cognitive impairment in the elderly

... severe cognitive decline than the elderly with mild CKD10,11 The longitudinal studies conducted after 2009 involving large population-based cohorts, including the 3 C study3, which examined elderly ... commonly seen in the elderly1 –4 Due to the slow progression, cognitive decline is often not reported in the medical history5 However, small vessel disease increases the risk of cognitive decline due ... by uremic toxin1, particularly in the elderly Longitudinal studies are thus warranted to further evaluate the role of renal function decline in elderly people for their potential cognitive deficits2,7,9,15

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2022, 16:14

... management of cognitive function in clinical settings In this study, we aimed to determine the utility of the CBB in identifying the nature and magnitude of cognitive impairments in MCI and AD ... impairment in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and in assessing cognitive changes in the preclinical stages of AD Thus, the CBB may be a useful screening tool to assist in the ... may be useful as a screening test for AD-related cognitive impairment in clinical settings However, the clinical utility of the CBB in screening for AD-related cognitive impairment has not been

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 13:41

... other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material If material is not included in the ... orientation The total score is 30 points; the higher the score, the better the cognitive function Considering the impact of education level on MMSE assessment, combined with the actual situation in China ... disparity in cognitive function in India Compared with male, Indian women have poor cognitive function in their later years [37] In contrast, the cognitive function status of women in developed

Ngày tải lên: 13/01/2022, 00:45

... daily living  Feeding, Bathing, Dressing, Transferring, Toileting  Instrumental activities of daily living  Finances, Telephone, Medications, Shopping, Cooking  Housework, Ambulating, Laundry Presentation ... psychotherapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Group therapy Family therapy Caregiver support group therapy Treatment Evidence-based research minimal Elderly not usually recruited Increase in older ... Assessment  ADLs • mobility, dressing, hygiene, feeding and toileting  IADLs • independent living, shopping, cooking, telephone, housekeeping (light), medications, finances, transportation  Evaluation 

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... among the elderly in Jamaica [15] In examining the trauma registry records of the 152 hip fracture patients presenting at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica, ... experiencing a fall in the last few months, most persons reported either falling themselves or knowing some older person who had fallen in the last few months... Theses included poor lighting ... literature suggests that the problem is of concern in both the developed and the developing world. In Australia it is estimated that about a third of the elderly living in the community experience

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20

... exclusion in the study g *Percent of elderly having received in? ??uenza vaccination in the previous year; **percent of elderly having ever received in? ??uenza vaccination h Community living elderly; I: institutionalized ... markers in predicting responsiveness to in? ??uenza vaccination in elderly individuals J Virol 2001;75:12182–7 Beyer WE, Palache AM, Baljet M, Masurel N Antibody induction by in? ??uenza vaccines in the elderly: ... compared to the community-dwelling elderly, in some cases as well as the younger adults At least one other study has commented on this phenomenon, suggesting that the elderly living in institutions

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... Increased fall risk in elderly individuals According to the World Health Organization, a fall is defined as the action of finding oneself involuntarily on the ground The prevalence of falls in ... elderly subjects in physical activity was their lack of interest in physical activity In view of these two difficulties, together with the high financial cost of setting up population-based intervention ... Experimentally, in animals, vitamin D is involved in neurophysiology and regulates the metabolism of neurotransmitters including dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin and gamma aminobutyric acid [70,78], and the

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... mean MFC in the falls risk elderly group supports our previous findings [4] which showed that increasing the MFC height is one of the possible strat- egies used by elderly individuals to minimize ... Since the underlying mechanism involved in the human locomotor control has been reported to be mainly complex and nonlinear [5-7], the application of nonlinear technique seems appropri- ate. In ... problem, and compare the results with those obtained using Poincaré plot indexes analysis. Minimum foot clearance (MFC) during walkingFigure 1 Minimum foot clearance (MFC) during walking. Verti- cal

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... of in ammation by inducing the synthesis of the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin J Clin Invest 2004; 11 3: 12 71 6 Laftah AH, Ramesh B, Simpson RJ, et al Effect of hepcidin on intestinal ... Disorders in the Elderly The developed world has an increasingly aging population, with approximately 10% of the population aged over 65 years. As the incidence and prevalence of blood disorders increases ... been made to disguise the identities of the individuals involved. Nevertheless, the authors, editors and publishers can make no warranties that the information contained herein is totally free

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... daily living (IADL). ADLs include trans- ferring, bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and continence; dependence in one or more of these activities, with the exception of incontinence, indi- ... maturity, the putative endpoint... fell in D2 mice while they continued to rise in the B6 mice Thus, we surmised that the aging of the stem cells in these two strains differed according ... decline in community-dwelling elderly. .. aging may affect the staining profiles of HSCs and their What is aging? When does it begin? What are its targets? These are questions for which there

