Spasticity after stroke. Epidemiology and optimal treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The practice of hiding medicines in nursing home patients' food or beverages is described in only a few scientific papers. An earlier study conducted in 1999/2000 showed that covert medication was common in Norwegian nursing homes, with 11% of patients in regular nursing home units (RUs) and 17...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Kirkevold O,Engedal K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess, by smoothness index (SI), distribution of the antihypertensive effect of extended-release (ER) felodipine over 24 hours in elderly patients with hypertension. METHODS:After a 4-week washout phase, 35 elderly patients (mean age 69 +/- 4 years) with mild-to-moderate hypertension received 2 weeks' tr...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Antonicelli R,Omboni S,Giovanni DC,Ansuini R,Mori A,Gesuita R,Parati G,Paciaroni E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globally, the number of drug prescriptions is increasing causing more adverse drug events, which is now a significant cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability that has reached epidemic proportions. The risk of adverse drug events is correlated to very old age, multiple co-morbidities, dementia, frailty, and limit...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mangin D,Bahat G,Golomb BA,Mallery LH,Moorhouse P,Onder G,Petrovic M,Garfinkel D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Adrenoceptor antagonists (beta-blockers) reduce mortality and recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) in older patients after both Q-wave MI and non-Q-wave MI. The effects of beta-blockers are to: (i) reduce complex ventricular arrhythmias, including ventricular tachycardia; (ii) increase the ventricular fibrillatio...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High drug consumption among the elderly and inappropriate prescribing practices increase the risk of adverse drug effects in this population. This risk may be decreased by conducting, for example, a medication review alone or as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA); however, little is known about the fat...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Lampela P,Hartikainen S,Lavikainen P,Sulkava R,Huupponen R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins have been associated with later life, long-term care admission in observational studies. However, by preventing vascular events, statins may also prevent or delay admission. We wished to determine statin and long-term care admission associations in a randomised controlled trial context, and describe ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Burton JK,Papworth R,Haig C,McCowan C,Ford I,Stott DJ,Quinn TJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), mortality and morbidity remains unacceptably high. CHF is thought to progress as a result of activation of endogenous neurohormonal systems which are activated by the initial myocardial injury. ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Tsuyuki RT,McAlister FA,Teo KK

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pneumonia is highest among the aged compared with other adult populations, and causes significant morbidity and mortality among this group. Most episodes of pneumonia are caused by aspiration of oropharyngeal flora into the lungs and failure of lung defence mechanisms to eliminate the aspirated bacter...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mylotte JM,Ksiazek S,Bentley DW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, the pharmacological treatment of non-psychotic major depressive disorder in old age is only partially successful, with only approximately 50% of older depressed adults improving with initial antidepressant monotherapy. Many factors may predict a more difficult-to-treat depression, including coexisting anxi...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Driscoll HC,Karp JF,Dew MA,Reynolds CF 3rd

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial carcinoma, or bladder cancer, is a malignancy that most commonly affects older patients. The median age at diagnosis is 73 years, and care of these patients requires consideration not just of the disease-related factors such as stage and histology, but also of patient-related factors. Many of these patients...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Jodon G,Fischer SM,Kessler ER

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While hormonal therapy has been the usual and appropriate treatment of advanced or metastatic prostatic cancer for the past 50 years, the recent development of new therapeutic agents as medical alternatives to orchidectomy has drastically altered the options and perspectives in the treatment of this disease. Estrogens...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Huben RP,Perrapato SD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins have been shown to be beneficial in primary and secondary prevention settings; however, their role in the elderly remains a clinical conundrum, given that age-related factors could alter the risk-benefit ratio of statin treatment. This study aimed to critically evaluate the efficacy and safety of sta...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Teng M,Lin L,Zhao YJ,Khoo AL,Davis BR,Yong QW,Yeo TC,Lim BP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medicines are potentially modifiable risk factors for postoperative delirium. However, the extent to which preoperative medicines are included in risk prediction models (RPMs) is unknown. OBJECTIVE:This systematic review aimed to assess the extent of inclusion of preoperative medications in RPMs for postope...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Kassie GM,Nguyen TA,Kalisch Ellett LM,Pratt NL,Roughead EE

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common metabolic bone disease and currently presents a significant management dilemma. Most of the patients have few relevant symptoms and surgical parathyroidectomy offers the prospect of cure with freedom from the risk of long-term complications or the need for a follow-up. However, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Sims R,Ubhi C,Hosking D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoroquinolones are antibiotics frequently used in infections that affect elderly individuals. The physiological aging process can profoundly affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs, necessitating adjustment of dosage regimens in the elderly. Changes in pharmacokinetics with age are mainly due to the progressive det...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Nilsson-Ehle I,Ljungberg B

