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Saint Louis University
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About: Saint Louis University is a education organization based out in St Louis, Missouri, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 18927 authors who have published 34895 publications receiving 1267475 citations. The organization is also known as: SLU & St. Louis University.
Topics: Population, Poison control, Health care, Transplantation, Virus
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TL;DR: It is suggested that the SLUMS is possibly better at detecting mild neurocognitive disorder, which the MMSE failed to detect, but this needs to be further investigated.
Abstract: Context The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However, it performs poorly in identifying persons with mild neurocognitive disorder. The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) examination is a 30-point screening questionnaire that tests for orientation, memory, attention, and executive functions. Objective The objective of this study was to compare SLUMS and the MMSE for detecting dementia and mild neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM–IV) criteria. Methods Patients at the Veterans' Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, St. Louis, MO (N = 702) were clinically classified as having normal cognitive functioning, MNCD, or dementia based on DSM–IV criteria. The SLUMS and MMSE were administered for comparison. Results Mean age was 75.3 years (standard deviation: 5.5). Regarding education, 62.4% of the sample had at least completed high school and 30.6% had not. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated and receiver operator curves (ROCs) generated for SLUMS and MMSE as a function of diagnosis (MCND versus dementia) and education. Both the SLUMS and MMSE produced acceptable ROCs for the diagnosis of dementia, but the ROCs for SLUMS were better than the MMSE for the diagnosis of MNCD in both education groups. Conclusion These results suggest that the SLUMS and MMSE have comparable sensitivities, specificities, and area under the curve in detecting dementia. Although the definition of MNCD is controversial, the authors believe that the SLUMS is possibly better at detecting mild neurocognitive disorder, which the MMSE failed to detect, but this needs to be further investigated.
559 citations
University of Michigan1, National Institutes of Health2, University of California, Irvine3, Saint Louis University4, Virginia Commonwealth University5, University of Colorado Denver6, University of Southern California7, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center8, University of Connecticut9, Harvard University10, University of Washington11, United States Department of Veterans Affairs12
TL;DR: It was found that maintenance peginterferon did not reduce the incidence of HCC in the HALT-C cohort, and baseline clinical and laboratory features predicted risk for HCC.
559 citations
University of California, Berkeley1, Harvard University2, University of Rochester3, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center4, George Washington University5, Ghent University6, University of Chicago7, Henry Ford Health System8, Georgetown University9, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research10, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey11, Imperial College London12, University of Pittsburgh13, University of Virginia14, Washington University in St. Louis15, University of Pennsylvania16, University College London17, Nippon Medical School18, Celgene19, Scripps Health20, Saint Louis University21, Johns Hopkins University22
TL;DR: An expert panel from multiple disciplines developed definitions for rhinosinusitis and outlined strategies for design of clinical trials and reached consensus on definitions and strategies for clinical research on acute presumed bacterial rhinosineitis, chronic rhinosinitis with polyposis, and classic allergic fungal rhinosinesitis.
Abstract: Objectives: to develop consensus definitions for rhinosinusitis and outline strategies useful in clinical trials
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TL;DR: Overall, transesophageal echocardiography identifies potential cardiac sources of embolism in the majority of patients presenting with unexplained stroke.
559 citations
University of Regina1, University of Iowa2, University of Washington3, University of Utah4, University of Rochester5, University of Melbourne6, Emory University7, University of Pittsburgh8, University of British Columbia9, Saint Louis University10, City of Hope National Medical Center11, University of California, Los Angeles12, University of Florida13, York University14, University of Saskatchewan15, Duke University16, McGill University17
TL;DR: Recommendations are provided regarding the physical examination and the assessment of pain using self-report and observational methods (suitable for seniors with dementia) and the physical and emotional functioning of older adults experiencing pain.
Abstract: This paper represents an expert-based consensus statement on pain assessment among older adults. It is intended to provide recommendations that will be useful for both researchers and clinicians. Contributors were identified based on literature prominence and with the aim of achieving a broad representation of disciplines. Recommendations are provided regarding the physical examination and the assessment of pain using self-report and observational methods (suitable for seniors with dementia). In addition, recommendations are provided regarding the assessment of the physical and emotional functioning of older adults experiencing pain. The literature underlying the consensus recommendations is reviewed. Multiple revisions led to final reviews of 2 complete drafts before consensus was reached.
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| Douglas G. Altman | 253 | 1001 | 680344 |
| John E. Morley | 154 | 1377 | 97021 |
| Roberto Romero | 151 | 1516 | 108321 |
| Daniel S. Berman | 141 | 1363 | 86136 |
| Gregory J. Gores | 141 | 686 | 66269 |
| Thomas J. Smith | 140 | 1775 | 113919 |
| Richard T. Lee | 131 | 810 | 62164 |
| George K. Aghajanian | 121 | 277 | 48203 |
| Reza Malekzadeh | 118 | 900 | 139272 |
| Robert N. Weinreb | 117 | 1124 | 59101 |
| Leslee J. Shaw | 116 | 808 | 61598 |
| Thomas J. Ryan | 116 | 675 | 67462 |
| Josep M. Llovet | 116 | 399 | 83871 |
| Robert V. Farese | 115 | 473 | 48754 |
| Michael Horowitz | 112 | 982 | 46952 |