Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
November 2024
Sarcopenia is a pathological condition characterized by muscle failure associated with age, in which muscle mass and strength decrease and, as a result, functional status and quality of life decrease. The article discusses and presents the stiffness of the arterial wall and the vascular wall reflection index as markers of damage to the cardiovascular system in elderly and senile women with arterial hypertension; the influence of markers of damage to the cardiovascular system in the development of sarcopenia is considered; an algorithm for the diagnosis of sarcopenia for clinical practice is presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gut-liver axis includes the bidirectional communication between the gut and the liver, and thus covers signals from liver-to-gut and from gut-to-liver. Disruptions of the gut-liver axis have been associated with the progression of chronic liver diseases, including alcohol-related and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cholangiopathies. Immune cells and their expression of pattern recognition receptors, activation markers or immune checkpoints might play an active role in the communication between gut and liver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo establish significant risk factors for the development of adverse drug effects (ADEs) in children and adolescents with an acute psychotic episode taking antipsychotics. The research team randomly selected 15 patient records each month for 3 years (2016-2018). Overall, 450 patient records were included (223 boys and 227 girls, mean age was 14.
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