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are generally affected by secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). High phosphate, low calcium and vitamin D deficiency represent the classical 'triad' involved into the pathogenesis of SHPT in renal insufficiency, in which downregulation of the parathyroid vitamin D receptor an...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Cozzolino M,Gallieni M,Pasho S,Fallabrino G,Ciceri P,Volpi EM,Olivi L,Brancaccio D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of combination pharmacotherapy, including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists (angiotensin receptor blockers) and β-adrenoceptor antagonists (β-blockers) in the management of heart failure (HF) can reduce mortality, prevent functional decline and red...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Foebel AD,Heckman GA,Hirdes JP,Tyas SL,Tjam EY,McKelvie RS,Maxwell CJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (13-valent, adsorbed) (PCV13; Prevenar 13(®); Prevnar 13(®)) is approved in adults aged ≥50 years (focus of review) and in children aged 6 weeks to 5 years for protection against pneumococcal diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in numerous countries worldwide, incl...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Scott LJ,Sanford M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine agonists (DAs) are frequently used in the management of Parkinson's disease (PD), a complex multisystem disorder influenced substantially by age-related factors. Over 80% of PD patients present after age 60 years and may have clinical features exacerbated by age-related comorbidities or decline in physiologic...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Latt MD,Lewis S,Zekry O,Fung VSC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can start in subjects aged over 60 years, defined as late-onset PsA. In late-onset PsA, the weight of family history and genetic background appears less significant when compared with younger onset PsA, whereas obesity and smoking have been suggested as potential risk factors. In patients wit...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Caso F,Tasso M,Chimenti MS,Navarini L,Perricone C,Girolimetto N,Peluso R,Del Puente A,Afeltra A,Perricone R,Punzi L,Scarpa R,Costa L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a sharp decline in the incidence of gastric cancer during the second half of the 20th century, this malignancy remains the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the world. The incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer increase with age; at present, the median ages at diagnosis are 67 years for men a...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Wagner AD,Wedding U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza infection is an acute respiratory disease with a high morbidity and significant mortality, particularly among the elderly and individuals with chronic diseases. The majority of countries now recommend annual influenza vaccination for all people aged 65 years or older, and for those with high risk conditions....

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Corrigan EM,Clancy RL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although compelling evidence exists supporting statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) for secondary prevention in older patients with clinical atherosclerotic diseases, the same cannot be said for primary prevention. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to estimate the frequency of potential statin ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Borne E,Meyer N,Rybarczyck-Vigouret MC,Blanchard O,Lombard M,Lang PO,Vogel T,Michel B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decitabine (Dacogen(®)) is a deoxynucleoside analogue of cytidine that selectively inhibits DNA methyltransferases. Decitabine administered at a dose of 20 mg/m(2) by a 1-h intravenous infusion for 5 consecutive days of a 4-week cycle has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for use in adult patients a...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Curran MP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalised pruritus is common in the elderly. Idiopathic 'senile pruritus' is a diagnosis of exclusion, and an underlying systemic disorder should be sought. Thyroid disease, haematological malignancy, iron deficiency, cholestasis or renal impairment may be responsible for pruritus. Rarely pruritus may occur after ce...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Lonsdale-Eccles A,Carmichael AJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout in older patients tends to be sub-acute to chronic, often tophaceous, polyarticular, erosive, symmetrical, and causes persistent, recurrent and chronic arthritis. Clinically, it may closely mimic rheumatoid arthritis; thus, a correct diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion and the identification of ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Gonzalez EB,Miller SB,Agudelo CA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is a major source of variation in drug response. Social, medical and physiological heterogeneity intertwines to complicate geriatric pharmacotherapy. Inappropriate and excessive use of medication may be the most significant treatable health problem in the elderly. Older people are especially sensitive to antipsych...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pollock BG,Mulsant BH

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etidronic acid is an orally and intravenously active bisphosphonate, which is believed to inhibit resorption of bone via a number of cellular mechanisms, including alteration of osteoclastic activity. In studies of patients with symptomatic Paget's disease, etidronic acid 5 to 20 mg/kg/day administered orally rapidly ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Dunn CJ,Fitton A,Sorkin EM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antimicrobial agents has increased in recent years as treatments have diversified and resistant bacteria have appeared. With increased use of antimicrobial agents, elderly patients are prone to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as a result of factors such as drug-drug interactions, polypharmacy, long-term use, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mizokami F,Mizuno T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot and ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and disabling problem that adversely affects physical function and significantly reduces quality of life. Although the knee was considered to be the lower-limb site most often affected by OA, recent population data showed foot OA is as prevalent as knee OA, and rates incr...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Paterson KL,Gates L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00