scholarly journals Chorea Associated with Diabetic Striatopathy in an Elderly Female: A Case Report

2022 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Md Rashedul Islam ◽  
Tanbin Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Sakhawat Hossen Khan

Diabetic striatopathy is a rare manifestation of diabetes mellitus. The disease commonly affects individuals of Asian descent, female, and the elderly. Patients usually present with hemiballism-hemichorea caused by hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. Prompt recognition of a hyperglycemiainduced hemiballism-hemichorea is essential because the symptoms are reversible with correction of hyperglycemia. Diagnosis is possible based on blood reports and neuroimaging findings. J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2022; 40: 65-67

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Win Myat Maw ◽  
Mi Mi Saw ◽  
Theingi Kyaw ◽  
Khin Ohnmar Kyaing ◽  
Zaw Min Latt ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Matthews ◽  
Kaushik Hazratwala ◽  
Sergio Barroso-Rosa

Objectives: To review comminuted patella fracture in the elderly patients and examine the surgical options to avoid complications such as fixation failure and poor functional outcome. To provide an example of mesh augmentation in comminuted patella fracture in the elderly patients. Data Sources: A literature review was conducted by the authors independently using Ovid, Medline, Cochrane, PubMed, and Clinical Key in English. We aimed to review data on patients older than 65 with comminuted patella fracture. Search conducted between July and December 2015. Study Selection: Search terms included patella fracture, elderly, and fixation failure. Abstracts were included if they were a case report, cohort series, or randomized control trial. Further inclusion criteria were that they were available in full text and included patient age(s), operative details, follow-up, and outcome discussion. Data Extraction: Each study was assessed according to its level of evidence, number of patients, age of patients, fracture patterns described, complications of treatment, and results summarized. Data Synthesis: Paucity of data and heterogeneity of studies limited statistical analysis. Data are presented as a review table with the key points summarized. Conclusion: In patella fracture, age >65 years and comminuted fracture pattern are predictors of increased fixation failure and postoperative stiffness, warranting special consideration. There is a trend toward improved functional outcomes when augmented fixation using mesh or plates is used in this group. Further level 1 studies are required to compare and validate new treatment options and compared them to standard surgical technique of tension band wire construct.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 2415-2419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Carmen Albu ◽  
Raluca Elena Sandu ◽  
Andreea Lili Barbulescu ◽  
Elena-Anca Tartea ◽  
Emilia Burada ◽  
...  

The aim of the study was to assess the correlations between the acute confusing syndrome and different comorbidities found in a group of 126 elderly patients with this diagnosis, who were admitted to the Neurology Clinic of the Neuropsychiatry Hospital of Craiova. The main syndromes highlighted at the neurological examination were confusing, pyramidal and vestibular syndromes. The acute confusing syndrome has a multifactorial etiology, due to the wide range of comorbidities encountered in elderly patients. In our study the most frequent comorbidities were cardiovascular pathology, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cerebrovascular renal, hepatic pathology.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina M. Gardner ◽  
Rehan Aziz ◽  
Sunanda Muralee ◽  
Rajesh R. Tampi

Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia.


Hand Surgery ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 399-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul Ki Goorens ◽  
Ghislain Geurts ◽  
Jean F. Goubau

We report a case of an elderly female who sustained a severely comminuted distal radial and ulnar fracture, treated by shortening of the forearm, combined with a primary Sauvé-Kapandji procedure and volar plating of the distal radius.


2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bum-Sung Choi ◽  
Sewoong Kim ◽  
Seon-Cheol Park ◽  
Se-Hoon Shim ◽  
Hoo Rim Song ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teslime Ayaz ◽  
Serap Baydur Sahin ◽  
Osman Zikrullah Sahin ◽  
Ozlem Bilir ◽  
Halil Rakıcı

Elderly population is hospitalized more frequently than young people, and they suffer from more severe diseases that are difficult to diagnose and treat. The present study aimed to investigate the factors affecting mortality in elderly patients hospitalized for nonmalignant reasons. Demographic data, reason for hospitalization, comorbidities, duration of hospital stay, and results of routine blood testing at the time of first hospitalization were obtained from the hospital records of the patients, who were over 65 years of age and hospitalized primarily for nonmalignant reasons. The mean age of 1012 patients included in the study was 77.8 ± 7.6. The most common reason for hospitalization was diabetes mellitus (18.3%). Of the patients, 90.3% had at least a single comorbidity. Whilst 927 (91.6%) of the hospitalized patients were discharged, 85 (8.4%) died. Comparison of the characteristics of the discharged and dead groups revealed that the dead group was older and had higher rates of poor general status and comorbidity. Differences were observed between the discharged and dead groups in most of the laboratory parameters. Hypoalbuminemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypopotassemia, hypernatremia, hyperuricemia, and high TSH level were the predictors of mortality. In order to meet the health necessities of the elderly population, it is necessary to well define the patient profiles and to identify the risk factors.


2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 796-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Ribas Zahdi ◽  
Gabriela Bestani Seidel ◽  
Vanessa Cristina Soares ◽  
Camila Fernanda Novak Pinheiro de Freitas ◽  
Fabiane Andrade Mulinari-Brenner

Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory disorder of the scalp, affecting elderly patients after local trauma and leading to scarring or cicatricial alopecia. Case Report: An elderly female patient complained of painful pustules on the parietal region bilaterally with progressive enlargement and ulceration. A biopsy suggested erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp and the patient was treated with prednisone 40 mg/day and 0.1% topical tacrolimus. After 10 weeks complete closure of the eroded areas was observed and a stable scarring alopecia developed.


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