Impairment – Newsemia

Predicting School-Aged Cognitive Impairment in Children Born Very Preterm

NewsemiaApril 4, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 4, 2020017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children born very preterm (VPT) are at high risk of cognitive impairment that impacts their educational and social opportunities. This study examined...

Pharma / Biotech

Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Glycopyrronium in Patients with Renal Impairment.

NewsemiaApril 4, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 4, 2020019

Related Articles Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Glycopyrronium in Patients with Renal Impairment. J Pharm Sci. 2020 Mar 30;: Authors: Higashimori M, Ishikawa K, Gillen...

Cardiology

Obstructive sleep apnea and neurocognitive impairment in children with congenital heart disease.

NewsemiaMarch 31, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 31, 202003

Related Articles Obstructive sleep apnea and neurocognitive impairment in children with congenital heart disease. Chest. 2020 Mar 25;: Authors: Combs D, Edgin JO, Klewer S,...

Cardiology

Impairment of myocardial perfusion correlates with heart failure severity in patients with non-compaction cardiomyopathy.

NewsemiaMarch 28, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 28, 202006

Related Articles Impairment of myocardial perfusion correlates with heart failure severity in patients with non-compaction cardiomyopathy. ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Mar 25;: Authors: Cerar A,...

Neurology

Clinical Reasoning: A 16-year-old boy with progressive cognitive decline and gait impairment

NewsemiaMarch 10, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 10, 202005

A 16-year-old boy was admitted to our department primarily due to rapidly progressive cognitive decline and gait impairment for 1 month. Because of his vision...

AI/ML

A machine learning-based linguistic battery for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.

NewsemiaMarch 8, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 8, 2020039

Related Articles A machine learning-based linguistic battery for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0229460 Authors: Orimaye SO, Goodkin K, Riaz...

AI/ML

Drivers of Long-Term Care Considerations by Persons With Cognitive Impairment.

NewsemiaMarch 8, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 8, 202004

Related Articles Drivers of Long-Term Care Considerations by Persons With Cognitive Impairment. J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Feb 06;:733464820903908 Authors: Shepherd-Banigan M, James HJ, Smith VA,...

Biology

HIF-1 and Age-Related Impairment of Neovascularization in Regeneration

NewsemiaMarch 8, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 8, 2020028

Hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is known to be important in skin aging, involved in the regulation of numerous processes relevant to the maintenance and...

Cognitive impairment before and after intracerebral haemorrhage: a systematic review

NewsemiaMarch 7, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 7, 202003

Donnellan, C; Werring, D; (2019) Cognitive impairment before and after intracerebral haemorrhage: a systematic review. Neurological Sciences , 41 pp. 509-527. 10.1007/s10072-019-04150-5 . Source link...

Gastroenterology

P122 SEX DIFFERENCES IN STATURAL GROWTH IMPAIRMENT IN PEDIATRIC CROHN'S DISEASE: EARLY FINDINGS FROM THE GROWTH STUDY

NewsemiaMarch 3, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 3, 2020029

Statural growth impairment is both a marker and complication of poorly controlled Crohn’s disease (CD), and occurs more commonly in males than females. The specific...

Neurology

Author response: Clinical relevance of acute cerebral microinfarcts in vascular cognitive impairment

NewsemiaFebruary 19, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 19, 2020038

We thank Cao et al. for their interest in our study.1 Source link...

Neurology

Reader response: Clinical relevance of acute cerebral microinfarcts in vascular cognitive impairment

NewsemiaFebruary 19, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 19, 202004

We read with interest the article by Ferro et al.1 that focused on acute cerebral microinfarcts (ACMIs) in vascular cognitive impairment. Source link...

Neurology

Editors' note: Clinical relevance of acute cerebral microinfarcts in vascular cognitive impairment

NewsemiaFebruary 18, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 18, 2020028

In the article “Clinical relevance of acute cerebral microinfarcts in vascular cognitive impairment,” Dr. Ferro et al. identified acute cerebral microinfarcts (ACMIs)—defined as supratentorial hyperintensities...

Neurology

Renal impairment on clinical outcomes following endovascular recanalization

NewsemiaFebruary 5, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 5, 202004

Objective To determine the influence of renal impairment (RI) on clinical outcomes at 3 months and the risk of recurrent stroke in patients presenting with...

AI/ML

Modified HoloLens helps teach kids with vision impairment to navigate the social world

NewsemiaFebruary 3, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 3, 2020034

Growing up with blindness or low vision can be difficult for kids, not just because they can’t read the same books or play the same...

Cardiology

Total antioxidant status reduction conditioned by a serum selenium concentration decrease as a mechanism of the ultrasonographically measured brachial artery dilatation impairment in patients with arterial hypertension.

NewsemiaFebruary 2, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 2, 2020035

Related Articles Total antioxidant status reduction conditioned by a serum selenium concentration decrease as a mechanism of the ultrasonographically measured brachial artery dilatation impairment in...

Biology

Physiological and pharmacological characterization of a molluscan neuronal efflux transporter; evidence for age-related transporter impairment [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

NewsemiaFebruary 1, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 1, 2020013

Petra M. Hermann, Alexander C. Perry, Izen Hamad, and Willem C. Wildering Plasma membrane efflux transporters play crucial roles in the removal and release of...

Neurology

Scientists discover link between autism and cognitive impairment

NewsemiaJanuary 31, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 31, 2020039

Mouse study identifies a brain mechanism underlying social deficits and mental disability in a finding that could lead to new treatments Source link...

Neurology

Motor function decline correlates with behavioral impairment in C9orf72 mutation carriers

NewsemiaJanuary 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 21, 2020019

Expansion mutations in the C9orf72 gene are associated with clinical presentations of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and mixed ALS-FTD features.1 Clinical phenotypes...

Neurology

Longitudinal associations between diurnal cortisol variation and later-life cognitive impairment

NewsemiaJanuary 14, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 14, 2020010

Objective To determine whether hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) dysfunction is prospectively associated with global cognitive impairment in later life. Methods This cross-cohort study integrates 2 large...