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Archives of Epilepsy, 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 ...
Gülistan HALAÇ +5 more
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JMIR Aging, 2023 BackgroundResearch has suggested that institutionalization can increase the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. To date, recent studies have reported a growing number of successful deployments of virtual reality for people with dementia to
Maria Matsangidou +4 more
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Features of Benzodiazepine Poisoning in the Elderly and Senile Patients
Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2023 AIM OF THE STUDY To study benzodiazepine poisoning in geriatric patients compared to patients of working age.MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 82 patients with benzodiazepine poisoning, hospitalized in the Department of Acute Poisoning and ...
A. Yu. Simonova +3 more
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BURDEN IMPOSED BY DIABETES MELLITUS ON ELDERLY PATIENTS VISITING A TEACHING HOSPITAL
Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2023 Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a chronic metabolic disorder, has become an alarmingly a major health issue worldwide. Thus, the study aimed to assess the burden imposed by diabetes mellitus on elderly patients visiting Lumbini Medical College and
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Background Pneumonia is a respiratory infection with an increasing incidence with age. However, limited evidence has identified factors associated with its outcome among different age groups, especially in the elderly and in the emergency department (ED)
Brandon Chongthanadon +2 more
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Nuances of antihypertensive therapy in elderly patients
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2021 Increased aortic stiffness is an important factor of the arterial hypertension pathogenesis in patients of elderly and senile age, which conditions a number of arterial hypertension features.
Yuliia V. Kotovskaya
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Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer from the registHER observational study. [PDF]
, 2012 Limited data exist regarding treatment patterns and outcomes in elderly patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). registHER is an observational study of patients (N = 1,001) with HER2-positive MBC diagnosed within 6 months of enrollment
Brufsky, Adam M +9 more
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Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly: changes in case-mix and periprocedural outcomes in 31758 patients treated between 2000 and 2007 [PDF]
, 2010 <p>Background: The elderly account for an increasing proportion of the population and have a high prevalence of coronary heart disease. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common method of revascularization in the elderly.
Eteiba, H. +9 more
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Profile of sugammadex for reversal of neuromuscular blockade in the elderly: Current perspectives [PDF]
, 2017 The number of elderly patients is increasing worldwide. This will have a significant impact on the practice of anesthesia in future decades. Anesthesiologists must provide care for an increasing number of elderly patients, who have an elevated risk of ...
Bertoncello, Francesco +2 more
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Quality use of medicines: The elderly patients with Osteoarthritis
South African Family Practice, 2003 Osteoarthritis (OA) is an exceedingly common diagnosis in family practice, particularly in the elderly population. It is certainly the most common of the artritides, but differs substantially in that inflammations, if present, is usually mild and ...
A. Gray
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