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Acromegaly in the elderly patient [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019 Acromegaly is an insidious disease, usually resulting from growth hormone hypersecretion by a pituitary adenoma. It is most often diagnosed during the 3rd to 4th decade of life. However, recent studies have shown an increase in the incidence and prevalence of acromegaly in the elderly, probably due to increasing life expectancy.
Raquel S. Jallad, Marcello D. Bronstein
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Transplantation in Elderly Patients [PDF]
Archives of Surgery, 2003 In abdominal organ transplantation, liver and kidney transplantation have become the accepted standard therapeutic options for patients with end-stage liver and kidney diseases. As an increasing number of patients are referred to transplant centers for evaluation, the indications for transplantation continue to expand. Those at the later stages of life
Michael E. deVera +2 more
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Leptospirosis in elderly patients
The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013 Leptospirosis is a re-emerging zoonosis with broad clinical spectrum and high mortality in severe forms. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, epidemiological data, and management in elderly patients with leptospirosis.
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Trauma in the elderly patient [PDF]
The British Journal of Radiology, 2018 Major Trauma Centres and Emergency Departments are treating an increasing number of elderly trauma patients in the UK. Elderly patients, defined as those over the age of 65 years, are more susceptible to injury from lesser mechanisms of trauma than younger adults.
Angela Atinga +5 more
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Journal of the Turkish Epilepsi Society, 2015 Objectives:The incidence of new-onset epilepsy is high among the elderly. This study presents the demographic characteristics, etiological factors, seizure types and response rates to treatment in a group of patients aged 65 years or over with delayed-onset epilepsy.Methods:The study comprised a retrospective evaluation of the records of 43 patients ...
Halac, Gulistan +5 more
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Asthma Research and Practice, 2016 Asthma affects a significant proportion of elderly patients, but unfortunately, it is responsible for a high asthma-related morbidity and mortality in this population. This may be related not only to the development of a more severe asthma phenotype compared to younger patients, with more marked airway obstruction and a more neutrophilic type of airway
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TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY PATIENT [PDF]
, 1954 Sibley W. Hoobler
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Very Large Tonsil in an Elderly Patient Reduced Almost to Complete Disappearance by Galvano-Puncture [PDF]
, 1913 Tilley
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Responsibilities of hospitals and local authorities for elderly patients. [PDF]
, 1969 T. McKeown, Katie Cross
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