Sarcopenia: diagnosis and management, state of the art and contribution of ultrasound

S Giovannini, F Brau, R Forino, A Berti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Age-related muscle loss is a phenomenon that has been extensively studied in recent
decades. Sarcopenia is a multisystem disease, which predisposes to muscle weakness and …

Neuropathic pain in the elderly

S Giovannini, D Coraci, F Brau, V Galluzzo, C Loreti… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain due to a lesion or a disease of the somatosensory system often affects
older people presenting several comorbidities. Moreover, elderly patients are often poly …

Sex differences in multimorbidity and polypharmacy trends: a repeated cross-sectional study of older adults in Ontario, Canada

CJ Maxwell, L Mondor, AJ Pefoyo Koné, DB Hogan… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Multimorbidity is increasing among older adults, but the impact of these recent
trends on the extent and complexity of polypharmacy and possible variation by sex remains …

Parkinson's disease and virtual reality rehabilitation: cognitive reserve influences the walking and balance outcome

I Imbimbo, D Coraci, C Santilli, C Loreti, G Piccinini… - Neurological …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative pathology characterized by
motor and non-motor symptoms that often lead to several impairments. Many studies show …

Motor–cognitive treadmill training with virtual reality in Parkinson's Disease: the Effect of Training Duration

E Pelosin, C Ponte, M Putzolu… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Treadmill training with virtual reality (TT+ VR) has been shown to improve gait performance
and to reduce fall risk in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, there is no consensus on the …

Challenges of prevention for a sustainable personalized medicine

R Pastorino, C Loreti, S Giovannini, W Ricciardi… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development and implementation of the approaches of personalized medicine for
disease prevention are still at infancy, although preventive activities in healthcare represent …

Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and mortality in elderly patients receiving home-based medical …

CH Huang, H Umegaki, Y Watanabe, H Kamitani… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Although potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) have been linked to poor
health outcomes, country-specific PIM criteria have not been compared. Thus, we compared …

Mirogabalin decreases pain-like behaviors by Inhibiting the microglial/macrophage activation, p38MAPK signaling, and pronociceptive CCL2 and CCL5 release in a …

R Zajączkowska, K Pawlik, K Ciapała, A Piotrowska… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition that significantly reduces the quality of life of many
patients as a result of ineffective pain relief therapy. For that reason, looking for new …

Polypharmacy and hyperpolypharmacy in older individuals with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AS Bhagavathula, W Tesfaye, K Vidyasagar, D Fialova - Gerontology, 2022 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Aim: Polypharmacy (concomitant use of 5–9 medicines) and
hyperpolypharmacy (concomitant use of over 10 medicines) were observed to be more …

Polypharmacy and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: The GeroCovid Vax Study

C Trevisan, L Haxhiaj, A Malara, A Abbatecola… - Drugs & Aging, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Polypharmacy is common in older adults, particularly
among those living in long-term care facilities. This condition represents a marker of clinical …