Publications by authors named "Sarah Hayman"
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- Pituitary abscess (PA) is a rare condition with a mortality rate of 5.1%, and delayed presentation is a key predictor of worse outcomes.
- * The most common symptoms are headache (76.2%) and visual field defects (47.3%), while high T2 and low T1 signals on MRI are typical radiological findings.
- * Despite symptom resolution in many patients, over half (61%) continue to experience endocrine abnormalities, with hypopituitarism being the most prevalent (41.1%).
Dementia requires expert care and decision making, based on sound evidence. Reliable evidence is difficult for busy dementia care professionals to find quickly. This study developed an experimentally tested search filter as an innovative tool to retrieve literature on dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCare practices change as knowledge emerges and research findings challenge current approaches. Access to evidence has challenges. Bereavement care is diverse: practitioners often work alone or in small teams, terminology can be diffuse, and practitioners may not have time and skills for effective search strategies.
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