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2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 2.1. Study rationale and aim An excellent bowel preparation is crucial to perform a high-quality colonoscopy and essential to visualize the entire colonic mucosa and to increase the safety of therapeutic maneuvers. Prior studies revealed that inpatient setting was
Enteral nutrition (EN) therapy is an essential part in critically ill patients,and can be administered on a continuous or intermittent, but there were no consensus on which should be adopted. Continuous feeding were thought to be better tolerated by patients with the limited absorptive gut surface
Retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy (RVCL) is a very rare and uniformly fatal genetic condition that affects the microvasculature. Symptoms begin in adulthood (usually in the 40s) and include loss of vision, mini-strokes, and dementia. RVCL includes three conditions which were
Patients will be recruited in a Memory Clinic. Three possible groups of participants will be offered participation:
- Those with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) but with biomarkers of Alzheimer´s disease (AD) that are conclusive enough to lead to the diagnosis of AD and to initiate medical
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
The HIV virus has a marked tropism for the central nervous system. In 1986, the term AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) has been coined which includes in a single syndrome, a whole series of severe neurologic manifestations, characterized by cognitive, motor and behavioral disorders.
The introduction of
There have been several publications in the medical literature linking the use of various types of fiber and the beneficial effects on lipid panel, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, weight, blood pressure, and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or those at risk for