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... in older individuals [9–15]. Despite these changes, hematopoiesis appears adequate to maintain the homeostasis of the periph- eral blood elements both in healthy elderly persons and in aging ... [10,11,91] During the last two decades there has been much progress in understanding the role of the immune system, pro -in ammatory cytokines [ 13] , gene interactions [92], point... progenitors ... the increased death risk from infections. Given that infections are a major cause of mor- bidity and mortality in the elderly, vaccination is an important prophylactic strategy. In? ?? uenza, in

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... in the elderly, supporting... recycling, storage, and utilization Iron is excreted by shedding of intestinal and skin cells, and through minor blood loss in the intestine In principle, ... express the IL-6 mRNA, and support the hypothesis of autocrine synthesis of IL-6 in these patients. Most investigators, however, agree that the contribution of autocrine IL-6 is minimal, and there ... oxyuridine (BRD-URD) incorporation and double immunoenzymatic labeling on cytological smears [86]. The BRD-URD is incorporated into the nucleus of cells synthesizing DNA. The plasma-cell labeling

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... roportin, a protein responsible for carrying the iron from the gastrointestinal tract into the circulation. Incidence and prevalence of cobalamin defi ciency increase with age [23,24], due to inability ... • In the absence of in? ?? ammation, erythropoietin levels were lowest for normal hemoglobin levels and increased proportionally with the drop in hemoglobin. This inverse relation of circulating ... mobility and functional decline increased inversely with hemoglobin levels lower than 13 g/dL, in both men and women. Again, these fi ndings emphasize the inadequacy of the WHO defi nition of anemia,

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... benefi t in survival with other anthracyclines, daunorubicin remains the standard anthracycline of choice in elderly patients when given with cytarabine. The optimal dose of daunorubicin in elderly ... overexpression in the elderly supports the fi nding that conventional induction therapy in the elderly is less effi cacious than in younger adults. Therapeutic strategies to inhibit Pgp cellular ... remains investigational. However, because of the high preva- lence of the MDR1 phenotype in the elderly popu- lation, there is continued investigation into the use of more potent and specifi c inhibitors

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... 914–16. Introduction Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a topic of increas- ing signifi cance in an aging population. According to the National Cancer Institute’s SEER program, the overall incidence ... Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 291 The Ann Arbor staging system, originally developed for Hodgkin lymphoma, is an important adjunct to the WHO classifi cation in the initial evaluation of the patient ... monoclonal protein and rapidly improve the clini- cal situation. In this setting chemotherapy should be instituted soon after plasmapheresis to control the disease over the longer term. Marginal zone

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... chain of ricin – and with two-chain immunotoxins consisting of ricin... tyrosine kinase JAK2 [9] JAK2 is the cognate tyrosine kinase for the erythropoietin receptor, the thrombopoietin ... an optimal combination – and sequencing – for administering fludarabine and an alkylating agent as combined therapy? The National Cancer Institute has sponsored revised guidelines for diagnosis ... MoAb therapy was to give the antibodies a warhead by conjugating them with immunotoxins before their administration Studies have been carried out with single-chain immunotoxins – usually the

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... In all other patients, the ICH rates were similar between the two groups remains uncertain whether this is due in part to the prehospital administration of fibrinolysis and the initial ... [35] The. .. Antithrombotic therapy The pharmacology and management of the vitamin K antagonists Initiation and maintenance dosing Following the administration of warfarin, an initial ... in ammatory cytokines cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection 87 cytoplasmic... that may increase in the elderly (e.g., the baseline risk for a stroke in patients with AF increases in the

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 16:22

... e.g asking: “What you think the change in your memory and thinking is due to?” b In setting up the visit for disclosure, consider patient privacy and ask whether the caregiver can be in attendance ... planning in distributing the numbers properly, or whether the patient perseverates or forgets the task and continues numbering past 12 • Ask the patient to place hands on the clock showing the time ... Management Revised January 30, 2008 COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY FLOW SHEET This optional Flow Sheet is based on the Guideline, Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, Diagnosis...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... representing the difference between mean scores at V2 and baseline divided by the standard deviation of the baseline visit The validity of the SCIP for a quantification of cognitive impairment in bipolar ... and taking into account that the SCIP is a screening test, the SCIP total score is an acceptable measure for distinguishing between patients with and without cognitive impairment In sum, the SCIP ... their underlying cognitive domains in bipolar disorder The SCIP seems to work properly when it is administered by psychiatrists who have participated in a relatively brief training exercise In...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... and deaths from in uenza Description of the intervention Vaccines have been the main global weapon to minimise the impact of in uenza in the elderly for the last four decades In the year 2000, ... Trevino SC, Ybarra D The effect of a multivitamin on the immunologic response to the in uenza vaccine in the elderly Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice Vol 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ... good coverage in those who most need it or the diluting effect on vaccines for in uenza of other agents circulating in the community (causing ILI, clinically indistinguishable from in uenza), might...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20