Impact of hematologic inflammatory markers on the prognosis of geriatric hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Geriatric hip fractures pose a significant health burden, and inflammation may play a role in the short- and long-term prognosis. However, the prognostic significance of hematologic inflammatory markers in geriatric patients with fractures is not understood. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the prognostic implications of systemic inflammatory markers on the long-term mortality of older patients with hip fractures.

Subregional thalamic functional connectivity abnormalities and cognitive impairments in first-episode schizophrenia.

Background: Previous studies have documented thalamic functional connectivity (FC) abnormalities in schizophrenia, typically examining the thalamus as a whole. The specific link between subregional thalamic FC and cognitive deficits in first-episode schizophrenia (FES) remains unexplored.

Methods: Using data from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, we compared whole-brain FC with thalamic subregions between patients and HCs, and analyzed FC changes in drug-naïve patients separately.

The cognitive effects of adjunctive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for late-onset depression: a randomized controlled trial with 4 week follow-up.

Objectives: Cognitive impairment is common and linked to poor outcomes in patients with late-onset depression (LOD). The cognitive effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for LOD are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of rTMS on cognitive function in elderly patients with LOD.

An unusual case of reactivated latent pulmonary cryptococcal infection in a patient after short-term steroid and azathioprine therapy: a case report.

Background: Cryptococcus is one of the major fungal pathogens infecting the lungs. Pulmonary cryptococcal infection is generally considered a community-acquired condition caused by inhalation of dust contaminated with fungal cells from the environment. Here, we report a case developing pulmonary cryptococcosis 3 months after hospital admission, which has rarely been reported before.

Relationship Between Alzheimer's Disease and Retinal Choroidal Thickness: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The choroid is involved directly or indirectly in many pathological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between retinal choroidal properties and the pathology of AD by determining choroidal thickness, hippocampus volume, cognitive functions, and plasma BACE1 activity.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 37 patients with AD and 34 age-matched controls were included.