Sökning: "acute confusion"

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  1. 6. On testosterone during alcohol withdrawal in men : effects on mood and insulin-like growth factor 1

    Författare :Jaan Ruusa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Ethyl alcohol; withdrawal; testosterone; insulin-like growth factor 1; mood;

    Sammanfattning : The decrease of testosterone levels after alcohol ingestion is seen in both non-alcoholic and alcohol dependent patients. Mood effects during hangover and alcohol detoxification are common symptoms. In ageing men a connection has been observed between lowered testosterone levels and depressive symptoms as well as cognitive impairment. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Clinical presentation, prognostic factors and epidemiology of ischemic bowel disease in the very old

    Författare :Maria Wadman; Geriatrik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; multislice CT; abdominal plain film; Ischemic bowel disease; elderly; epidemiology; operations; symptoms;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Acute ischemic bowel disease (AIBD) is a potentially death-threatening vascular emergency predominantly affecting the elderly (>65 years). The prognosis is dismal and early diagnosis and treatment is of vital importance for the outcome. Clinical presentation is unspecific. The five studies were retrospective. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Understanding Suicidality: Suicide risk, sex differences and views of suicide attempters

    Författare :Katarina Skogman; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; clinical psychology; depression; patient views; sex differences; psychosomatics; Psychiatry; suicidality; suicide risk; suicide attempt;

    Sammanfattning : Better understanding of suicidality may improve treatment and care of suicide attempters. This thesis aims at understanding suicidality by investigating suicide risk, sex differences and views of suicide attempters. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Quality of care and assessment of health among elderly in actue care

    Författare :Inger Johansson; Mona Kihlgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :assessment; elderly; health; quality of life; sense of coherence; organisation of care; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes nursing staff's opinion of quality of care and work satisfaction and elderly patients' perception of health, functional capacity, quality of life and sense of coherence (SOC) from a prognostic point of view. The research was performed within several surgical and orthopaedic wards, and different instruments were developed and tested for reliability and validity. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Mechanistic studies of APR-246 in leukemia

    Författare :Dina Mahmoud Ali; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : PRIMA-1 and its analog APR-246 are novel drugs that restore the active conformation of mutated and unfolded p53 protein and induce apoptosis and cell death in various tumors in pre-clinical models. We first aimed to explore the effects of APR-246 alone and in combination with other drugs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in vitro. LÄS MER