Vol. 23, Nr 5 - October 2011

Summary

VOL. 23, NO. 5-6 OTTOBRE-DICEMBRE 2011; VOL. 23, ISSUE 5-6 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2011

Editorial

Page 326 Hyperparathyroidism in the elderly: shifting the focus from bone to brain
Dario Maggio and Carmelinda Ruggiero
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Original Articles

Page 328 Controlled-release oxycodone tablets after transdermal-based opioid therapy in patients with cancer and non-cancer pain
Enrico Ravera1, Salvatore Di Santo1, Rosa Bosco1, Claudio Arboscello2 and Renato Chiarlone2
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Page 333 Changes in skin mechanical properties after long-term application of cream containing green tea extract
Tariq Mahmood1, Naveed Akhtar1, Barkat Ali Khan1, Haji M. Shoaib Khan1 and Tariq Saeed2
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Page 337 Frequency and significance of unrecognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly patients with stable heart failure
Svetlana Apostolovic1,2, Ruzica Jankovic-Tomasevic1, Sonja Salinger-Martinovic1, Danijela Djordjevic-Radojkovic1, Dragana Stanojevic1, Milan Pavlovic1,2, Ivana Stankovic2,3, Biljana Putnikovic4, Srdjan Kafedzic4, Suad Catovic5, Elvis Tahirovic6 and Hans-Dirk Düngen6
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Page 343 Comorbid cognitive impairment and functional trajectories in low vision rehabilitation for macular disease
Heather E. Whitson1-4, Deidra Ansah5,6, Linda L. Sanders2,3, Diane Whitaker4,7, Guy G. Potter6, Scott W. Cousins4,7, David C. Steffens6, Lawrence R. Landerman1,8, Carl F. Pieper1,8 and Harvey Jay Cohen1,2
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Page 351 Dysexecutive performance of healthy oldest old subjects on the Frontal Assessment Battery
Alessandro Iavarone1,2, Elisa Lorè3,4, Caterina De Falco3,4, Graziella Milan3,4, Raffaela Mosca3,4, Sabina Pappatà5, Filomena Galeone3,4, Paolo Sorrentino3,4, Mario Scognamiglio3,4 and Alfredo Postiglione3,4
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Page 357 Cardiovascular mortality and C-reactive protein in elderly patients beginning dialysis: reverse epidemiology?
Claire Millet1, Jean Luc Bosson2, Gilles Pernod3, Jean Pierre Wauters4, Pascal Couturier1, Jean Louis Quesada2 and Philippe Zaoui5
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Page 364 Presbyequilibrium in the oldest old, a combination of vestibular, oculomotor and postural deficits
Eeva Tuunainen1, Dennis Poe2, Pirkko Jäntti3, Kirsi Varpa4, Jyrki Rasku4, Esko Toppila5 and Ilmari Pyykkö1
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Page 372 Association between disease-related factors and balance and falls among the elderly with COPD: a cross-sectional study
Sevgi Ozalevli1, Duygu Ilgin1, Selnur Narin1 and Atilla Akkoclu2
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Page 378 Improved postural control after dynamic balance training in older overweight women
Marianna Bellafiore1, Giuseppe Battaglia1, Antonino Bianco1, Antonio Paoli2, Felicia Farina3 and Antonio Palma1,4
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Page 386 Seated stepping exercise in a dual-task condition improves ambulatory function with a secondary task: a randomized controlled trial
Minoru Yamada, Tomoki Aoyama, Buichi Tanaka, Koutatsu Nagai and Noriaki Ichihashi
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Page 393 Increased intra-individual variability in stride length and reaction time in recurrent older fallers
Miriam F. Reelick1, Roy P.C. Kessels1,2,3, Miriam C. Faes1, Vivian Weerdesteyn4, Rianne A.J. Esselink2,5 and Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert1
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Page 400 The relationships among gait and mobility under single and dual task conditions in community-dwelling older adults
Gerhild Ullmann and Harriet G. Williams
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Page 406 Measurement error and minimum detectable change in 4-meter gait speed in older adults
Allon Goldberg1,2,3 and Stacey Schepens1,2,4
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Page 413 Functional level, physical activity and wellbeing in nursing home residents in three Nordic countries
Helena Grönstedt1, Karin Hellström2, Astrid Bergland3, Jorunn L. Helbostad4, Lis Puggaard5, Mette Andresen6, Randi Granbo7 and Kerstin Frändin1
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Page 421 Prediction of functional decline in older hospitalized patients: a comparative multicenter study of three screening tools
Mieke Deschodt1,2, Nathalie I.H. Wellens1, Tom Braes1,2, Annelies De Vuyst1,3, Steven Boonen2,4, Johan Flamaing2, Philip Moons1 and Koen Milisen1,2
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Appendix to No. 5-6

