Clinically silent idiopathic Parkinson's disease unmasked by valproate use: a brief report.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Obesity and lack of physical exercise characterize increasing numbers of people in Western societies, resulting in increasing morbidity and mortality. Regular physical exercise, on the other hand, has been shown to be beneficial. Beneficial effects have also been shown in laboratory rodent studies--...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Viidik A,Skalicky M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polypharmacy has been associated with worse cognitive performance, but its impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) progression to dementia has not been explored. AIMS:The aims of the study were to investigate the association between multidrug regimens and MCI progression, and the possible mediation of dru...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Trevisan C,Limongi F,Siviero P,Noale M,Cignarella A,Manzato E,Sergi G,Maggi S

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual identification of vertebral fractures from spinal radiographs makes use of operator expertise in ruling out non-fracture deformities or normal variants. Morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) has recently been developed to assess vertebral deformity status quantitatively by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DX...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Francucci CM,Romagni P,Fiscaletti P,Caudarella R,Boscaro M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the progressive demographic ageing of the population and the National Health System reforms affecting care at the bedside, a periodic re-evaluation of in-hospital mortality rates and associated factors is recommended. AIMS:To describe the occurrence of in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Ambrosi E,De Togni S,Guarnier A,Barelli P,Zambiasi P,Allegrini E,Bazoli L,Casson P,Marin M,Padovan M,Picogna M,Taddia P,Salmaso D,Chiari P,Frison T,Marognolli O,Canzan F,Saiani L,Palese A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:One of the factors playing a role in both the aging process and the etiopathogenesis of primary hypertension is oxidative stress. The purpose of this work was to estimate the production of nitric oxide (NO), oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin (Cp) and level of malondialdehyde (MDA), the end-product o...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Kedziora-Kornatowska K,Kornatowski T,Bartosz G,Pawluk H,Czuczejko J,Kedziora J,Szadujkis-Szadurski L

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Although several investigations have tested physical activity a few months or one year after hip fracture, only a few have assessed physical activity shortly after hip fracture. The aim of this study was to evaluate how physical function two weeks after hip fracture operation predicts 12-month morta...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Heinonen M,Karppi P,Huusko T,Kautiainen H,Sulkava R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study aimed at examining factors related to osteoarthritis (OA) symptom severity in African American and Caucasian veterans (n=202). METHODS:OA symptom severity (lower extremity pain, stiffness, and physical function) was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Golightly YM,Dominick KL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplastic diseases may be complicated by rheumatic diseases or may be occur with them. Dermatomyositis/polymyositis and polymyalgia rheumatica are described as paraneoplastic syndromes. We report a case with proximal muscular weakness as only symptom of colon cancer in the absence of other symptoms and laboratory abn...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Rosa F,Ferrari M,Buschiazzo A,Lanfranco E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There is no conclusive evidence that hospital fall prevention programs can reduce the number of falls. We aimed to investigate the effect of a targeted individualized falls prevention program in a geriatric rehabilitation hospital. METHODS:This was a two-stage cluster-controlled trial carried out i...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Aizen E,Lutsyk G,Wainer L,Carmeli S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In order to investigate the relation between personal functional capacity and the physical housing environment during the aging process, the aim of this study was to give a long-term description of person-environmental fit (P-E fit) problems in terms of housing accessibility and ADL dependence among...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Werngren-Elgström M,Carlsson G,Iwarsson S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances such as passive monitoring technology (PMT), which provides holistic supervision of chronically ill and elderly patients, enable and support improved monitoring and observation, thus empowering the growing population of older adults to live more independently while lowering health care expenses. AI...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Schneider JE,Cooper J,Scheibling C,Parikh A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent and increasing in geriatric population. Depression and sleep disorders occur at a higher rate in patients with diabetes compared with controls. AIM:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate whether diabetic complications influence the sleep quality and depressio...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Öztürk ZA,Yesil Y,Kuyumcu ME,Savas E,Uygun Ö,Sayıner ZA,Kepekçi Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of balance training with somatosensory and neurofeedback training on dynamic and static balance in healthy, elderly adults. The sample group consisted of 45 healthy adults randomly assigned to one of the three test groups: somatosensory, neurofeedback, and a contro...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Azarpaikan A,Taheri Torbati H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Whether or not there has been a "compression of morbidity" in older ages has been vividly debated during the last decades. Previous studies have found indications of both improved and deteriorated health among elderly persons. Few studies have analyzed how changes in health indicators are influenced...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wilhelmson K,Allebeck P,Steen B

