Burden of Care, Depression, and Anxiety Among Family Caregivers of People With Dementia.

Background: There are many challenges that entail caring for an individual with dementia, affecting not only the individual with the condition but also their caregivers. This can lead to increased burden, frustration, and depression among those taking care of them. A research gap exists concerning the care of people with dementia in Egypt, particularly regarding the mental health of caregivers.

Physical exam is not an accurate predictor of injury in geriatric patients with low-energy blunt trauma - A retrospective cohort study.

Background: When evaluating trauma patients, many centers perform computed tomography of the head, cervical spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis, the so-called "pan-scan." Here, we evaluate the utility of physical exam against pan-scan in geriatric patients who sustained ground-level falls.

Methods: We performed a single-centered retrospective cohort review of consecutive patients from the trauma registry of a large, urban Level 1 trauma center.

Operative Management of Perforated Jejunal Diverticulitis.

Small jejunal diverticulitis is very rare, presenting in 0.06% to 1.3% of the population.

Oxidative stress and hepcidin expression in pediatric sickle cell anemia with iron overload.

Background: Blood transfusion (BT) is essential in treating sickle cell disease (SCD); however, it leads to iron overload (IO) and oxidative stress. We studied the relationship between oxidative stress, iron status parameters, hepcidin mRNA gene expression, and IO in SCD patients.

Methods: We classified all SCD patients (n = 90) into two groups: Group I, 45 children (s.