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    Selected Abstracts

    Functional ability in female leg ulcer patients , a challenge for physiotherapy

    PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, Issue 4 2006
    Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen
    Abstract Background and Purpose.,Venous leg ulceration represents a global health problem affecting predominantly elderly women. Traditionally, functional problems in this group of patients have attracted modest attention from wound care providers and physiotherapists. The aim of the present study was to describe and quantify disease consequences in female leg ulcer patients as a background for future physiotherapy interventions, using the nomenclature of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).,Method.,A prospective study was conducted in 34 women aged 60,85 years with current or previous venous leg ulcer as compared to 27 age-matched non-ulcer subjects. The outcome variables were pain, ankle range of motion, walking speed, walking endurance, self-perceived exertion, mobility, activities of daily living (ADL), physical activity, general health, life satisfaction and use of walking aids and community services. Established instruments were utilized and categorized within ICF domains to provide a conceptual framework and basis for physiotherapeutic research.,Results.,Leg ulcer patients showed significantly reduced values of ankle range of motion, walking speed and endurance, self-perceived exertion, mobility, ADL and physical activity level as compared to control subjects. Patients suffering from active ulceration were more negatively affected, and more of them had pain than post-ulcer fellows. By contrast, general health and life satisfaction were similarly rated by the two study groups.,Conclusions.,Elderly females in our study with chronic leg ulcer of venous aetiology had significant mobility impairments, but the reasons and consequences of these impairments remain to be elucidated. The potential of preventive measures and physical rehabilitation to aid functioning and prospects of leg ulcer repair need to be investigated in future studies. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

    Cytomorphology of anaplastic giant cell type of medullary thyroid carcinoma,A diagnostic dilemma in an elderly female: A case report

    DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY, Issue 2 2008
    Bharat Rekhi M.D., D.N.B, M.I.A.C
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    Two- and Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Hiatal Hernia

    ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 7 2008
    Mohit Gupta M.D.
    Using two- (2DTTE) and three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) and an oral contrast agent (a carbonated beverage), a mass-like lesion behind the left ventricular posterior wall in an elderly female was definitively diagnosed as a hiatal hernia. A 3DTTE provided a more comprehensive evaluation of the hiatal hernia as compared to the 2DTTE in terms of its size and extent and thickness of the wall. The size of the hernia was underestimated by 2DTTE (3.3 × 3.2 cm) as compared to 3DTTE (at least 7 × 4.8 cm). The maximum thickness of the gastric wall was also found to be larger by 3DTTE (11 mm) as compared to 2DTTE (5 mm). Both the size of the hernia and thickness of the wall have important clinical implications. The size has been reported to be the strongest predictor of severity of esophagitis and gastric wall thickness of 10 mm or more has been associated with malignant or potentially malignant gastric lesions. [source]

    Age Trends in Femur Stresses From a Simulated Fall on the Hip Among Men and Women: Evidence of Homeostatic Adaptation Underlying the Decline in Hip BMD

    JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, Issue 9 2006
    Thomas J Beck ScD
    Abstract Age trends in proximal femur stresses were evaluated by simulating a fall on the greater trochanter using femur geometry from hip DXA scans of 5334 white men and women in the NHANES III survey. Expansion of femur outer diameter seems to counter net bone loss so that stresses remain similar across age groups, but stresses are higher in older women than in older men. Introduction: The age decline in hip BMD is caused by both bone loss and expansion of outer diameter that increases the region size over which mass is measured in a DXA scan. Because expansion has an opposing effect on structural strength, it may be a homeostatic adaptation to net bone loss to ensure that load stresses are kept within a narrow range. Materials and Methods: Age trends in femur stresses were evaluated with an engineering beam simulation of a fall on the greater trochanter. Hip geometry was extracted from hip DXA scans using the Hip Structure Analysis (HSA) software on 2613 non-Hispanic white men and 2721 women from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). Using body weight as load, stresses were computed on the inferior-medial and superior-lateral femur neck at its narrowest point and the medial and lateral shaft 2 cm distal to the midpoint of the lesser trochanter. Stresses and the underlying geometries in men and women >50 years oaf age were compared with those 20,49 years of age. Results: Compared with men <50 years of age, stresses in older men were 6% lower on both surfaces of the shaft, 4% lower on the inferior-medial neck, and not different on the superior-lateral neck. In women >50 years of age, stresses on the proximal shaft and inferior-medial neck remained within 3% of young values but were 13% greater on the superior-lateral neck. Neck stresses in young women were lower on the superior-lateral than the inferior-medial neck, but lateral stress increased to the level on the medial surface in older women. Stresses were higher in women than in men, with a greater gender difference in those >50 years of age. Conclusions: We conclude that femur expansion has a homeostatic effect in men and women that opposes bone loss so that stresses change little with age. Because expansion preserves stresses with progressively less bone mass, the process may reduce structural stability in the femoral neck under fall conditions, especially in the elderly female. [source]

