Clinical Manifestations.

Background: Worry about developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), otherwise known as dementia worry, is a construct of significant interest in ADRD-related health behaviors. In the present analysis, we aimed to understand dementia worry in the framework of the Health Belief Model by investigating the contribution of perceived risk/susceptibility and psychological factors including depression and negative affect.

Method: An English-speaking community sample free of neurocognitive diagnoses (n = 279) who were aged 60-96 (M = 73.

Assessment of White Matter Integrity after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

White matter (WM) abnormalities, such as atrophy and hyperintensities (WMH), can be accessed via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Several methods are available to classify WM abnormalities (i.e.

Clinical presentation and treatment considerations in children with acute omental torsion: a retrospective review.

Omental torsion is an underdiagnosed cause of abdominal pain in children. It resembles appendicitis, and the diagnosis is often made surgically. We review the presentation, treatment, and outcomes in the largest reported series to date.

Management of perinatal torsion: today, tomorrow or never?

Purpose: Management of perinatal testicular torsion is a highly controversial issue. Despite uncommon salvage of the affected gonad, exploration for ipsilateral orchiectomy and empiric contralateral orchiopexy have been recommended due to the unlikely but unfortunate possibility of asynchronous torsion. Observation with serial examination is the alternative.