Objective: To investigate the use of sedatives by older adults attending a private outpatient geriatric clinic in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil, and its association with falls and hip fractures.
Edna Afonso Reis +12 more
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Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use
ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova +9 more
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The Effect of Midazolam Premedication on Intraocular Pressure Following Induction of Different Intravenous Anaesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Thiopentone sodium, ketamine and propofol are commonly used intravenous induction agents for endotracheal intubation with suxamethonium and long-acting muscle relaxants for the maintenance of anaesthesia with air, oxygen and nitrous ...
Leena Ingle +2 more
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Apnea and desaturation events according to the sedative agents.
Apnea and desaturation events according to the sedative agents.
Yoon-Hee Kim (6336908) +9 more
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Subtypes of adolescent sedative/anxiolytic misusers: A latent profile analysis [PDF]
Few empirically-based taxonomies of nonmedical prescription drug misusers have been published.
Sean Esteban McCabe +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon +9 more
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Sedative-hypnotic treatment in an acute psychiatric setting: Comparison with best practice guidance
Objective The aim of this study was to review treatment patterns of sedative-hypnotic agents within an acute adult inpatient psychiatric service, compare prescribing with best-practice recommendations for use and explore potential interventions ...
Sheridan, Janie +3 more
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Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Affect Adult Females More Severely Than Males
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize differences in neurologic manifestations of postacute sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (Neuro‐PASC) between females and males. Methods Cross‐sectional study of the first consecutive 261 posthospitalization Neuro‐PASC (PNP) and 2068 nonhospitalized Neuro‐PASC (NNP) patients evaluated at the Neuro‐COVID clinic between ...
Hannah Kopinsky +5 more
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Sleep disturbance and sedative/hypnotic use by elderly in nursing homes.
The overuse of medications has been referred to as the most common "error of commission" in nursing homes and evidence suggests that pscychotropic medications are overused and inappropriately prescribed for nursing home patients.
Salvio, Marie-Anne.
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The effects of sedative and stimulative music on stress reduction depend on music preference
To examine the effects of sedative and stimulative music and music preference on stress reduction when participants are exposed to a stressor, 144 female music education students performed a stressful, mental arithmetic test. After the stress was induced
Rickson, Daphne +3 more
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