2021 September - 13 articles
Objective. Older men and women have higher risk of fall due to various factors. Among Palestinian older adults fall history yet to be studied in terms of prevalence and correlates. The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of...
Objective. Dabigatran, a direct inhibitor of thrombin, represents an effective alternative to warfarin. Despite the good tolerance and predictable pharmacokinetic profile, dabigatran may be associated to adverse reactions, including gastrointestinal...
Background & aims. The older adults have very frequent access to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this study is to explore the ability of some geriatric screening tools validated for the ED to predict outcomes (mortality, hospitalization...
Objective. The progressive demographic increase of the ageing population, with a consequent increase in the average age, is generating important growth in the demand for healthcare services due to the revolving-door and over-crowding phenomena. The a...
Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma (NCMH) is a rare tumour of the sinonasal tract with a benign clinical behaviour. Locally destructive symptoms may occur. Due to the extreme rarity of this entity, only a few case reports are present in literature an...
Objective. Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) among older adults is less infrequent than usually considered, and often underdiagnosed. Geriatricians’ awareness and knowledge of CA is unknown. Objectives of the study are to assess actual CA knowledge among resi...
Dysphagia refers either to the difficulty someone may have with the initial phases of a swallow (usually described as oropharyngeal dysphagia, “OD”) or to the sensation that foods and or liquids are somehow being obstructed in their passage from the...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a late-onset, sporadic, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by autonomic failure and either poorly levodopa-responsive parkinsonism or cerebellar ataxia. There isn’t any effective treatmen...
Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system, with an increasing incidence in the past three decades. The present case report describes an elderly subjects affected by follicular thyroid cancer associated with hyperthyroidism...
Background & aims. Fragility fractures are those caused by low-energy trauma or falls from standing height. The mortality after the first year of suffering a hip fracture ranges from 15 to 30%. This problem has been addressed through the creation...
Starting from the early years of the 21st century a shift occurred in the conceptualization of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thanks to advances in the biomolecular field, new criteria of diagnosis and a new lexicon such as “preclinical AD”, “prodromal AD...
Emphysematous Cystitis (EC) is a rare form of complicated urinary tract infection, characterized by the presence of gas in the bladder and in its wall. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the major risk factor. Clinical manifestations in EC can range from asym...
Significant dilemma exists in literature regarding the management (surgical vs conservative) of elderly patients with significant comorbidities presenting with spinal injuries. An 82 years old female patient with significant comorbidities and a backg...
