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Epilepsy in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2005
Old age is the most common time in life to develop epilepsy.1 Making a secure diagnosis can be difficult, and piecing together an accurate picture of events may take some time. The clinical manifestations of seizures, the causes of epilepsy, and the psychosocial impact of the diagnosis can be different in older people than in younger ones. In addition,
Martin J, Brodie, Patrick, Kwan
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Delirium in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2014
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Naeije, Gilles, Pepersack, Thierry
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Depression in Elderly People

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2023
Depression is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of will or laziness. It is not a simple “being sad” or bored, but rather a pathology that needs intervention, treatment, and monitoring by professionals with expertise in mental health.
Teresa Catarina Paiva   +2 more
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Robot-assisted training of the kinesthetic sense: enhancing proprioception after stroke

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015
Proprioception has a crucial role in promoting or hindering motor learning. In particular, an intact position sense strongly correlates with the chances of recovery after stroke.
Dalia eDe Santis   +9 more
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of respite for caregivers of frail older people [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The proportion of frail elderly people in the industrialized world is increasing. Respite care is a potentially important way of maintaining the quality of life for these people and their caregivers.
Arksey   +50 more
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Promoting the well-being of rural elderly people for longevity among different birth generations: A healthy lifestyle perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundWellbeing may have a protective role in health maintenance. However, no specific study clarified the particular protective effect of the subjective wellbeing of rural elderly people on survival probability.
Xian Li   +7 more
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Considerations in Designing Human-Computer Interfaces for Elderly People [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
As computing devices continue to become more heavily integrated into our lives, proper design of human-computer interfaces becomes a more important topic of discussion.
Ahamed, Sheikh Iqbal   +3 more
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THE COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS AND INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN THE ELDERLY IN THE NURSING HOMES AND LIVING WITH FAMILY

open access: yesPlacentum, 2023
Background: The elderly period is a gift in human life because not all humans can experience this period. The elderly period experience changes in anatomical and physiological functions, so the elderly are very vulnerable to health problems. Many factors
Retno Setyowati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of neurosurgical operative procedures in patients in the tenth decade of life

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
People over the age of 90 are hospitalized in neurosurgical departments, and the increase of life expectancy is conducive to such cases. Surgical treatment in older people is always at high risk, which may be due to the frailty syndrome that occurs ...
Zygmunt Siedlecki   +3 more
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Insomnia in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesBaylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2019
An elderly man presented with chronic sleep problems that had recently worsened. He had evidence of disseminated vascular disease with residual left-sided weakness following a stroke. The examination was otherwise unremarkable, but his metabolic profile revealed electrolyte and vitamin deficiencies and an elevated parathyroid hormone level ...
Priyanga Jayakumar   +2 more
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