Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients With Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia by Christie Teigland, Zulkarnain Pulungan, David Bruhn, Steve Hwang

“…Patients with agitation in Alzheimer dementia were more likely than those without agitation in Alzheimer dementia to have lower socioeconomic status (dual eligibility for Medicaid, 45.0% vs 41.7%, respectively) or be disabled (10.5% vs 9.4%). Overall, healthcare costs were higher in the agitation in Alzheimer dementia population compared with those without agitation in Alzheimer dementia (mean cost PPPY, $32 322 and $30 121, respectively), with the largest differences observed in inpatient and post-acute care costs. …”
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Clinical evaluation and management of a 45-year-old man with confusion, psychosis, agitation, stereotyped behavior, and impaired speech by Xiaolin Deng, Paulo J. Negro, Patrick L. Jung, Christopher M. Marano, Stephanie Knight, Seshagiri R. Doddi, Nana Y. A. Nimo, Rachel M. LeMalefant, Drew A. Myers, Andrea K. Haake, Rebecca Chandler

“…A is a mentally and physically disabled gentleman. He was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a teenager. …”
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Imaging the Brainstem Raphe in Medication-Overuse Headache: Pathophysiological Insights and Implications for Personalized Care by Annika Mall, Christine Klötzer, Luise Bartsch, Johanna Ruhnau, Sebastian Strauß, Robert Fleischmann

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a disabling condition affecting patients with chronic migraine resulting from excessive use of acute headache medication. …”
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Changes of health-related quality of life within 6 months after stroke by clinical and sociodemographic factors by Nipaporn Butsing, Joachim G. Voss, Jesada Keandoungchun, Nalinrat Thongniran, Mary T. Quinn Griffin

“…Abstract Stroke causes functional disabilities and reduces the quality of life of stroke survivors. …”
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The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people. by Alexandra Dane, Komal Bhatia

“…<h4>Background</h4>Eating disorders are a group of heterogenous, disabling and deadly psychiatric illnesses with a plethora of associated health consequences. …”
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Uremic Leontiasis Ossea due to Resistant Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Kubra Tuna, MD, Olesya Ilkun, MD, PhD, Peter T. Dziegielewski, MD, Anu Sharma, MD

“…Conclusion: With prolonged, uncontrolled PTH stimulation in ESRD, significant facial disfiguration with disabilities can occur. It is of utmost importance to adhere to guideline-specified PTH targets in persons with ESRD to prevent patient harm from permanent physical deformities.…”
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Extensive In Silico Analysis of ATL1 Gene : Discovered Five Mutations That May Cause Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A by Mujahed I. Mustafa, Naseem S. Murshed, Abdelrahman H. Abdelmoneim, Miyssa I. Abdelmageed, Nafisa M. Elfadol, Abdelrafie M. Makhawi

“…In this study, the impact of nsSNPs in the ATL1 gene was investigated by various in silico tools that revealed five nsSNPs (V67F, T120I, R217Q, R495W, and G504E) are deleterious SNPs, which have a functional impact on ATL1 protein and, therefore, can be used as genomic biomarkers specifically before 4 years of age; also, it may play a key role in pharmacogenomics by evaluating drug response for this disabling disease.…”
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A Generic Approach towards Amharic Sign Language Recognition by Netsanet Yigzaw, Million Meshesha, Chala Diriba

“…Despite the fact that sign language is an excellent platform for communication among hearing-impaired persons, it has created a communication barrier between hearing-impaired and non-disabled people. To address this issue, researchers have proposed sign language to text translation systems for English and other European languages as a solution. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Utility and Efficacy of Ozone Therapy versus Laser Therapy in Periarthritis Shoulder by Sunil Kumar, Harish Kumar, Prashant Pratap Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Vyutpanna Mishra, Ishan Ahmad

“…Results: A total of 55 patients were included in the study, among them, 42 patients (20 patients in the laser and 22 in the ozone group) were followed up to a final follow-up of 6 months and 13 patients lost their follow-up. Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire (DASH) score ozone group showed a gradual decline from the preinjection score of 55.68–17.78 at 6 months. …”
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What integrated care means from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review protocol by Amy Marshall, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, Gillian Harvey

“…Introduction According to the 2013 WHO Global Forum on Innovation for Ageing Populations, disabilities and morbidities associated with ageing could be minimised by accessing preventive care. …”
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Full Range Analysis and Application of Frozen Leg Operation for 3-Phase DAB Converters With Open-Circuit Failure by Cun Wang, Jennifer Bauman

