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Optimal management of Alzheimer’s disease patients : clinical guidelines and family advice

, 2010
Family members provide most of the patient care and administer most of the treatments to patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Family caregivers have an important impact on clinical outcomes, such as quality of life (QoL).
Haberstroh, Julia, Hampel, Harald, Pantel, Johannes   +2 more
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Factors Predicting Financial Burden Among Family Caregivers of Dependent Stroke Survivors in Selected Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Study From Thailand

SAGE Open Nursing
Introduction Stroke is a neurological disease that leads to severe morbidity and mortality globally. Family caregivers are directly impacted by patients who have a stroke, especially regarding financial burdens. Objectives To describe and examine factors
Surachet Boonchokanan MNS, RN, Sirirat Leelacharas PhD, RN, Jiraporn Lininger PhD, RN   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, Practice and Adjustment among Family Caregivers of Children Having Hearing Loss [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: Providing care to children with hearing loss can be a difficult task for family caregivers, resulting in physical, emotional, and financial pressures. Informal caregivers require support to effectively sustain their role.
Rasha Mohamed Abd Elfattah, Zeinab Abdelhamid Loutfi, Asmaa Hafez Afefe Barakat, Hanaa Ezz Eldin Prince   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Family as Part of the Client’s System in the Wards Psychiatric Hospitals : A Comparative Study Evaluating the Implementation of a Family-Centered Care Model

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Family caregivers can be a valuable source of knowledge and help in treating persons with mental illness during a psychiatric hospitalization and in ensuring a continuity of service between family caregivers and professionals after the ...
R. Shor, A. Shalev
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Memory failures for everyday tasks in caregivers of children with autism

, 2014
The stress of caring for a loved one with chronic illness has been linked with impairments in cognitive processes such as attention and problem solving, though few studies have examined the impact on memory.
Wetherell, Mark, Liu, Chris Che Sung, Lovell, Brian, Elliot, Helen   +3 more
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Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes : the accounts of family carers. [PDF]

, 2010
Research into end of life and dying with dementia in care homes from the family carer's perspective is limited. From the available evidence, it appears that family carers find themselves in an unfamiliar situation about which they lack knowledge and ...
Keady, J., Froggatt, Katherine, Hennings, J., Keady, J.; id_orcid, Froggatt, K.   +4 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
wiley   +1 more source

The DWQ-EMR Embedded Tool to Enhance the Family Physician-Caregiver Connection: A Pilot Case Study

Geriatrics, 2021
The number of family caregivers to individuals with dementia is increasing. Family physicians are often the first point of access to the health care system for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Einat Danieli, Sheila Dunn, Sid Feldman, David Patrick Ryan, Joel Sadavoy   +5 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source