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Sarcopenia index based on serum creatinine and cystatin C is associated with mortality in middle-aged and older adults in Chinese: A retrospective cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe sarcopenia index (SI, serum creatinine/serum cystatin C × 100) is recommended for predicting sarcopenia. There were several studies showing that lower SI is associated with poorer outcomes in the older adults.
Yang Wu, Hai Wang, Yingmu Tong, Xing Zhang, Yunxiang Long, Qinglin Li, Jie Ren, Chang Liu, Chang Liu   +8 more
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Prescription of potentially inappropriate medications among older people with intellectual disability: a register study

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2017
Background Older people have a greater disease burden and are more likely than younger to be prescribed medications. They are also more sensitive to adverse effects.
Anna Axmon, Magnus Sandberg, Gerd Ahlström, Patrik Midlöv   +3 more
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Floccular Syndrome-An Atypical Presentation of Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration (PCD) [PDF]

Liaquat National Journal of Cancer Care, 2023
The flocculus, a small and distinct region of the cerebellum, plays a crucial role in coordinating eye movements, especially in stabilizing visual images on the retina during head movements.
Saba Zaidi
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Influencing factors of life quality in middle-aged diabetic patients in a community of Shanghai

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
ObjectiveTo understand the situation and the influencing factors of life quality in diabetic patients in Shanghai， and to develop effective intervention measures.MethodsA total of 212 diabetic patients in Baoshan District， Shanghai were selected as the ...
NI Hengru, PAN Yufeng, BI Yufang, GAO Jinli, YANG Minghua, SONG Haihong   +5 more
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Relationship between Self-efficacy and Physical Activity, Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease Patients

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2017
Background: The global epidemic of unhealthy lifestyle causes to increase chronic disease. It has been proven that psychological factors such as self-efficacy are responsible to success in the process of lifestyle change.
Seyde Shahrbanoo Daniali, Firooze Mostafavi Darani, Ahmad Ali Eslami, Mohammad Mazaheri   +3 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Comparison of Clinical Manifestation and Mortality-Related Risk Factors Between Elderly and Middle-Aged COVID-19 Patients

Acta Medica Iranica
Given that the risk factors associated with mortality and morbidity of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vary among age groups, this study aimed to describe the differences in clinical characteristics and mortality-related risk factors between elderly and ...
Majid Akrami, Hadiseh Hosamirudsari, Neda Faraji, Masoomeh Nataj Majd   +3 more
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Measles in antiquity and the Middle Ages

South African Medical Journal, 2010
Although no longer a formidable epidemic disease, measles is still responsible for up to 2 million deaths per annum – mainly among children in developing countries. It is an ancient disease, long confused with smallpox, from which it was clearly differentiated only in the 10th century.
Retief, François, Cilliers, Louise
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks, Molly Sonenklar, Cerelia Donald, Cecelia Valrie, Wally Smith, India Sisler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic Diversity and Clinical Variability in Pediatric Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Series

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) is a rare pediatric CD30‐positive T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorder with an excellent prognosis, but its genomic drivers are poorly defined. We report three children with skin‐limited disease demonstrating striking molecular heterogeneity, including NPM::ALK, NUP214::FRK, and a novel ...
Shoshana Greenberger, Efrat Bar‐Ilan, Victoria Marcu, Evgeny Grishin, Rinat Yacobi, Aviv Barzilai, Hana Golan, Assaf Arie Barg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source