Letteratura Scientifica

Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s: A review

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia characterized by severe neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and the progressive loss of cognitive abilities. [...]

mercoledì 9 giugno 2021

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Cancer-Related Stroke: An Emerging Subtype of Ischemic Stroke with Unique Pathomechanisms

Systemic cancer and ischemic stroke are common conditions and two of the most frequent causes of death among the elderly. The association between cancer and stroke has been reported worldwide. Stroke causes severe disability for cancer patients, while cancer increases the risk of stroke. [...]

mercoledì 2 giugno 2021

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Neurological update: dizziness

The diagnosis and management of vertigo remains a challenge for clinicians, including general neurology. In recent years there have been advances in the understanding of established vestibular syndromes, and the development of treatments for existing vestibular diagnoses. [...]

giovedì 27 maggio 2021

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E-health StandingTall balance exercise for fall prevention in older people: results of a two year randomised controlled trial

Objective: To test whether StandingTall, a home based, e-health balance exercise programme delivered through an app, could provide an effective, self-managed fall prevention programme for community dwelling older people. [...]

giovedì 20 maggio 2021

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Effectiveness and feasibility of home‑based telerehabilitation for community‑dwelling elderly people in Southeast Asian countries and regions: a systematic review

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the impact of home-based telerehabilitation on physical function among communitydwelling elderly people in Southeast Asian countries and regions, and to investigate its feasibility. [...]

martedì 18 maggio 2021

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Post-stroke dementia – a comprehensive review

Post-stroke dementia (PSD) or post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) may affect up to one third of stroke survivors. Various definitions of PSCI and PSD have been described. We propose [...]

domenica 16 maggio 2021

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When to withhold oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation – an overview of frequent clinical discussion topics

Stroke prevention with oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation predisposes for bleeding. As a result, in select patient groups anticoagulation is withheld because of a perceived unfavorable risk-benefit ratio [...]

giovedì 13 maggio 2021

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A public health perspective of aging: do hyper-inflammatory syndromes such as COVID-19, SARS, ARDS, cytokine storm syndrome, and post-ICU syndrome accelerate short- and long-term inflammaging?

A central clinical question as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic is what the long-term sequelae for the millions of individuals will be who recover from the hyperinflammatory state characterizing COVID-19 and in particular for the hundreds of thousands who are ill enough to need hospitalization and in particular ICU care [...]

mercoledì 12 maggio 2021

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