scholarly journals Cognitive P300 Potential in Retired Sportsmen with a Career in Contact Sports

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Iliya. V. Valkov ◽  
Rositza D. Dimkova
Keyword(s):  
Head Injuries ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
Cerebrovascular Trauma ◽  
P300 Potential ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Cognitive Problems ◽  
Wave Latency

SummaryEleven retired sportsmen, who had a career in contact sports (three boxers, four footballers, four wrestlers) and one cyclist with a history of several falls from a bicycle and had been diagnosed with a cerebrovascular trauma, were investigated with auditory cognitive P300. The age range was aged between 26 and 63 years. Ten out of the twelve presented cognitive wave latency between 512 msec and 928 msec. This finding made us conclude that repetitive minor head injuries (mHI) that they inevitably had experienced during their carrier has led to cognitive problems in older age.

Occipital tau deposition and astrogliosis following traumatic brain injuries in a kendo player

2020 ◽  
pp. 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000936
Author(s):  
Yuto Uchida ◽  
Yoshihiko Horimoto ◽  
Haruto Shibata ◽  
Tomoyuki Kuno ◽  
Toshihiko Usami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Trauma ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
Chronic Headache ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Head Injuries ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injuries ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clonic Seizures ◽  
Trauma In Athletes

Kendo, a type of fencing using bamboo swords, is one of the most popular Japanese martial arts that is practiced by over four million people worldwide.1 Kendo players wear face masks that protect their heads, but only from front and side attacks (figure 1A). Repetitive head trauma in athletes engaged in contact sports has been associated with development of neurodegenerative disorders.2 Herein, we present the case of kendo player with a history of chronic headache, depression, and cognitive dysfunction, who developed occipital epilepsy followed by generalized tonic-clonic seizures, as a result of repetitive head injuries.

scholarly journals A history of previous childbirths is linked to women's white matter brain age in midlife and older age

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Voldsbekk ◽  
Claudia Barth ◽  
Ivan I. Maximov ◽  
Tobias Kaufmann ◽  
Dani Beck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Older Age ◽  
History Of ◽  
Brain Age

scholarly journals Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID‐19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana J Anderson ◽  
Frederick K Ho ◽  
Claire L Niedzwiedz ◽  
S. Vittal Katikireddi ◽  
Carlos Celis‐Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
History Of

Syphilis among men who have sex with men attending a large HIV clinic in Trinidad

2021 ◽  
pp. 095646242199719
Author(s):  
Robert Jeffrey Edwards ◽  
Isshad John ◽  
Selena Todd ◽  
Leon-Omari Lavia ◽  
David Musa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Previous History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Age Range

A chart review study was conducted to determine the prevalence of syphilis and explore the associated risk factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) who attended a large HIV clinic in Trinidad during the period January–December 2019. Patients were routinely screened for syphilis annually, and demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were extracted from the medical records. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed, and factors significantly associated with a syphilis diagnosis were assessed using multivariate logistic regression. During the period, 218 MSM were seen, age range 19–67 years, and median age 34.0 years. The prevalence of syphilis was 41.3% (90/218), and 71.1% (64//90) of these infections were asymptomatic. Multivariate analysis using logistic regression showed that MSM living with HIV in the 30–34 years old-age group (OR, 4.32; 95% CI, 1.04–18.02), and those with a previous history of treated syphilis (OR, 10.18; 95% CI, 4.60–22.53) were more likely to be diagnosed with syphilis. The prevalence of syphilis is high among MSM attending the HIV clinic in Trinidad, and most of these infections were asymptomatic; hence, targeted and sustained interventions to reduce syphilis transmission are urgently required. Repeat episodes of syphilis may play a role in the transmission dynamics of syphilis in MSM.

scholarly journals Age-Related Frailty: A Clinical Model for Geroscience?

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1140-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Takeda ◽  
D. Angioni ◽  
E. Setphan ◽  
T. Macaron ◽  
P. De Souto Barreto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Older Age ◽  
The Other ◽  
Everyday Practice ◽  
Clinical Model ◽  
Main Contributor ◽  
Age Related ◽  
History Of

AbstractIn their everyday practice, geriatricians are confronted with the fact that older age and multimorbidity are associated to frailty. Indeed, if we take the example of a very old person with no diseases that progressively becomes frail with no other explanation, there is a natural temptation to link frailty to aging. On the other hand, when an old person with a medical history of diabetes, arthritis and congestive heart failure becomes frail there appears an obvious relationship between frailty and comorbidity. The unsolved question is: Considering that frailty is multifactorial and in the majority of cases comorbidity and aging are acting synergistically, can we disentangle the main contributor to the origin of frailty: disease or aging? We believe that it is important to be able to differentiate age-related frailty from frailty related to comorbidity. In fact, with the emergence of geroscience, the physiopathology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment will probably have to be different in the future.

