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Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics or psychiatry of old age, is a branch of medicine and a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of neurodegenerative, cognitive impairment, and mental disorders in people of old age.
This can cause complications if patients are confined to a hospital and may lead to agitation, distress and anxiety. [10] Many patients report feeling as though they were being "held prisoner" and being prevented from carrying on with their daily lives. [10] Other symptoms include agitation, confusion, disorientation, and restlessness. [11]
Yoga for stroke rehabilitation. Based on low quality evidence, it is currently uncertain whether yoga has a significant benefit for stroke rehabilitation on measures of quality of life, balance, strength, endurance, pain, and disability scores. [91] Yoga may reduce anxiety and could be included as part of patient-centred stroke rehabilitation. [91]
All symptoms normally resolve within three weeks, and may only last days. [1] Permanent deficits are seen in a minority of patients, ranging from under 10% to 20% in various studies. [1] Less than 5% of patients experience progressive vasoconstriction, which can lead to stroke, progressive cerebral edema, or even death. [1]
Cerebral infarction, also known as an ischemic stroke, is the pathologic process that results in an area of necrotic tissue in the brain (cerebral infarct). [1] In mid to high income countries, a stroke is the main reason for disability among people and the 2nd cause of death. [2]
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The GAD-7 has a sensitivity of 57-94% and a specificity of 82-88% in the diagnosis of general anxiety disorder. [7] All screening questionnaires, if positive, should be followed by clinical interview including assessment of impairment and distress, avoidance behaviors, symptom history and persistence to definitively diagnose an anxiety disorder ...
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