Elderly Subjects
Sonographic evaluation of the shoulder in asymptomatic elderly subjects with diabetes
... Several studies have shown that the prevalence of rota- tor cuff tendons tears is increased in elderly subjects, with or without shoulder pain or movement limitation [1-9]. Moreover, it is well known that ...
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Taste loss in hospitalized multimorbid elderly subjects
... In conclusion, advanced age, polypharmacy, and mal- nutrition, which are conditions frequently observed in acute geriatric settings, seem to be strongly related to a reduced perception of sour taste, whereas the ...
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The Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Memory Performance in Elderly Subjects
... and elderly individuals, and is also weaker in individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease than it is in healthy subjects (Klimesch, Vogt & Doppelmayer, ...the subjects underwent a train- ing ...
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Regional distribution of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion in elderly subjects
... young subjects. (c) In five of the six elderly subjects, however, the distribution of ventilation in the resting tidal volume range was not preferential to the lower zones as it was in young ...The ...
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Air Pollution and ST-Segment Depression in Elderly Subjects
... Study design and protocol. We recruited a panel of elderly subjects living at or near an apartment complex located within 1 km of a central site monitoring station. A baseline screening questionnaire was ...
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Hyperintensities of the Optic Radiation on T2 Weighted MR Images of Elderly Subjects
... in elderly subjects (1–6). Such hyperintensities in elderly subjects have been observed to vary from 30% to 94%, with most authors reporting more than 75% ...
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Chest Computed Tomography of Elderly Subjects at University Hospital Campus Lomé
... of elderly subjects in the pulmonology department of SylvanusOlympio University Hospi- tal in Lomé ...the elderly can be explained by a decrease in immunity with age, or a history of smoking and ...
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Aggressive behavior, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in elderly subjects
... Abstract: Patients with dementia often have neuropsychiatric symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive cognitive decline by assessing ...
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Clostridium difficile Carriage in Elderly Subjects and Associated Changes in the Intestinal Microbiota
... the elderly at both phylum and species levels (16, 39, ...161 elderly subjects and 9 healthy young controls through pyrosequencing, which demonstrated that while each individual showed a distinct ...
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Foci of increased T2 signal intensity on brain MR scans of healthy elderly subjects
... The purpose of this study is to determine the presence and extent of increased T2 signal intensity lesions in a population of healthy elderly subjects collected for future prospective st[r] ...
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The utility of rebound tonometer in late elderly subjects
... We evaluated the utility of the RBT in terms of comparing with the GAT in late elderly subjects. A slight difference in IOP readings appeared to be within the allowable range. Careful attention is required ...
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Prevalence and Correlates for Tinnitus among Elderly Subjects: A Community Study
... the elderly. There is need for education of our elderly subjects concerning the process of ageing and health, personal care and realistic expectations about disease ...
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The Metabolism and Secretion of Aldosterone in Elderly Subjects
... 9 subjects] and metabolic clearance rates (MCR) [1,288 ± 120 (SE) L of plasma per day, 9 subjects] of aldosterone in elderly subjects are significantly lower than those of young ...
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Neutrophils are immune cells preferentially targeted by retinoic acid in elderly subjects
... Retinoic acids may influence the balance between T-helper type 1 and T-helper type 2 response [70-73]. RXR signaling may play an important role in this Th- cell differentiation [74]. Indeed, RXR pathways enhance Th2 ...
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Relationship between the Risk of Falling and Prescribed Medication in Community Dwelling Elderly Subjects
... the elderly are associated to low-impact falls, which are mainly ...the elderly due to their inability to stop the fall with their upper limbs or due to fainting related to polypharmacy ...
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Study of Thyroid Profiles in the Elderly
... Background: Advanced age is associated with changes in the pituitary thyroid axis which lead to changes in the thyroid functions in the absence of thyroid diseases. There is limited data regarding the prevalence of ...
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Fractal time series analysis of postural stability in elderly and control subjects
... long. Elderly subjects had increased values of H S , which are indicative of a less precisely controlled movement, as outlined at the beginning of the ...SDA. Elderly subjects also had ...
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Age Related Changes in Normal Appearing Brain Tissue and White Matter Hyperintensities: More of the Same or Something Else?
... all subjects, we performed MTI and T2-weighted MR ...young subjects, no WM hyperintensities were observed. In all elderly subjects, an experienced rater ...225 elderly subjects, ...
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Retrospective and observational study to assess the efficacy of citicoline in elderly patients suffering from stupor related to complex geriatric syndrome
... of elderly subjects (50%–80%) suffering from sub-acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease, with or without moderate or severe cognitive memory decline and with or without associated behavioral and ...
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Comparison of health-related quality of life between the Han and Yi ethnicity elderly in the Yi autonomous areas of Yunnan Province
... the elderly using SF-36, ADL, IADL tools among Han and Yi ethnic elderly subjects from 10 Yi autonomous areas in Yunnan ...group elderly was not ideal, although Han elderly had higher ...
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