Methods: The present data were obtained from the Dying Elderly at Home (DEATH) project, a multicenter observational study conducted in Japan. The following information was collected: decedent characteristics, observed symptoms, and end-of-life care provided during the last 48 hours of life. A ...
Sometimes change is unavoidable for our cats, like moving into a new home, bringing home a new baby, having house guests, or adopting a new dog or cat. All of these can truly rock a cat’s world and trigger behavior changes. Sometimes even the slightest change can cause some cats to ...
she would then be back to normal. She knew what was going on again. But the hallucinations were still there. She said she would see people up at the ceiling along the wall. Or she thought someone was going to attack her. Or someone had taken her dog when he was in anothe...
Background: Mechanisms and causes of death in older patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are still poorly understood. Methods: We conducted in a retrospective monocentric study, a clinical chart review and post-mortem examination of patients aged 75 years
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial infection with high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly among the elderly. This systematic review was conducted to determine the clinical characteristics of IE in older adults and the risk factors that c
In addition, we also found that depression has a significant positive association with cognitive impairment. Depressive symptoms might lead to lower cognitive capacity, including the speed of thinking processes, visual selective attention, working memory and executive functioning [46], so early effective...