Point of View

Page 427 Opportunities to improve healthcare outcomes for elderly people and reduce re-hospitalization
Richard W. Besdine1 and Terrie Fox Wetle2
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Original Articles

Page 431 A comparison between two co-managed geriatric programmes for hip fractured elderly patients
Paolo Mazzola1, Francesco De Filippi1, Giuseppe Castoldi2, Paola Galetti1, Giovanni Zatti2 and Giorgio Annoni1
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Page 437 Daily and hourly frequency of the sit to stand movement in older adults: a comparison of day hospital, rehabilitation ward and community living groups
P. Margaret Grant1, Philippa Margaret Dall1 and Andy Kerr2
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Page 445 Admission Norton scale scores correlate with rehabilitation outcome and length in elderly patients following cerebrovascular accident
Dan Justo, Vadim Fridman, Oxana Borodin, Faina Rozenberg, Alexander Rabinovich and Yaffa Lerman
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Page 450 Depressive symptoms and fear of falling in previously community-dwelling older persons recovering from proximal femoral fracture
Petra Benzinger1, G.A. Rixt Zijstra2, Ulrich Lindemann1, Simone Nicolai1,3, Ruth Hoffrichter1, Michael Jamour4, Clemens Becker1 and Klaus Pfeiffer1
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Page 457 Hand osteoarthritis in longevity populations
Leonid Kalichman1, Michael Korostishevsky2, Valery Batsevich3 and Eugene Kobyliansky4
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Page 463 Stress in professional care-givers working with patients with dementia: a hypothesis-generating study
Gianluca Isaia1, Marco Astengo1, Giovanni Carlo Isaia1, Mario Bo1, Giorgetta Cappa1, Simona Mondino1, Giulia Nobili1, Valerio Dimonte2, Lucie Ernestine Nkouka1 and Massimiliano Massaia1
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Page 470 An epidemiological study of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly Mongolian and Han populations living in rural areas of Inner Mongolia
Huriletemuer1,2, Shirong Wen2, Chunyu Zhang1, Shigang Zhao1, Guangming Niu1, Binbin Wang3, Xu Ma3 and Desheng Wang2
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Page 476 Validity of the interRAI Acute Care based on test content: a multi-center study
Nathalie I.H. Wellens1, Mieke Deschodt1,2, Steven Boonen2,3, Johan Flamaing2, Len Gray4, Philip Moons1 and Koen Milisen1,2
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Short Communication

Page 487 Assessment of working-memory deficits in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia using Wechsler’s Working Memory Index
Roy P.C. Kessels1,2,3, Pieter W. Molleman1 and Joukje M. Oosterman1
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Case Reports

Page 491 Geriatric assessment of a giant splenic artery aneurysm accidentally diagnosed
Giuseppe Orsitto1, Francesco Fulvio1, Antonio G. Pinto2, Vincenzo Turi1, Domenico Tria1, Amedeo Venezia1, Clementina Colucci2, Roberto Castellana2 and Cosimo Manca1
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Page 495 A rare but significant cause of priapism in the elderly: multiple myeloma
Gulistan Bahat1, Fatih Tufan1, Sibel Akin1, Kadri Atay1, Bulent Saka1, Omer Kutlu2 and Cemil Tascioglu1
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Page 498 Spinal anterior epidural hematoma in an elderly man with unrecognized lupic anticoagulant taking warfarin
Giovanni Zuliani1, Gianluca Guerra1, Edoardo Dalla Nora1 and Enrico Fainardi2
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