio, Grazielle Neves Soares Fonseca, Silvânia Márcia Candian Coelho, Joyce Soares Rodrigues, Cláudia Lins Cardoso, Janine Gomes Cassiano   +6 more
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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao, Rong Li, Yu‐Xiang Jiao, Kai Ma, Hong‐Qi Yang, Zheng‐Yu Sun, Jie‐Wen Zhang, Shuai Chen   +7 more
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Problematic Internet Use in Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study investigated problematic internet use (PIU) among 61 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) compared to a cohort of 354 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia. PIU was identified in 22.9% of FTD patients compared to only 0.8% of AD patients (p < 0.001). Behaviors included compulsive social
Daniele Urso, Giuseppe Volpe, Agnese Valguarnera, Davide Vilella, Alessandra Vitulli, Valentina Gnoni, Alessia Giugno, Eleonora Rollo, Mark D. Griffiths, Giancarlo Logroscino   +9 more
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Physical Strength Perception of Older Caregivers in Rural Areas

Medicina, 2019
Background and objective: In an aging population, it is increasingly common for older adults to take care of other older adults. Caregiving tasks may be conditioned by the aging process. This study aims to analyze the perceived physical strength of older
Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Santos Villafaina, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Salvador Postigo-Mota, José Carmelo Adsuar   +4 more
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The Unprepared Caregiver [PDF]

The Gerontologist, 2016
Years of studying health care financing and delivery does not prepare you for the actuality of dealing with a serious health event. The practical challenges of our extremely fragmented and complex health care system make it difficult to navigate this world-even when someone is there to help the patient.
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MOGAD Is the Most Common Cause of Isolated Optic Neuritis in Children

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The study aimed to characterize the clinical features, etiologies, and outcomes of isolated, first‐time pediatric ON in the post‐MOG‐IgG era. Methods This was a single‐center retrospective cohort study at Texas Children's Hospital of patients diagnosed with first‐time ON between 2018–2024, with follow‐up data collected through 2025.
Chaitanya Aduru, Akansha Chandrasekar, Kyla Blasingame, Jonathan Rosen, Jesse M. Levine, Karla Salazar, Madhuri Chilakapati, Rod Foroozan, Victoria Hardwick, Jonathan M. Yarimi, Nikita Shukla, Timothy E. Lotze, Kristen S. Fisher, Alexander J. Sandweiss   +13 more
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Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller, Vanessa Vallejo, Mónica Povedano Panadés, Orla Hardiman, Véronique Danel‐Brunaud, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Philippe Couratier, Jeremy Shefner, Anna Gokey, Mike DiCesare, Erin Lennox, Jens Praestgaard, Lucie Brujin, Peggy Allred, Ram Miller   +14 more
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Shortcomings of services for persons with severe and persistent mental health challenges: a qualitative study of service users and family carers

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionThe opinions of service users and carers are crucial to identifying ways to innovate and implement system change. This study aims to explore the views and experiences of service users and carerson the services they have used for their mental ...
Anton Isaacs, Caroline Lambert, Caroline Lambert, Sharon Lawn, Sharon Lawn, Anna Dyer   +5 more
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Unraveling 4‐Phenylbutyrate's Therapeutic Role in SLC6A1 Disorders: Pharmacochaperoning Over HDAC Inhibition

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Variants in SLC6A1, encoding the GABA transporter 1 (GAT‐1), cause epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delay via loss of GABA uptake, impaired trafficking, and ER retention. We previously found that 4‐Phenylbutyrate (PBA), an FDA‐approved drug, restores GABA uptake and reduces seizures in SLC6A1‐related disorders ...
Melissa B. DeLeeuw, Karishma Randhave, Ekta Anand, Ziang (Debbie) Song, Wangzhen Shen, Jing‐Qiong Kang   +5 more
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Do caregivers receive health information on their children′s illnesses from healthcare providers while hospitalised?

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2014
Aims and Objectives: To assess caregivers′ knowledge of their child′s illness following hospital admission and to determine whether healthcare workers (physicians and nurses) render health information during their daily routine works.
U D Nwaneri, O O Oviawe, O Oviawe
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