Publications by authors named "Valerie Rosenberg"
Altered cognition and personality appear to emerge in tandem and adversely affect outcome in schizophrenia, yet little research has been done to determine whether these are related or independent domains. In this study, the relationship between the Big Five personality traits--neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness--and cognitive and motor performance in outpatients with chronic, clinically stable schizophrenia (N = 30) and age-matched healthy comparison subjects (N = 45) was examined. Subjects completed tests of attention, executive and motor functions, and the NEO-Five Factor Personality Inventory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The incidence of embolic events (EE) and death is still high in patients with infective endocarditis (IE), and data about predictors of these 2 major complications are conflicting. Moreover, the exact role of echocardiography in risk stratification is not well defined.
Methods And Results: In a multicenter prospective European study, including 384 consecutive patients (aged 57+/-17 years) with definite IE according to Duke University criteria, we tested clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic data as potential predictors of EE and 1-year mortality.
Aims: Infective endocarditis (IE) is more and more frequent in elderly persons and it has been associated with various clinical, bacteriological, and prognostic features. The aim of the study was to define the clinical, echographic, and prognostic characteristics of IE in a large population of elderly patients from four European centres (three French, one Italian).
Methods And Results: Three hundred and fifteen consecutive patients with definite IE underwent clinical evaluation, echocardiography, blood cultures, and follow-up.