Vol. 23, Nr 4 - August 2011

Summary

REVIEW ARTICLE

Page 244 Efficiency and applicability of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the Emergency Department: a systematic review
Christophe E. Graf, Dina Zekry, Sandra Giannelli, Jean-Pierre Michel and Thierry Chevalley
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Page 255 The effect of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) on parameters of oxidative stress in different regions of aging rat brains after acute hypoxia
Rosemarie Martin1, Christian Mozet2, Hans Martin1, Klaus Welt3, Christoph Engel4 and Günther Fitzl3
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Page 264 Serum superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde levels in a group of Chinese patients with age-related macular degeneration
Lihong Jia1, Youdan Dong1, Hongmei Yang1, Xingyue Pan1, Rui Fan2 and Lingling Zhai1
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Page 268 Differences according to gender and health status in CD4:CD8 ratio in a sample of community-dwelling oldest old. The OCTABAIX immune study
Francesc Formiga1, Assumpta Ferrer2, Gloria Padros3, Alfons Lopez Soto4, Marta Sarro5 and Ramon Pujol1
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Page 273 Factors associated with maximal walking speed among older community-living adults
Janne Sallinen1,2, Minna Mänty1, Raija Leinonen1,3, Mauri Kallinen3, Timo Törmäkangas1, Eino Heikkinen1 and Taina Rantanen1
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Page 279 Benefits of home-based rocking-chair exercise for physical performance in community-dwelling elderly women: a randomized controlled trial
Kristiina Niemelä1,2, Ilkka Väänänen3, Raija Leinonen4 and Pia Laukkanen5
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Page 288 A three-group comparison of acute-onset dizzy, long-term dizzy and non-dizzy older patients in primary care
Carsten Kruschinski1, Julia Sczepanek1, Birgitt Wiese2, Alf Breull1, Ulrike Junius-Walker1 and Eva Hummers-Pradier1
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Page 296 Association between generic and disease-specific quality of life questionnaires and mobility and balance among women with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures
Astrid Bergland1, Hilde Thorsen2 and Rannveig Kåresen2
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Page 304 Carotid sinus syndrome is common in very elderly patients undergoing tilt table testing and carotid sinus massage because of syncope or unexplained falls
David Paling1, Arturo Vilches-Moraga2, Qasim Akram3, Oliver Atkinson3, John Staniland3 and Emilio Paredes-Galán2
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Page 309 Vital signs as determinants of immediate and longer term mortality outcome of patients admitted from Nursing Homes
Phyo K. Myint1,2, Nicola J.B. Trepte3, Richard A. Parker4, Sayed J. Sultanzadeh5, Jasmine Patel3, Robert Mallinson3 and John F. Potter1,2
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SHORT COMMUNICATION

Page 316 Fallers choose an early transfer gaze strategy during obstacle avoidance in dual-task condition
Minoru Yamada1, Hidenori Tanaka2, Shuhei Mori1, Koutatsu Nagai1, Kazuki Uemura1, Buichi Tanaka1, Tomoki Aoyama1 and Noriaki Ichihashi1
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CASE REPORT

Page 320 Thalamic infarct presenting as catastrophic life-threatening event in an older adult
Malcolm Wells1,2, Rebekah Jacques1,3 and Manuel Montero Odasso2,4,5,6
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Page 323 Examination of the relationship between age and clinical function: missing the trees for the wood
Norman R. Lazarus and Stephen D.R. Harridge
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Page 325 ERRATUM
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