Wheelchair dependence in patients with dementia: Focus on kinematic gait analysis using simple wearable accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Falls, wheelchair dependence, and bedridden status are the results of reduced mobility in the mid-late course of dementia. Kinematic gait analysis for patients with dementia is lacking because practically setting sensors on their bodies is particularly difficult. We analyzed the parameters of kinematic gait analysis that are related to the risks of wheelchair dependence in patients with dementia using wearable accelerometers and gyroscopes for detecting 3-dimensional physical movements.

Expansion of droplets during speaking and singing in Japanese.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of infection clusters associated with choral singing have been reported. Singing generates droplets and carries the risk of spreading infection. However, no reports have explored droplet flight and aerosol production rates by singing and speaking in Japanese.

Genetic and demographic predisposing factors associated with pediatric sleepwalking in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort.

Objectives: Sleepwalking is a parasomnia associated with non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and is formally diagnosed using polysomnography (PSG). However, PSG are difficult to perform on children or adolescents due to needed compliance. To understand this condition in youth, few studies have been conducted on a large cohort of youths with a diverse distribution of ages and races to characterize it better in the absence of PSG.

A Severe Dementia Case in End of Life Care with Psychiatric Symptoms Treated by Perampanel.

Epilepsy is known to comorbid with Alzheimer's disease. It can promote cognitive decline, and eventually worsen their prognosis and mortality. It is sometimes difficult to find a suitable drug because of the adverse effects.