OBJECTIVE To study clinical correlates of religiosity in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS Measures of life goals, religiosity, mood, and neuropsychologic function were assessed in 22 persons with mid-stage PD and 20 age-matched healthy controls. Levodopa dose equivalents (LDE) were also computed for the patients. RESULTS Relative to other major life goals parkinsonian patients were signifi...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a relatively newly designed test that was developed as a tool to screen patients with mild cognitive problems that are not typically detected by the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). While early research suggests that the MoCA is more sensitive to subtle cognitive impairment than the MMSE, there is concern about potential decreased specificity when using...

BACKGROUND The extent and patterns of cognitive change regularly occurring in elderly patients who experience prolonged hospitalisation have not been well examined. OBJECTIVE To describe patterns of cognitive change during and 6 months after hospitalisation and to identify prognostic factors associated with different patterns of changes. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Five med...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish prevalence, recognition, and risk factors for mental disorders and suicidal ideation in PC patients. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey based on standard mental health evaluation. SETTING Lithuanian primary care. SUBJECTS 998 patients from four urban PC clinics. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Current mental disorders and suicidal ideation assessed us...

Abstract Background Hypoglycemic incidents in older people can cause severe health problems, enhance general age-related disabilities, and frailty. Little is known about incidences of hypoglycemia home-dwelling with diabetes. Thus, the aim this study was to examine feasibility capturing issues associated increased risk by use continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) standardized questionnaires among...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study aimed to monitor cognitive performance during a 3-year period in subjects with bilateral asymptomatic severe internal carotid artery stenosis and to explore the role of cerebral hemodynamics and atherosclerotic disease in the development of cognitive dysfunction. METHODS One hundred fifty-nine subjects with bilateral asymptomatic severe internal carotid arter...

Background Studies have identified modifiable risk factors for both prevalence and incidence of cognitive impairment in lower educated older adults. However, patterns change, protective declining versus stable trajectories rarely been described this population. Our goal was to explore the long-term function identify decline beyond education. Method We applied group-based trajectory modelling mu...

OBJECTIVES To review evidence of hearing loss as a risk factor for dementia. Data Sources: PubMed Review methods: A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed database using the search terms (hearing loss OR presbycusis) AND (dementia OR cognitive decline). Initially, 488 articles were obtained. Only those studies evaluating an association between hearing loss and incident dementia or cog...

There are few data on the disability caused by asthma in elderly subjects. The aim of this survey was to assess the functional status of a population aged 65 years or more, being treated for asthma-related symptoms. A representative sample of 3,777 elderly people, living at home in the South-West of France, was surveyed using a standardized questionnaire on factors of ageing and their consequen...

BACKGROUND Early detection of compensated pediatric septic shock requires diagnostic tests that are sensitive and specific. Four physical exam signs are recommended for detecting pediatric septic shock prior to hypotension (cold extremities, mental status, capillary refill, peripheral pulse quality); this study tested their ability to detect patients who develop organ dysfunction among a cohort...