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J F Fiolet

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PubMed1998

Osteoporosis and intellectual disability: is there any relation?

One of the causes of osteoporosis is immobility. The present study examined osteoporosis in 23 bedridden adults with intellectual disability. It was found that the bone mineral density of the subjects was low, even though their calcium intake was more than adequate. Vertebral and other fractures were concentrated mainly in the elderly subjects (> 50 years). Very low vitamin D levels were also found in the subjects despite good nutritional levels. It is concluded that people with intellectual disability and mobility disorders are at risk of metabolic bone disease.

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PubMed1996

[Locomotive limitations in the elderly; something to consider].

A clinimetric method was used to investigate subjective and objective gait disabilities in 339 persons of 65 years and older in Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Netherlands. Because this study deals with disabilities rather than with medical diagnoses an interview by telephone was considered sufficient. A short, simple and broadly applicable questionnaire was made in order to assess gait disabilities in an objective way. In this random sample 43% of the elderly persons experienced difficulties with walking and 30% experienced objective gait disabilities. The non-response was 30%. The predominant complaint that hampered walking was pain, followed by tiredness and short of breath. The respondents attributed their gait disabilities to cardiovascular problems (23%) and to arthrosis (16%). 15% had no explanation for the cause of the gait problems.

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PubMed1996

[Effects of some factors in the development of locomotive disorders in the elderly].

UNLABELLED: 267 Persons over 65 years were interviewed by telephone to investigate the influence of some factors on the occurrence of gait disabilities. These factors are: sex, fractures, operations of the lower extremities, overweight, underweight, decreased sight, parity, medication use, smoking and occupation. The gait disabilities were objectivated by a short questionnaire. RESULTS: Male and female respondents reported gait disabilities in equal numbers. No relation occurred between fractures of the lower extremities and gait disabilities in the respondents. More people with than without gait disabilities have had an operation of the lower extremities, particularly when the operation indication was a vascular one. A relation was found between gait disabilities in the elderly respondents and smoking (ns), decreased sight and medication use.

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PubMed1987

[Giant cell arteritis of the aortic arch. An review with reference to a case report].

A case history of a 66 year old woman with an aortic arch syndrome due to giant cell arteritis is described. On the base of this diagnosis, a short review of literature, concerning symptomatology of giant cell arteritis is given, with special emphasis on the angiographic appearance. Special attention is given to the fact that a negative biopsy of the temporal artery does not exclude the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.

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