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R. Casale

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Influence of comorbidity and cognitive status on instrumental activities of daily living in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: results from the ReGA…

2007

Objectives To investigate whether amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is characterised by restriction in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Further, to examine the role of comorbidity and cognitive performance on IADL changes in aMCI subjects. Methods The study included 132 subjects with aMCI and 249 subjects with no cognitive impairment (NCI), consecutively enrolled as outpatients in a multicentric Italian clinical-based study, the ReGAl Project. All subjects underwent a comprehensive evaluation including clinical examination, laboratory screening, neuroimaging and cognitive and behavioral assessments. Functional status was evaluated by the Lawton's Instrumental Activiti…

GerontologyMalemedicine.medical_specialtyActivities of daily livingSettore MED/25 - PSCHIATRIAComorbidityNeuropsychological Testsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDisability EvaluationMental ProcessesRating scaleExecutive functionmental disordersmedicine80 and overHumansEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performanceCognitive performanceAgedGeriatricsCognitive evaluation theoryAged 80 and overDepressive DisorderCognitive disorderActivities of daily livingMild cognitive impairmentCognitionmedicine.diseaseComorbidityActivities of daily living; Cognitive performance; Comorbidity; Executive function; Mild cognitive impairment; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Amnesia; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Processes; Neuropsychological Tests; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental HealthPsychiatry and Mental HealthSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleactivities of the day livingAmnesiaGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychologyhuman activities
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T helper 1 response is correlated with widespread pain, fatigue, sleeping disorders and the quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia and is modu…

2019

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used as treatment for different clinical conditions, including fibromyalgia (FM). HBOT modulates brain activity, ameliorates chronic pain and modifies the ratio of immune cells. Clinical studies have provided evidence that FM is associated with immune system dysregulation. In the present study we aimed to evaluate the effect of HBOT on immune system and on the quality of life-style of FM patients.Patients with primary FM and controls were treated with HBOT. Physical, emotional and social assessment, quality of sleep, tender points, intensity score, WPI and symptom severity were evaluated before and after HBOT. Furthermore, a characterisation of CD4 …

Hyperbaric OxygenationSettore MED/16 - ReumatologiaFibromyalgiaT1 helper fibromyalgia hyperbaric oxygen therapy immune system pain fatigue sleeping disorders quality of life.Quality of LifeCytokinesHumansTh1 CellsSleepFatigueCD4 Lymphocyte CountClinical and experimental rheumatology
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