Geriatrics
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Post-Stroke Depression Treatment Improves Chances of Functional Recovery
Major Finding: Treatment for depression can enhance a patient’s ability to recover from a stroke or adapt to poststroke disability.Data Source:...
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Amyloid Burden May Be Tied to Cognitive Status in Parkinson’s
Major Finding: Patients with an initially high amyloid-beta burden in the brain showed a nonsignificant trend toward cognitive decline, whereas...
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More Discussion About End-of-Life Care Is Needed, Experts Say
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Prodromal Symptoms Trace Parkinson’s Bottom-to-Top Progression
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Antipsychotics Increase Mortality Risk in Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Major Finding: Haloperidol was associated with a 15.3% 6-month mortality among patients aged 65 years and older with bipolar disorder.Data Source...
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Creative-Expression Programs Benefit Patients With Dementia
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Treat Delirium Proactively, Geriatric Psychiatrists Advise
Major Finding: Delirium among hospitalized elderly patients is costly and associated with poor outcomes, but can be reduced with systematic...
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Diet-Exercise Combo Regimen May Reduce Frailty in Obese Elderly
Major Finding: Participants in the combined diet-exercise group showed the greatest improvement in mean physical performance test scores (5.4 vs...
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After Earthquakes, Adult Day Centers Play Valuable Role for Elderly
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New Era of Alzheimer's Prevention Research Emerges
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Trauma Center Performance Benchmarking Overlooks Elderly
Major Finding: Mortality at one trauma center fell from 6.4% to 2.4% after data were adjusted for advance directives and futile care.Data Source:...