The association between clinical frailty and walking speed in older hospitalized medical patients: A retrospective observational study
Conclusions We observed a strong association between higher admission CFS and lower discharge UWS. This association was not explained by variation in age, sex, presence of cognitive impairment or illness acuity and provides further evidence that the CFS maybe a valid measure of frailty in acute clinical settings. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - February 16, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Improving diagnosis and prognosis in giant cell arteritis: Still more issues than answers
Publication date: Available online 30 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): E. Liozon (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - February 14, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects of frequent and long-term exercise on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease – Secondary analyses of a randomized, controlled trial (FINALEX)
Conclusions Regular, long-term exercise intervention did not decrease NPS in patients with AD. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - February 10, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Caring for people with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's dementia in UK care homes – A mixed methods study
This study sets out to estimate the prevalence of these conditions and to establish the care staff's knowledge about them, using a survey of care home managers and interviews with key staff members. The prevalence of dementia in the homes involved with was estimated to be to be 57%, with 7.4% of those with dementia having dementia with Lewy bodies and 4.1% having Parkinson's disease dementia. In spite of these conditions being relatively common, staff felt they were poorly equipped in terms of knowledge and training to provide for their specific needs. This study demonstrates a need for specific training and an increased a...
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - February 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Progressive cerebellar syndrome due to Fahr's disease; a reminder
Publication date: Available online 2 February 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): K. Singh, F. Kanani (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A twenty-year evolution of a Kaposi's sarcoma
Publication date: Available online 30 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): S. Lieten, A. Goossens, S. Nguyen, J. Gutermuth, T. Mets, I. Beyer (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effect of acetyl-l-carnitine in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion ALC appears to be effective in reducing pain due to diabetic neuropathy compared to active or placebo controls and improving electromyographic parameters in these patients. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life in a multidomain intervention trial to prevent cognitive decline (FINGER)
Conclusion Multidomain lifestyle intervention improved also important dimensions of HRQoL. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 24, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson Disease
Publication date: Available online 20 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): M. Verny (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A late diagnosis of alkaptonuria in an elderly patient
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): E. Taşkıran, M. Yaşar Taş, B. Hışmi, F. Demet İnce, S. Ekmekçi, D. Solakoğlu Kahraman, H. Akar (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome in centenarian patient. Conservative treatment
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): P. López Pardo, C. Jiménez Rojas, C. Castro Cristóbal, A. Díaz Vila (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Co-prescriptions of psychotropic drugs to older patients in a general hospital
Conclusion The co-prescriptions of psychotropic drugs should be re-evaluated in older hospitalized patients. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Nursing home admission of aging HIV patients: Challenges and obstacles for medical and nursing staffs
Conclusion Our study shows that nearly one-third of the NHs staff has reservations about the admission of HIV-positive patients. Nowadays healthcare workers in geriatric care are unaware of the latest developments regarding HIV, not only the medical but also the social aspects, and the consequences for the HIV-infected patient. We therefore must turn our efforts to staff training, particularly on the mode of transmission of the virus and the positive impact of treatment in decreasing the risk of HIV transmission to improve NH access to HIV-positive patients. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 15, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Coma in an elderly woman caused by familial kindness
Publication date: Available online 3 January 2017 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): O. Krause, K. Hager, D.O. Stichtenoth (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - January 3, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Giant hydronephrosis, a case report in a 79-year-old patient
Publication date: Available online 28 December 2016 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): E. Liuu, A. Caupenne, S. Bernardeau, M.-L. Bureau, C. Pradere, P.-O. Delpech, M. Paccalin (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - December 28, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