    Parkinsonism,dementia complex of Guam

    MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Issue S12 2005
    John C. Steele MD
    Abstract On Guam and in two other Pacific locales, indigenous residents and immigrants are prone to familial neurodegeneration that manifests as atypical parkinsonism, dementia, motor neuron disease, or a combination of these three phenotypes. This progressive and fatal disease of the Mariana islands, the Kii peninsula of Japan, and the coastal plain of West New Guinea is similar and the pathological features have close affiliation with universal tauopathies, including progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Chamorros of Guam call the disease lytico-bodig, and neuroscientists refer to it as the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Parkinsonism,dementia complex. During recent decades, its prevalence has declined progressively, and the age at onset has steadily increased. In 2004, motor neuron disease, once 100 times more common than elsewhere is rare, atypical parkinsonism is declining, and only dementia remains unusually common in elderly females. The cause of this obscure malady remains uncertain, despite 60 years of international research, but its ending implicates environmental influences rather than genetic predisposition. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society [source]

    Plasma ghrelin concentration is a signal of decreased fat free mass in healthy elderly females

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, Issue 3 2009
    Jaak Jürimäe
    This study aimed to evaluate whether circulating ghrelin is associated with changes in different body composition parameters over a 12-month prospective study period in healthy older females. On 41 postmenopausal women (mean age: 71.0 ± 6.5 years), ghrelin, leptin, insulin resistance (IR), and body composition parameters were assessed before and after the study period. Trunk fat: leg fat ratio (+3.6%), fat free mass (FFM) (,4.1%), glucose (+5.8%), and IR (+7.0%) were significantly changed (P < 0.05), whereas no changes in height, body mass, body mass index, fat mass (FM), %FM, trunk fat, leptin, ghrelin, and insulin were observed as a result of study period. At baseline, ghrelin correlated negatively (r > ,0.306; P < 0.05) with body mass, FM, %FM, trunk fat, FFM, leptin, insulin, and IR. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that baseline ghrelin concentration was significantly associated only with the mean change in FFM value over the 12-month study period. In conclusion, basal ghrelin concentration predicted the loss of FFM in healthy elderly females. In addition, these results suggest that circulating ghrelin concentration could be regarded as a signal of decreased FFM in healthy elderly females. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

    Effects of music and art education in early life and oral functions on the QOL of the Takarazuka Revue Company OG compared with general elderly females

    PSYCHOGERIATRICS, Issue 1 2010
    Takiko MASUTANI
    Abstract Background:, Today, Japan is becoming a super-aged society, with senior citizens already constituting over 21% of the population. In this situation, the question of how elderly people can extend their lives and enjoy independent lifestyles is becoming more important. The present study aims to clarify the relationship between the Quality of Life (QOL) of elderly females and their current oral functions and experiences of music and art education in early life. Methods:, We carried out a survey study focusing on elderly females (Takarazuka Revue Company OG group and general female group) by carrying out a questionnaire survey and comparing cognitive function, oral examinations, cerebral atrophy in magnetic resonance imaging, and other characteristics. Results:, It was shown that the Takarazuka Revue Company OG group had greater hippocampal volumes and significantly higher cognitive functions than the general female group. In addition, in the general female group, there was a significant correlation between a decrease in the number of remaining teeth and a decrease in activities in daily living, but in the Takarazuka Revue Company OG group, no such correlation was observed. Conclusions:, The results showed that those who have received art education as part of their careers over an extensive period since early life have higher levels of cognitive function, QOL, physical activity, social activity and life satisfaction compared with the general female group; showing that they sense a purpose in life and live with a positive attitude. In contrast, in the general female group, those who have continued to enjoy hobbies have higher levels of cognitive function, QOL, physical activity, social activity and life satisfaction than those who have not, thus showing that they live with a positive attitude. [source]

    Escherichia coli native valve endocarditis

    CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, Issue 5 2006
    R. Micol
    Abstract Among 36 cases of Escherichia coli native valve endocarditis (NVE) that met Duke criteria (31 cases in the literature between 1909 and 2002, and five cases seen in Paris, France), the urinary tract was the most common portal of entry. The majority (72.2%) of cases developed in elderly females. Overall, the proportion of patients aged >,70 years rose from 5.3% in 1982 to 22.9% in 2002. Persistent E. coli bacteraemia in the elderly in the absence of cardiac risk-factors may be a sign of NVE and should prompt an investigation by echocardiography. [source]