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Slow walking speed as one indicator of physical frailty has been found to be associated with deterioration of the health status. Although many reports have shown that exercise training improves motor function, it is unclear whether a group-based and short-term health promotion intervention will improve motor...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Kutsuna T,Hiyama Y,Kusaka S,Kusumoto Y,Tsuchiya J,Umeda M,Takahashi T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and the De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) are two commonly used instruments to assess mobility in older patients. AIMS:To compare the two assessments in acute senior trauma patients with regard to sensitivity to change during an acute care, and prediction of disc...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Gazzotti A,Meyer U,Freystaetter G,Palzer M,Theiler R,Abderhalden L,Bischoff-Ferrari HA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improvements on balance, gait and cognition are some of the benefits of exergames. Few studies have investigated the cognitive effects of exergames in institutionalized older persons. AIMS:To assess the acute effect of a single session of exergames on cognition of institutionalized older persons. METHODS:N...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Monteiro-Junior RS,da Silva Figueiredo LF,Maciel-Pinheiro PT,Abud ELR,Braga AEMM,Barca ML,Engedal K,Nascimento OJM,Deslandes AC,Laks J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Older adults' ever-improving health and changing lifestyles necessitate the development of a scale that can better measure their competence at a higher level. We developed the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) via item analysis and assessed its psychometric properties....

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iwasa H,Masui Y,Inagaki H,Yoshida Y,Shimada H,Otsuka R,Kikuchi K,Nonaka K,Yoshida H,Yoshida H,Suzuki T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The process applied to identify fall risks in frail elderly persons remains a matter of debate. We intended to develop a fall screening instrument for clinically defined subgroups of long-term care residents, to be administered by nursing staff. METHODS:Fall risk indicators were selected by multipl...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Becker C,Loy S,Sander S,Nikolaus T,Rissmann U,Kron M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are associated with adverse health outcomes in older people. Data on sarcopenia- and SO-related mortality are insufficient for hospitalized older people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sarcopenia, SO and mortality among hospitaliz...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Atmis V,Yalcin A,Silay K,Ulutas S,Bahsi R,Turgut T,Mut Sürmeli D,Selvi Öztorun H,Yaman S,Çoşarderelioğlu Ç,Aras S,Varli M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Quality monitoring has great relevance in stroke care. The Project "How to guarantee adherence to effective interventions in stroke care" aimed to estimate adherence to acute-phase guidelines in stroke care in Italy. METHODS:A prospective observational study was performed in 27 hospitals of 13 Ital...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Di Carlo A,Accetta G,Bellan M,Terni G,Lamassa M,Facchini R,Biggeri A,Inzitari D,Ferro S,National Stroke Care Group.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Muscle weakness and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency have been associated with adverse outcomes among older adults. However, little is known about the relationship between clinically relevant muscle weakness and 25(OH)D levels in Ecuador. AIMS:To examine the prevalence of muscle weakness and its ass...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Orces CH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The circadian rhythm of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with Alzheimer's disease was measured by means of a case-control study. METHODS:Serum samples from cases and controls were collected continuously for 2 days, and then once every 2 h (even number time-point during the first da...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Chen JM,Huang CQ,Ai M,Kuang L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the leading causes of suffering in the elderly, but it is often under-diagnosed and under-treated, partly due to the false belief that depression is a common aspect of aging. Depression in the elderly is frequently comorbid with medical illnesses, may often be expressed by somatic complaints, and ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Mecocci P,Cherubini A,Mariani E,Ruggiero C,Senin U

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For people with dementia, moving into a nursing home is usually considered at some point in time. Currently available information on predictors of institutionalization is often based on small sample sizes, not taking competing risks into account, and with inconclusive results for sex. AIMS:We aimed to carry...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Runte R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aim of this study was to develop a Turkish version of the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale (NEADLS) and to assess its reliability and validity. METHODS:Sixty healthy volunteers over 67 years old were included in the study. After translation, the Turkish version of the scale ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Sahin F,Yilmaz F,Ozmaden A,Kotevoglu N,Sahin T,Kuran B

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anderson-Fabry's disease (AFD) is a rare inborn X-linked sphingolipid storage disorder. Deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-GAL-A) leads to progressive accumulation of glycosphingolipids within most visceral tissues and body fluids of affected patients, provoking a clinical syndrome...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Buechner S,Luzzi C,Mannucci M,Massi D,Borsini W

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We define active aging as a striving for activities as per one's goals, capacities and opportunities. AIM:To test the 1-year counselling intervention effects on active aging. METHODS:In this two-arm single-blinded randomized controlled trial, the intervention group received individually tailored counsellin...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Rantanen T,Hassandra M,Pynnönen K,Siltanen S,Kokko K,Karavirta L,Kauppinen M,Sipilä S,Saajanaho M,Portegijs E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main purpose of the present study was to verify the feasibility of wearable inertial sensors (IMUs) in a clinical setting to screen gait and functional mobility in Italian older persons. In particular, we intended to verify the capability of IMUs to discriminate individuals with and without cognitive impairment...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Mulas I,Putzu V,Asoni G,Viale D,Mameli I,Pau M

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The MDS inter- RAI Acute Care is a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool for hospitalized older persons. The aim was to examine its validity based on test content by use in daily clinical practice. METHODS:Clinical staff of multiple disciplines assessed 256 older persons (83.2±5.2 years; 60% fema...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wellens NI,Deschodt M,Boonen S,Flamaing J,Gray L,Moons P,Milisen K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00