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Social capabilities in Alzheimer’s patients [PDF]

Patients with stage-I (very mild and mild) Alzheimer’s disease were asked to participate in a Dictator Game, a type of game in which a subject has to decide how to allocate a certain amount of money between himself and another person.
Rosemarie Nagel, Juan Vicente Sánchez-Andrés, Antoni Bosch-Domènech   +2 more
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The Spectrum of Biopsy‐Proven Renal Diseases in Chinese Elderly Patients and Its Temporal Shift Over 20 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This 20‐year retrospective study reveals a significant increase in renal biopsy utilization and a pivotal shift in biopsy‐proven renal disease among Chinese elderly patients. Secondary glomerular nephropathy (particularly diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive nephropathy) has surpassed primary glomerular nephropathy as the leading biopsy‐proven ...
Shasha Han, Lengnan Xu, Ying Sun, Fang Fang, Xin Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 3 Week Geriatric Education Program for 4th Year Medical Students at Dalhousie University

, 2003
Purpose -Population demographics are shifting towards an increased average age. Yet, many medical schools still do not have mandatory comprehensive education in Geriatric Medicine.
Gordon , M.D., FRCPC, Janet, Mallery , M.D, FRCPC,, Laurie, Freter , M.D., FRCPC, Susan   +2 more
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Factors Affecting Recollapse of the Augmented Vertebrae After Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation: A Prospective Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
To investigate the relevant factors of augmented vertebrae recollapse after percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA) for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Intervertebral cleft (IVC) and those with PVP intervention are at higher risk of recollapse.
Yawen Zhang, Junchuan Liu, Maoyu Zhao, Yudian Qiu, Quan Ji, Nan Min, Qiang Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotype and prognostic factors in geriatric and non‐geriatric patients with transthyretin cardiomyopathy

ESC Heart Failure
Aims Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‐CM) may be an underestimated cause of heart failure among geriatric patients and represent a unique phenotype and prognostic profile.
Eugenia Volpentesta, Mounira Kharoubi, Cristiano Donadio, Kahina Rebiai, Pascale Fanen, Benoit Funalot, Thierry Gendre, Vincent Audard, Florence Canoui‐Poitrine, Emmanuel Itti, Emmanuel Teiger, Violaine Planté‐Bordeneuve, Silvia Oghina, Denis Tixier, Sophie Mallet, Amaury Broussier, Thibaud Damy, Amira Zaroui   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Essential Updates 2024–2025: Surgical Strategy for Esophageal Cancer Toward a New Paradigm in the Era of Immunotherapy and Personalization

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This review summarizes key advances from 2024 to 2025 that are reshaping esophageal cancer surgery toward a strategy‐oriented, personalized paradigm through the integration of immunotherapy, population aging, and intelligent technologies. Adjuvant nivolumab after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy remains the only perioperative approach with durable benefit,
Shuichiro Oya, Koichi Yagi, Yoshifumi Baba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of renal function in geriatric palliative care patients – comparison of creatinine-based estimation equations

, 2017
Ewa Deskur-Smielecka,1,2 Aleksandra Kotlinska-Lemieszek,1,2 Jerzy Chudek,3,4 Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis1,2 1Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 2Palliative Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Lord’s ...
Kotlinska-Lemieszek A, Chudek J, Deskur-Smielecka E, Wieczorowska-Tobis K   +3 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex‐Based Body Composition Changes in Patients With Rectal Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This prospective study observed that preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer was associated with reductions in body fat and grip strength, which appeared to be more pronounced in female patients. These findings suggest that sex‐sensitive nutritional and exercise support may be beneficial to help maintain muscle mass and physical function ...
Shinya Abe, Hiroaki Nozawa, Kentaro Abe, Yumi Yokota, Shunsuke Hori, Yusuke Taguchi, Mitsutaka Yakabe, Kazuhito Sasaki, Sumito Ogawa, Soichiro Ishihara   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Using Immuno‐Nutritional and Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to determine whether immuno‐nutritional and inflammatory markers could serve as predictors of the outcomes of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer in elderly patients. Postoperative lymphocyte‐to‐monocyte ratio and postoperative C‐reactive protein‐to‐albumin ratio accurately predicted the efficacy of ...
Tomoya Tago, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Takeharu Kato, Hiroshi Nagata, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source