“…The frozen leg method tackles OCFs without additional hardware by disabling the two switches in the faulty leg, allowing the 3p-DAB to transfer reduced power, generally by maintaining the original phase shift angle. …”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Schema Therapy on Anxiety , Quality of life and Frustration Tolerance of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Niloofar Jafarian, Ali Rezaie, Fatemeh Izadi

“…Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is a progressive neurological disease that leads to various disabilities in affected individuals. The combination of symptoms and the chronic nature of this condition can significantly impact a person's mental well-being, contributing to broader psychological issues related to the progression of the disease. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a life-threatening deterioration of mental status in relation to long-term and disabling cognitive dysfunction that is common in intensive care units worldwide. …”
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Use of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and alpha tocopherol (vitamin E) as adjuvants in the treatment of neuropathic pain by Fernando Antonio Silva de Azevedo-Filho, Yasmim Machado Chaves de Castro, Marcos Pinho Cerqueira, Thiago Arruda Rodrigues, Yussef Ali-Abdouni, Patrícia Maria de Moraes Barros Fucs

“…At the initial assessment, the patients answered the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Quick-DASH) to assess upper limb functionality; quality of life was described using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-bref) and pain assessment was measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS). …”
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Protocol for a prospective cohort study: Prevention of Transmissions by Effective Colonisation Tracking in Neonates (PROTECT-Neo) by Martin Wolkewitz, Roland Hentschel, Philipp Henneke, Daniel Jonas, Tim Götting, Sandra Reuter, Daniel Klotz, Simone Hock, Benjamin Blümel, Georg Häcker, Hajo Grundmann, Nico Mutters

“…Introduction Transmissions of opportunistic bacterial pathogens between neonates increase the risk of infections with negative repercussions, including higher mortality, morbidity and permanent disabilities. The probability of transmissions between patients is contingent on a set of intrinsic (patient-related) and extrinsic (ward-related) risk factors that are not clearly quantified. …”
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The Life Functioning Scale: A Measurement Tool Developed to Assess the Physical Functioning Abilities of Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Older by Yunhwan Lee, Eunsaem Kim, Jihye Yun, Jaewon Choi, Jinhee Kim, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim, Soongnang Jang, Kyungwon Oh, Jihee Kim

“…Results The newly developed Life Functioning (LF) scale assessed the dimensions of functional limitations, disabilities, and social activities. The scale satisfied a one-dimensionality assumption with good item fit and demonstrated criterion validity, construct validity, high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=0.93), and test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient=0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.76–0.89). …”
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Relationship of Serum Uric Acid Level with Demographic Features, Risk Factors, Severity, Prognosis, Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Calcium, and Magnesium in Stroke by Payam Saadat, Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar, Mansor Babaei, Mandana Kalantar, Mohammad Ali Bayani, Hiva Barzegar, Hemmat Gholinia, Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, Sekineh Faraji, Fatemeh Frajzadeh

“…A large financial burden is imposed on the families and health systems of countries in addition to the problems related to the disabilities caused by the disease for the patients. …”
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Pirfenidone Accelerates Wound Healing in Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial by Luz E. Gasca-Lozano, Silvia Lucano-Landeros, Héctor Ruiz-Mercado, Adriana Salazar-Montes, Ana Sandoval-Rodríguez, Jesus Garcia-Bañuelos, Arturo Santos-Garcia, Judith R. Davila-Rodriguez, José Navarro-Partida, Hiram Bojórquez-Sepúlveda, Juan Castañeda-Gomez, José Domínguez-Rosales, Myriam A. Ruiz-Arcos, María Guadalupe Sánchez-Parada, Juan Armendariz-Borunda

“…Diabetic foot ulcers are one disabling complication of diabetes mellitus. Pirfenidone (PFD) is a potent modulator of extracellular matrix. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Diffuse Axonal Injury According to Radiological Grade by Hak-Jae Lee, Hyun-Woo Sun, Jae-Seok Lee, Nak-Joon Choi, Yoon-Joong Jung, Suk-Kyung Hong

“…Purpose Patients with diffuse axonal injury experience various disabilities and have a high cost of treatment. Recent researches have revealed the underlying mechanism and pathogenesis of diffuse axonal injury. …”
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Advancing sustainable healthcare through multidisciplinary stroke team rehabilitation by Hanna C. Persson, Hanna C. Persson, Malin Reinholdsson, Malin Reinholdsson, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Stefi Barna, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam

“…The vulnerability of individuals with disabilities to climate change has been highlighted, calling for global collaboration to address climate justice and health equity. …”
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