Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Level Affect Executive Function Rather than Attention by Herpan Syafii Harahap, Yanna Indrayana

“…OSA affected attention and executive functions. Since the diagnosis of OSA had limitation, the assessment of OSA risk level by using STOP-BANG Questionnaire instrument in common population is important. …”
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Effect of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance Function of Patients with Stroke: a Systematic Review by Shuzhen LI, Guohua ZHENG, Yucheng WANG, Shan LI, Jian HE

“…The software of Review Manager 5.2 was applied for data analysis and quality assessment of eligible studies.Results:Seven studies with 629 participants were included. …”
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Clinical and functional features and quality of life in depressive disorders in patients undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy by O. V. Kamenskaya, A. S. Klinkova, I. Yu. Loginova, S. S. Porotnikova, I. I. Volkova, V. N. Lomivorotov, A. M. Chernyavskiy

“…In patients who had a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comparative assessment using the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status (PCFS) scale was carried out.Results. …”
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Functional echocardiography identifies association between early ventricular dysfunction and outcome in pediatric sepsis by Sonia Reveco, Sonia Reveco, Stella Barbagelata, Stella Barbagelata, Pablo Cruces, Pablo Cruces, Franco Diaz, Franco Diaz, Karla Yohanessen, Marcos Larraín, Mario Guerra, Alexander Bataszew, Alexander Bataszew

“…The absence of these findings was considered normal ventricular function. Outcome was assessed by septic shock diagnosis rate, pediatric adaptation of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA), cardiovascular component of pSOFA, PICU-free and ventilator-free days.Results29 patients had sepsis, and 22 had septic shock. …”
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Evaluation and follow-up of cognitive functions in patients with minor stroke and transient ischemic attack by Deniz C, Celik Y, Ozdemir Gultekin T, Eryigit Baran G, Deniz C, Asil T

“…A series of neuropsychological test batteries were administered in patient and control subjects for assessing cognitive functions. These tests were readministered at 6 and 12 months of follow-up to assess the progression of cognitive functions. …”
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Visual Function in Professional Drivers In A Coastal Town of South India and Their Perceptions About Ocular Health by Vidya Hegde, Rashmi Jain, Rashmi Shambu, Anupama Bappal, Rajarathna Hegde

“…Introduction: Good visual function is essential for drivers during driving. Many ocular conditions affect visual function. …”
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Clinical, functional, and laboratory course of children and adolescents with severe asthma after discontinuation of biologics by Valentina Agnese Ferraro, Raimondo Junior Castaldo, Fiorenza Alfier, Margherita Amadi, Chiara Pertoldi, Valentina Tonazzo, Stefania Zanconato, Silvia Carraro

“…At the same time a close follow-up, including assessment of clinical control, functional parameter and biomarkers, is needed to promptly identify signs associated with possible loss of control.…”
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Functional Outcome of Surgical Management of Mid-diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures Treated by Plate Osteosynthesis by Selvaraj Ramalingam, K. Arvind Kumar, V. Dhivaakar, M. S. Santhosh

“…Earlier the fracture union better the functional outcome.…”
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Gaps in the physical therapy approach to functioning and disability after stroke: a scoping review by Sofia Queiros Vieira, Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro

“…The content of the functioning/disability assessment measures was linked to the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). …”
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Executive functions and associated brain volumetry in children with persistent stunting and catch-up growth by Beena Koshy, Vedha Viyas Thilagarajan, Roshan S. Livingstone, Manikandan Srinivasan, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Rachel Beulah, Anitha Jasper, Sushil John, Gagandeep Kang

“…Abstract Early childhood stunting can result in sub-optimal executive functions (EF), affecting academic achievements and economic potential in later life. …”
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Analysis of Clinical Symptoms and Risk Factors Related to Functional Prognosis in Patients With Cardiogenic Stroke by Pen-Ju Liu, PhD, Shui-Ping Liu, MD, Peng Yuan, MD

