Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Azotemia, Anemia Predict Medical Deterioration in Dementia Inpatients
Major Finding: Within the dementia group, the positive predictive values for emergency transfer were 61% for azotemia, 61.5% for anemia, and 30%...
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Amyloid Imaging Agent May Aid Alzheimer's Diagnosis
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Ask Alzheimer's Patient Caregiver: Patch or Pill Therapy?
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Neuropsychological Impairment Detected Early in Course of HIV
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Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Impairment Quantified in HIV-Positive Patients
Major Finding: Patients with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment had a 2.2- to 5.3-fold higher risk of developing symptomatic neurocognitive...
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Diabetes Managed More Tightly in Demented Patients
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Single Question Flags Depression in Chronic Pain
Major Finding: Asking patients who have activity-limiting pain how much they’ve felt downhearted or depressed in the past 4 weeks identified...
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Delirium Due to Medical Cause Often Misdiagnosed as Psychiatric Disorder
Major Finding: Almost one-quarter of the geriatric patients admitted to a psychiatric unit were found to have delirium due to underlying medical...
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Monitoring Antipsychotic Side Effects Infrequent Among Dementia Patients
Major Finding: By 90 days, the proportion of patients who were monitored for glucose or HbA1c was 27% of both the dementia/delirium group and the...
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Pain Medications Relieve Agitation in Demented Patients
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Asymptomatic Carotid Disease Impairs Cognitive Function
Major Finding: Patients with unilateral or bilateral asymptomatic carotid stenosis of at least 60% had significant cognitive-function impairment...