[Letters to Editor: The risk for clinically significant copy number variants in pregnancies with two soft markers, Geriatriophobia - a new concept in the medical world in Israel].

Letters to Editor: The risk for clinically significant copy number variants in pregnancies with two soft markers, Geriatriophobia - a new concept in the medical world in Israel.

Is There an Association between Norton Scale and Cognitive Impairment in Hip Fractured Elderly Patients?

Introduction: Geriatric assessment as an integrative part of assessment is a composite of a large number of scales. Sometimes it is difficult to transfer all of them. The Norton Scale Score (NSS) assesses the degree of risk to develop bedsores.

Functional Outcome of Elderly Hip Fracture Patients Is Not Affected By Prefracture Dementia.

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine whether a diagnosis of prefracture dementia (PFD) affects functional outcome at discharge from a geriatric rehabilitation setting.

Design: A total of 211 consecutive elderly hip fracture patients were evaluated retrospectively. We used the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and analyzed data by t test, χ(2) test, and multiple linear regression analysis.

Pre-stroke dementia does not affect the post-acute care functional outcome of old patients with ischemic stroke.

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether a diagnosis of dementia before stroke onset (pre-stroke dementia [PSD]) affects the short-term functional outcome of elderly ischemic stroke patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study comprising of consecutive elderly ischemic stroke patients. Functional outcome was assessed by the Functional Independence Measure scale (FIM) at admission and discharge.

Gender differences in functional outcome of elderly hip fracture patients.

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether gender might affect functional outcome of hip fractured patients undergoing in-hospital rehabilitation.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review study comprising of 759 consecutive elderly patients suffering traumatic hip fracture. All patients underwent a standard orthogeriatric care of surgical hip repair and post-acute rehabilitation care.

Eating management and functional outcome of elderly patients with symptomatic ischemic stroke undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether, and to what extent, post-stroke eating management (EM) at admission to a rehabilitation ward is associated with functional outcome.

Methods: This was a retrospective study comprising 716 consecutive elderly patients with first ever symptomatic ischemic stroke. Level of eating management was determined by Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) subscale scores relevant to eating management, where scores ≤ 5 points define low-eating management (Low-EM) ability and scores >5 indicate independent eating management.

Atrial fibrillation predicts cognitive impairment in patients with ischemic stroke.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered as a risk factor for cognitive impairment.

Methods: This retrospective chart review study was conducted in a patient stroke rehabilitation ward of a university-affiliated referral hospital. The participants were 707 patients admitted for a standard rehabilitation course after an ischemic stroke.

Functional outcome of elderly survivors of ischemic stroke: a retrospective study comparing nonhypercholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic patients.

Background: Total cholesterol is significantly associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. Patients with ischemic stroke and high cholesterol levels may show better functional outcome after rehabilitation.

Objectives: To study the possible interrelations between hypercholesterolemia and functional outcome in elderly survivors of ischemic stroke.

Diabetes mellitus predicts cognitive impairment in patients with ischemic stroke.

Background: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is associated with an increased incidence of cognitive impairment.

Methods: A retrospective chart review study involving 707 patients admitted for rehabilitation after an ischemic stroke. Cognitive status was assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and scores lower than 24 points were considered suggestive of cognitive impairment.

Serum albumin levels predict cognitive impairment in elderly hip fracture patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible interrelation of serum albumin levels and cognitive function of elderly hip fracture patients. The study involved 331 elderly patients with hip fractures, admitted for rehabilitation. Cognition was assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).