Time-kill Kinetics of a Novel Antimicrobial Silver Wound Gel Against Select Wound Pathogens.

Unlabelled: New treatments are needed as infection risk associated with diabetic, venous, and pressure ulcers are becoming more prevalent as comorbidities of obesity, aging, and major disease. Postsurgical, burn, and immunocompromised patients are also at an increased risk of wounds and infection. Silver has been utilized in treating various wounds associated with infections and, although highly effective, caution is required for use beyond 2 weeks due to potential silver cytotoxicity.

Self-awareness of deficits in Parkinson disease.

Anosognosia is an unawareness or denial of deficits. While it has mainly been associated with damage to cortical brain regions, anosognosia has also been reported in patients with subcortical brain disease. The present study investigated whether anosognosia is a feature of Parkinson disease.