Youthful and Older Biases as Special Cases of a Self-Age Optimization Bias

1996 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Staats
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Age Range

Two concepts of subjective age are measured for two cohorts (college students and older persons with an age range of 50 to 91 years). Functional age (Kastenbaum et al., 1972 Ages-of-Me Scale [1]) shows the typical youthful bias for the older cohort. An older bias is shown for the Best/Ideal Age by the older cohort in comparison to the younger cohort. Taken together, the youthful bias, being like someone of younger chronological age, and the bias of selecting a relatively older age as best represents a “Self Age Optimization Bias.” A sub-set of Best Age items dealing with work and career are identified for gender and cohort comparisons.

scholarly journals Application of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of Proliferative Enteritis-Affected Swine Herds

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia K. Holyoake ◽  
Gary F. Jones ◽  
Peter R. Davies ◽  
Dennis L. Foss ◽  
Michael P. Murtaugh
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Nursery Pigs ◽  
Clinically Normal ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Swine Herds ◽  
Age Range

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used to confirm the presence of ileal symbiont (IS) intracellularis in 3 swine herds with a history of proliferative enteritis (PE). Two pooled fecal specimens, each comprising 5 individual stool samples, were collected from pen floors to screen for the presence of IS intracellularis and determine the age range of pigs shedding the organism. IS intracellularis was detected in the feces of clinically normal 10–25week-old grower/finisher pigs, indicating that this age range of pigs was the main source of infection for younger nursery pigs. Shedding continued without clinical disease when 10–100 g/ton of tylosin or 10 g/ton of chlortetracycline was added to the feed. PCR testing of pooled fecal samples can be used to identify groups of pigs affected with PE. The results of this study indicate that this PCR assay has the potential to accurately assess the IS intracellularis infection status of swine herds and the association of IS intracellular-is with PE and growth performance.

scholarly journals Sleep terrors antecedent is common in adolescents with migraine

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libânia Melo Nunes Fialho ◽  
Ricardo Silva Pinho ◽  
Jaime Lin ◽  
Thais Soares Cianciarullo Minett ◽  
Maria Sylvia de Souza Vitalle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Sleep Terrors ◽  
Headache Diary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Range

Migraines and sleep terrors (STs) are highly prevalent disorders with striking similarities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the antecedent of STs by comparing adolescents suffering from migraines with healthy controls in a large consecutive series. METHODS: All patients were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire and were instructed to keep a headache diary during a two-month period. The age range was 10 to 19 years. The diagnosis of STs was defined according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. RESULTS: A total of 158 participants were evaluated. Of these participants, 50 suffered from episodic migraines (EMs), 57 had chronic migraines (CMs) and 51 were control subjects (CG). Participants who had a history of STs had significantly more migraines than participants who did not. CONCLUSIONS: Migraine is strongly associated with a history of STs in the adolescent population independent of demographics and pain intensity.

scholarly journals OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Zubair Ahmed Khan ◽  
Habib sultan ◽  
Amir Aziz ◽  
Shahrukh Rizvi ◽  
Tauqeer Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Duration Of Hospital Stay ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Range

ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: To compare the results of surgically operated vs conservatively treated patients of cerebral contusions due to traumatic brain injury. METHODOLOGY: This comparative study was conducted from January 2012 to December 2014 at the department of Neurosurgery, PGMI Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. A total of 50 patients were included in this study of both gender (male and female) and in the age range of 15-65 years. In our study 20 patients were managed conservatively while other 30 patients were operated for cerebral contusions. The mode of injury in our study was road traffic accidents and history of falls. RESULTS: Out of 50 patients, there were 41 (82%) males and 09 (18%) female patients. Their age ranged from 15 - 65 years. In this study the overall mean age is 38.36 years. The maximum numbers of patients were in their third and fourth decades of life. In our study the duration of hospital stay in conservatively managed patients was longer as compared to surgically treated patients who were discharged earlier. Mortality rate in surgically managed patients having a GCS ranged between 09 to 12 was very low contrary to the conservatively managed group, similarly the rate of delayed contusion formation and edema was also low in surgically managed patients as compared to those who were managed conservatively. CONCLUSION: Surgically managed patients of cerebral contusions in traumatic brain injury has better outcome and decreased hospital stay as compared to conservatively managed patients.

scholarly journals Surgical management of vesicovaginal fistula repair: Our experience.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (09) ◽  
pp. 1872-1877
Author(s):  
Mumtaz Rasool ◽  
Mudasar Saeed Pansota ◽  
Muhammad Shehzad Saleem ◽  
Fariha Mumtaz ◽  
Shafqat Ali Tabassum
Keyword(s):  
Fistula Formation ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Vaginal Repair ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Recurrent Fistula ◽  
Clinical Control ◽  
Abdominal Repair ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinical Control Trial ◽  
Age Range

Objectives: The results of our study would generate useful baseline database which would help the surgeons to manage these fistulae and their related complications properly. Study Design: Non-randomized Clinical Control Trial study. Setting: Department of Urology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur and Shahida Islam Medical College, Lodhran. Period: From July 2015 to June 2016. Material & Methods: Total 150 women with vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) on cystoscopy of either age were selected. Patients with history of recurrence of fistula, multiple fistulae, radiation and severe vaginal scarring were excluded. The transvaginal management was approached in cases of simple fistula, VVF located at trigone of bladder while transabdominal route was preferred when the fistula site could not be easily accessed per vagina, when VVF was above trigone or when the VVF was complex. These patients were followed for 6 weeks at 2 week time interval. Results: Age range in this study was from 20 to 60 years with mean age of 38.18 ± 10.64 years. Majority of patients were (41.72%) with medium sized fistula. In 92 patients, abdominal repair was done while in 52 patients vaginal repair was done. Unsuccessful repair was seen in 14 (9.33%), infection in 25 (16.67%) and recurrent fistula formation in 21 (14.0%) patients. Conclusion: This study concluded that the frequency of unsuccessful repair and recurrent fistula is more after vaginal repair compared to abdominal repair while infection rate was more after abdominal repair.

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