Extrapyramidal signs should be sought more often in Alzheimer's disease

[Radial artery access: should it be used more often?].

scientific authors should be more careful

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Should watchful waiting be used more often for acute otitis media?

Extrapyramidal signs in cognitively intact elderly people.

AIM to investigate the prevalence of extrapyramidal signs in elderly people and their relationship to disease. SETTING AND SUBJECTS 151 non-demented subjects age 65 and over living within a defined geographical area in Nottingham who were participating in the MRC multicentre Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. MEASUREMENTS subjects were assessed at home. Extrapyramidal signs were rated acc...

Hemophagocytic syndrome--should we consider it more often?

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a rare condition characterized by overactive histiocytes, hepatosplenomegaly, fever and cytopenia, with two major types: familial, autosomal recessive genetic disease and acquired that can occur during systemic infections, immunodeficiency or malignancy. Inappropriate activation of macrophages by cytokines is the major mechanism of the disease. We report a case ...