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The assessment and management of pain in older people : a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature which was carried out to determine the most appropriate strategies that could be carried out for the assessment and management of pain in residents living in care homes. Five hundred and seventy-
Reid, David M., Schofield, Pat
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TBK1‐Associated Primary Lateral Sclerosis Followed by Right Temporal Variant Frontotemporal Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report a 58‐year‐old woman with a novel splice‐site variant in the TANK‐binding kinase 1 (TBK1:c.993–2A>C p.Ala332TyrfsTer39) who sequentially developed primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) followed by right temporal variant frontotemporal dementia (rtvFTD). Neuroimaging demonstrated right anterior temporal atrophy before cognitive symptoms, and
Tomoyasu Matsubara, Naoki Kihara, Satoko Miyatake, Koji Fujita, Konoka Tachibana, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Hiroki Yamazaki, Yusuke Osaki, Nazere Keyoumu, Yuki Kuwano, Nobutoshi Morimoto, Suzuran Saito, Eriko Koshimizu, Yoichi Otomi, Kenji Ishibashi, Masafumi Harada, Naomichi Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Morino, Yuishin Izumi   +18 more
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Brief geriatric assessments for older adults in the community in Singapore: a policy brief

Frontiers in Public Health
Early detection and assessment of geriatric syndromes and social issues is important to help older adults maintain health and functional ability. While comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the gold standard, it is resource intensive to ...
Woan Shin Tan, Jonathan Gao, Ezra Ho, Lay Khoon Lau, Penny Lun, Yew Yoong Ding, Yew Yoong Ding   +6 more
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Nourishing dogs and cats through their twilight years [PDF]

, 2018
Ageing dogs and cats represent a significant proportion of the canine and feline population. Factors attributed to increasing longevity in these species include improved veterinary health care; nutrition; and a healthier lifestyle.
Lumbis, R H
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Clinical Validation of Plasma p‐217tau in Neurological Diseases

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma p‐217tau is a minimally invasive but specific biomarker for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, its disease specificity remains to be clinically evaluated. We validated the reliability of the p‐217tau biomarker in 12 other neurological diseases.
Takeshi Kawarabayashi, Takumi Nakamura, Ryoma Takahashi, Tetsuya Ueda, Seiji Kinoshita, Chikage Uchida, Takashi Sugawara, Kentaro Hashimoto, Kunihiko Ishizawa, Masakuni Amari, Hiroo Kasahara, Yoshio Ikeda, Masamitsu Takatama, Mikio Shoji   +13 more
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[Geriatric assessment].

Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung, 1996
The emerging procedures for geriatric assessments in various medical and therapeutical areas in Germany are still in an early phase. Tests for assessing elderly patients must be adopted mostly from the English literature; specific items and problem-orientated assessment contents have to be developed.
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Is it time for comprehensive geriatric assessment to move beyond primary care? The case for targeting medical sub-specialty practice

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2017
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as a consultative service for older adults with complex medical and psychosocial challenges has existed for decades.
Laura K. Byerly, G. Michael Harper
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Patient-reported depression measures in cancer: a meta-review [PDF]

, 2015
The patient-reported depression measures that perform best in oncology settings have not yet been identified. We did a meta-review to integrate the findings of reviews of more than 50 depression measures used in adults with, or recovering from, any type ...
Andersen, Becker, Carey, Carlson, Carlson, Cella, Cella, Conerly, Cooper, Coyne, Cronin, Donovan, Falagas, Fischer, Fischer, Fries, Garssen, Giese-Davis, Grant, Harzing, Hearn, Hogan, Jacso, Janberidze, Johns, Kaasa, Kayser, King, Kissane, Krebber, Kroenke, Lawrence, Liberati, Liberati, Limburg, Lloyd-Williams, Love, Luckett, Luckett, Luckett, Manning, Massie, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mitchell, Moher, Morse, Mühlan, Nelson, Paice, Palmer, Petersen, Pirl, Reich, Satin, Simon, Streiner, Thekkumpurath, Trask, Vodermaier, Watanabe, Willis, Wilson, Ziegler   +66 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
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Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey

BMC Geriatrics
Background The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment tailored to the patient’s needs and resources. Its use has shown a beneficial effect on the functional outcome
Jennifer Kudelka, Malte Ollenschläger, Richard Dodel, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Markus A. Hobert, Klaus Jahn, Jochen Klucken, Bendix Labeit, M. Cristina Polidori, Tino Prell, Tobias Warnecke, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Walter Maetzler, Andreas H. Jacobs, for the DGG working group Neurology   +14 more
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