Malnutrition, severity of exacerbation and disability status could be identified as risk factors associated with 6-month mortality of elderly patients admitted for nonacidotic AECOPD.

The study shows that hypoactive delirium is the most common subtype among hospitalized older patients. Specific clinical features were associated with different delirium subtypes. The use of standardized instruments can help to characterize the phenomenology of different motor subtypes of delirium.

No abstract

Although at present there is no cure for AD, several drug treatments and care strategies may improve or stabilize cognitive and behavioral symptoms, and improve the quality of life of patients and families.

A histopathological study of 125 cases of basal cell carcinoma (BCC; out of 5,475 over a period of 5 years) occurring on the leg was performed. Nodular and superficial BCC were the most common patterns. No sclerosing type was observed, although prominent fibrosis was present in some cases of BCC associated with severe stasis changes. Stasis changes were found only in 25% of the cases suggesting that they do not represent a predisposing factor for the development of BCC on the leg.