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Prospective Case Series of Clinical Signs and Adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) Concentrations in Seven Horses Transitioning to Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID)

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Poor recognition of subtle clinical abnormalities and equivocal ACTH concentrations make early diagnosis of PPID difficult. Progressive clinical findings and corresponding ACTH concentrations in horses transitioning to PPID over time have not been ...
Naomi C. Kirkwood, Kristopher J. Hughes, Allison J. Stewart   +2 more
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment [PDF]

, 2017
To learn the meaning of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), its domains and commonly used assessment instruments, as well as its application in clinical programmes ...
Kong, Tak-kwan
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A Low Psoas Muscle Index Was Associated With a Poorer Overall Survival in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
In patients with malignant ureteral obstruction undergoing percutaneous nephrostomy, sarcopenia defined by a low psoas muscle index was independently associated with poor overall survival on multivariate Cox regression analysis, suggesting that preoperative assessment of psoas muscle index may aid prognostic stratification in this population.
Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Kazuhide Makiyama, Hiroji Uemura   +3 more
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The Effects of Longer Use of Teriparatide on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes after Spinal Fusion in Geriatric Patients

Medicina
Background: Teriparatide is an anabolic agent for osteoporosis and is believed to improve the bone healing process. Previous studies showed that teriparatide could enhance not only fracture healing but also spine fusion.
Young-Hoon Kim, Kee-Yong Ha, Hyun W. Bae, Hyung-Youl Park, Young-Il Ko, Myung-Sup Ko, Sang-Il Kim   +6 more
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Risk factors of anemia amongst elderly population living at high-altitude region of India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction: Anemia is a major public health problem amongst elderly population in India. Anemia in old age further worsens the age-related decline in functional ability, mobility, fatigue, bone density, and skeletal muscle mass.
Aakriti Gupta, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Hem Chandra Sati, Ritika Khandelwal, Preetika Khenduja, Umesh Kapil   +6 more
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Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of Accelerated Biological Aging in Survivors of Cancer: A Scoping Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Cancer treatment is associated with measurable acceleration of biological aging across epigenetic, telomere, senescence, and immune biomarkers. However, biomarker validation and interventional strategies remain limited, especially in hematologic malignancies, underscoring the need for standardized multi‐omic aging assessments and adequately powered ...
Moataz Ellithi, Emily Herdman, Danielle Westmark, Vijaya R. Bhatt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homocysteine as a potential biochemical marker for depression in elderly stroke survivors

Food & Nutrition Research, 2012
Background: Elderly stroke survivors have been reported to be at risk of malnutrition and depression. Vitamin B-related metabolites such as methylmalonic acid and homocysteine have been implicated in depression.
Michaela C. Pascoe, Sheila G. Crewther, Leeanne M. Carey, Kate Noonan, David P. Crewther, Thomas Linden   +5 more
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Geriatric oncology: a clinical approach to the older patient with cancer

, 2003
Due to the ageing of the population and the sharp increase in life expectancy, cancer in the older person has become an increasingly common problem in the Western world.
GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY A. CLINICAL APPROACH TO, GIANNI W, PIETROPAOLO M., REPETTO L, SERRAINO D, FRATINO L, TROISI, Giovanni, VENTURINO A   +7 more
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Prodromal Lewy Body Disorder Features in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder With Biomarker‐Defined Synucleinopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal state for Lewy body disorders and exhibits biological heterogeneity that may influence clinical expression and progression. We examined clinical features in individuals with iRBD and biomarker‐defined synucleinopathy.
Daniel Weintraub, Michele K. York, Roseanne Dobkin, Anuprita R. Nair, Ryan Kurth, David‐Erick Lafontant, Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia, Roy N. Alcalay, Ethan G. Brown, Lana M. Chahine, Christopher Coffey, Tatiana Foroud, Douglas Galasko, Karl Kieburtz, Kenneth Marek, Kalpana Merchant, Brit Mollenhauer, Kathleen L. Poston, Andrew Siderowf, Cristina Simonet, Tanya Simuni, Caroline M. Tanner, Thomas F. Tropea, Aleksandar Videnovic, The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Submission from the Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine for the National Dementia strategy

, 2012
The submission from the Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine to the Minister for Health and Children for the National Dementia strategy is available to read ...
Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine
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