Amoebic colitis and liver abscess: A rare case of autochthonous invasive infection due to Entamoeba histolytica.

We report an unusual and confirmed case of invasive amebiasis in a non-endemic area where the source of infection remains unknown. During her admission, the patient developed amebic colitis and extraintestinal liver abscess with a favorable outcome following the antiparasitic therapy.

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among family caregivers of people with dementia: The role of attitudes toward vaccination, perceived social support and personality traits.

People with dementia have an increased risk of contracting severe forms of COVID-19. Although in worldwide vaccination programs priority has been given to older people, having taken the vaccine does not totally eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19 when one is in close contact with unvaccinated people. Thus, family caregivers' choices to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 could have potentially lethal consequences for their relatives.

Dementia after Three Months and One Year from Stroke: New Onset or Previous Cognitive Impairment?

Objective: Stroke is an important risk factor for dementia, but the exact mechanism involved in cognitive decline remains unclear.

Methods: Patients were divided into 2 groups: poststroke dementia group (PSD) and poststroke nondementia group (PSND). Variables and neuroradiological hallmarks were compared between 2 groups at 3 months (114 subjects) and 1 year (105 subjects) after stroke.

Diagnosis disclosure and advance care planning in Alzheimer disease: opinions of a sample of Italian citizens.

Background And Aims: In current Alzheimer disease (AD) research there is growing asymmetry between the modest benefits of the currently available treatments, in contrast to the possibility to diagnose AD early in its natural history. This complex situation brings along a number of important ethical issues about diagnosis disclosure and end-of-life decisions that need to be addressed. The principal aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes towards disclosure of a diagnosis of AD and disposition towards completion of advance care planning, in a sample of Italian citizens.

The impact of cognitive deficit on self-reported car crashes in ultra-octogenarian population: data of an Italian population-based study.

Objective: To examine the usefulness of specific neurocognitive tests for predicting the crash involvement in ultra-octogenarian population.

Methods: A total of 800 subjects (mean age 82.4 + 3.