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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
December 2024
Department of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Champmaillot Hospital, University Hospital, Dijon, France.
Introduction: According to the World Health Organization, 44 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Abnormal movements are atypical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Case Description: An 87-year-old woman, followed for Alzheimer's disease, experienced abnormal movements.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Urology A Department, University Hospital IBN SINA, Morocco.
Introduction And Importance: Follicular cystitis (FC) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the bladder that predominantly affects women. The exact cause of FC remains largely unknown, although it has been associated with inflammatory processes and bacterial infections, particularly following urinary tract infections. Regarding orphan diseases, like follicular cystitis, where large-scale trials seem virtually impossible, case reports find their place and guide the scientific community to find the best course of action.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) is a psychotic disorder with an age of onset ≥60 years, and social isolation is a risk factor. Reports on the impact of interventions for isolation and loneliness on psychiatric symptoms in VLOSLP are limited.
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old woman, widowed and living alone, developed psychosis, including paranoia, erotomania, and visual hallucinations, at 84 years old during a period when her interactions with others were limited by the COVID-19 pandemic and osteoarthritis.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Gifu Heart Center, 4-14-4 Yabuta-minami, Gifu-city, Gifu 500-8384, Japan.
Background: Computed tomography (CT) assessment is the standard for predicting coronary obstruction (CO) caused by sinus sequestration (SS) during transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) implantation in degenerated TAV (TAV-in-TAV) procedure, but it may not always be accurate. This report describes a prediction method for CO by using balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) during TAV-in-TAV.
Case Summary: An 87-year-old woman with a history of balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve (BE-THV) implantation 7 years prior was admitted with worsening dyspnoea.
CEN Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Ceftriaxone is widely used clinically but it can potentially cause ceftriaxone encephalopathy in individuals who are on dialysis. We describe ceftriaxone encephalopathy in a dialysis patient. The 87-year-old Japanese woman had a 9-year dialysis history.
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