“…Conclusion: Higher admission National Institute of Health Stroke Scale scores were significantly associated with poor functional prognosis at 90 days, highlighting the importance of early National Institute of Health Stroke Scale–based assessment for improved outcomes.…”
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Correlation between binocular vision function and visual fatigue in school-age children with myopic anisometropia by Yingpin Cao, Jiajia Ye, Aiqin Nie, Dan Sun, Ming-ming Yang

“…Clinically, binocular accommodation and vergence function should be carefully assessed in myopic patients, especially those with anisometropia, and visual fatigue interventions should include training of accommodative and vergence facility to enhance visual quality.…”
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The mediating role of intrinsic capacity in balance and falls among older adults by Yao Cui, Jian Zhou, Qian Liu, Hui Ye, Bo Liu

“…A total of 284 elderly patients were divided into fall group (n = 131) and non-fall group (n = 153) based on whether they had experienced falls. All patients underwent assessments of IC, including locomotion (SPPB), vitality (MNA-SF), sensory (self-reported vision/hearing), cognition (MOCA), and psychological status (SAS/SDS). …”
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Relationship between masticatory function and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older: a cross-sectional study by Hikaru Shiraki, Satoko Kakuta, Yumi Kimura, Masanori Iwasaki, Chihiro Masaki, Taizo Wada, Kozo Matsubayashi, Yasuko Ishimoto, Michiko Fujisawa, Kiyohito Okumiya, Ryuji Hosokawa, Ryota Sakamoto, Toshihiro Ansai

“…Methods This study analyzed data from 236 community-dwelling adults aged 75 years or older. Masticatory function was assessed using spectrophotometric measurement of gum color differences before and after chewing color-changeable gum (ΔE*ab). …”
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Examining cognitive differences in expert meditators and non-meditators older adults by Florence Requier, Hamed Mohammadi, Harriet Demnitz-King, Marco Schlosser, Géraldine Poisnel, Eric Salmon, Gaël Chételat, Natalie L. Marchant, Antoine Lutz, Fabienne Collette, The Medit-Ageing Research Group

“…Therefore, we aimed to assess if meditation expertise is associated with preserved cognition in key domains affected in aging. …”
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Association between Purpureocillium, amino acid metabolism and cognitive function in drug-naïve, first-episode schizophrenia by Xiuxia Yuan, Xue Li, Lijuan Pang, Yulin Kang, Gangrui Hei, Xiaoyun Zhang, Peifen Zhang, Xiaoduo Fan, Xueqin Song

“…Cognitive function was measured using the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery. …”
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The effect of mother’s and infant nutrition on functional constipation in children between 1-4 months by Gülberat Totur, Maşallah Baran

“…Limited literature explores the correlation between functional constipation and infant nutrition. Our study aims to investigate the association between maternal and infant nutrition and functional constipation among infants between 1-4 months. …”
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Mediterranean diet and physical functioning trajectories in Eastern Europe: Findings from the HAPIEE study. by Denes Stefler, Yaoyue Hu, Sofia Malyutina, Andrzej Pajak, Ruzena Kubinova, Anne Peasey, Hynek Pikhart, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Martin Bobak

“…<h4>Background</h4>Unhealthy diet may increase the risk of impaired physical functioning in older age. Although poor diet and limited physical functioning both seem to be particularly common in Eastern Europe, no previous study has assessed the relationship between these two factors in this region. …”
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Group participation and the risk of functional decline in later life: A Prospective Cohort Study by Makoto Kaneko PhD, Fumihiro Saitoh PhD, Hotaka Hara MD, Takako Motomura, Kumiko Maruyama, Yumiko Okamoto BA, Hisako Kuribayashi, Kouichi Imai LLB, Katsunori Kondo PhD

“…The main outcome was a risk assessment scale score for predicting incident functional disabilities in 2022. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES EVALUATED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY by E. O. Saad, L. P. Ananyeva, R. T. Alekperov, D. S. Novikova, Yu. O. Korsakova, A. V. Volkov

“…In addition to clinical examinations, 73 patients underwent HRV assessment from 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring results and 121 patients had echocardiography (EchoCG). 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring was carried out in all control individuals.Results and discussion. …”
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