Background: Several techniques are available to identify, among patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), those at risk of conversion to Alzheimer dementia (CAD). However, simple cost-effective methods to assess the risk are not available yet.
Methods: This retrospective study included 143 MCI outpatients (76.
Ageing of the global population represents a challenge for national healthcare systems and healthcare professionals, including medico-legal experts, who assess personal damage in an increasing number of older people. Personal damage evaluation in older people is complex, and the scarcity of evidence is hindering the development of formal guidelines on the subject. The main objectives of the first multidisciplinary Consensus Conference on Medico-Legal Assessment of Personal Damage in Older People were to increase knowledge on the subject and establish standard procedures in this field.
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October 2020
Background: Delirium is a disorder in awareness, attention and cognition. Pathophysiologically it is a response to stress. Postoperative delirium (POD) is a usual complication in aged patients following hip fracture surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In older people, hip fractures often lead to disability and death. We evaluated handgrip strength, an objective measure of physical function for bedridden patients, as a predictor of walking recovery in the year after fracture surgery.
Methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study included 504 patients, aged 70 years or more, who were admitted to the hospital for hip fracture surgery and were formerly able to walk independently.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
November 2012
Background: Hip fractures represent a major challenge for physicians as well as society as a whole. Both poor functional status and delay to surgery are well known risk factors for negative outcomes. We hypothesized that the timing of the operation is more important for frail older people than older people without functional limitations before fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the pathways of care and clinical results for patients admitted for hip fracture (HF) in 3 orthogeriatric co-managed care centers in order to estimate the effect of system factors on mortality and functional outcome.
Design: Prospective inception multicenter cohort study.
Setting: Three tertiary Hospitals.
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