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The Immunopathogenesis of Neuroinvasive Lesions of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in COVID-19 Patients (2021)

January 14, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Researchers continue to learn more about COVID-19 and the potential long-term consequences on the body. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood cerebral-spinal fluid (CFS) barriers protect the CNS. However, some viruses can find a way through these protective systems and cause disease within the brain with viral-induced neuronal damage or causing inflammatory or immune pathologies. […]
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Inadequate Fluid Intake in Long Term Care Residents: Prevalence and Determinants (2018)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Previous research suggests that half of the LTC residents may be dehydrated. Dehydration is a form of malnutrition. The treatment of other illnesses can be complicated by dehydration including urinary tract and pulmonary infections, kidney stones, hyperthermia, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, and thrombo-embolic compilation. About 60% of LTC residents are hospitalized for dehydration complications and are […]
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Delirium and Encephalopathy in Severe COVID-19: A Cohort Analysis of ICU Patients (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Doctors continue to learn more about the physical and neurological effects of COVID-19. Patients treated for ARDs because of COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a significant risk of developing delirium and neurological symptoms. This study initially included 150 patients within an ICU. However, ten patients were excluded because they remained under medication […]
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Improving Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients Pre-and Post-COVID-19 (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Whether it’s planned or unexpected, a hospitalization can often cause patients to be anxious with all the unknown procedures and treatments involved with the care and the medical professional involved. When a patient cannot communicate effectively with family members or caregivers, this can amplify fear, stress, and anxiety. Patients are three times more likely to […]
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Enduring Cognitive and Linguistic Deficits in Individuals With a History of Concussion (2019)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Many individuals with a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) report a cognitive “fogginess” and difficulties with completing their daily home, work, and social life responsibilities. Even with these reported difficulties, they are not being captured with traditional language assessments. A majority of what is known about mTBI is based on oral language and […]
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Alzheimer’s Disease and the Eye (2009)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Even though speech pathologists do not diagnosis visual changes this is an important area to learn more about. SLPs are considered experts for communication and can advocate for our patients even when they are unable. Being aware of the function and pathological changes to the visual system can help us communicate with other medical professionals […]
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INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed (2014)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
INCOG recommended clinicians use the MOSS Attention Rating Scale or Rating Scale of Attentional Behavior to determine the patient’s attention abilities. It is critical to determine the patient’s lifestyle and factors that may exacerbate the attentional demands when creating the treatment goals. A variety of treatment approaches were recommended by the INCOG team because of […]
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Age-Related Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline — The Potential Mechanisms Linking the Two (2019)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The authors of this review article propose four hypotheses to link ARHL with cognitive decline and dementia. Their four hypotheses include 1) cognitive load theory, 2) common cause factor responsible for age-related declines for cognition, 3) cascade hypothesis, 4) overdiagnosis or harbinger hypothesis. The authors also try to answer the question “do hearing aids (or […]
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Impact of Expiratory Strength Training in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (2016)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The authors had 25 participants who were diagnosed with probable or definite ALS, according to the Revised El-Escorial criteria. All of the participants demonstrated reduced maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) when compared to normative data for his/her gender and age. The forced vital capacity was also greater than 60% for all the participants. The authors used […]
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Long-Term Effects of Brief Hypoxia Due to Cardiac Arrest: Hippocampal Reduction and Memory Deficits (2018)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study included nine patients who had a myocardial infarction complicated by a brief cardiac arrest (MI with CA), outside of the hospital, that required <7 minutes for initiation of CPR. The control group consisted of nine patients who had a myocardial infarction without a cardiac arrest. The patients participated in this study 5 months […]
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