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• 23 | Analytics for adapted physical exercise effectiveness aimed at prevention of risk factors for osteoporosis and frailty in elderly patients affected by breast cancer F. D'Amico¹, R. D'Amico² | ¹Oncology Geriatric Unit ,Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù - Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Messina; ²Medical Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Oasi Maria Santissima, Troina.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15774

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• 42 | Use of the brief-multidimensional prognostic index for medication reconciliation and deprescribing in frail elderly patients P. Maina¹, A. Poli², C. Aversa³, E. Anselmo⁴ | ¹Direttore SC Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte - Geriatria, Università degli Studi di Torino; ²Medicina di Comunità e delle Cure Primarie, Distretto Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ³Dirigente Medico Specializzando in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Area Metropolitana Nord ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte; ⁴ASL TO3 Regione Piemonte.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15793

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  Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders

  Alberto Castagna, Carmen Ruberto, Rosa Paola Cerra, Laura Greco, Giovanni Ruotolo

  24-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8670

  1115

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• 30 | Impact of pharmacist–clinician collaboration on polypharmacy optimization in frail older patients: preliminary results A. Franceschin¹, P. Singh², G. Annessi¹, G. Lacerenza¹, G. Formoso³, E.L.C.M. Bassi², L. Franchi¹ | ¹Unità Internistica Multidisciplinare ad indirizzo Geriatrico Riabilitativo, Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE); ²Unità Farmaceutica Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE); ³Struttura Complessa di Farmacoepidemiologia, Azienda USL di Reggio Emilia e Centro Regionale Farmacovigilanza, Regione Emilia Romagna.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15781

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  Preventing delirium in older people

  Alessandra Anzuini, Francesca Massariello, Giuseppe Bellelli

  03-11-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7146

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• 57 | Isolated delirium as a presenting sign of abdominal sepsis: a case of acute perforated diverticulitis in an elderly patient C. Rispoli¹, V. Notarangelo² | ¹AORN Cardarelli, Napoli; ²Cava de' Tirreni (SA).

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15808

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  Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

  Giovanni Carbone, Immacolata Sepe, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Elisa Salsano, Federico Ruggiero, Michele Schiavone, Dalila Bruno, Filomena Micillo, Nicola Vargas

  28-08-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11377

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• Position paper on essential strategies for healthy aging: focus on preventing sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases from the 38^th National Congress of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory (SIGOT)

  Virginia Boccardi, Francesco Vetta, Luca Cipriani, Andrea Fabbo, Alberto Cella, Moira Ceci, Margherita Azzini, Claudia Bauco, Giuseppe Benati, Alberto Castagna, Maria Lia Lunardelli, Patrizia Mecocci, Michela Passamonte, Marcello Romano, Salvatore Tardi, Liliana Mazza, Gianluca Ottomanelli, Piero Secreto, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Nicola Vargas, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Lorenzo Palleschi

  22-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12702

  1077

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• Pneumonia

  Simone Dini, Federica Sganga, Mattia Brunori, Aurora Vitali, Annalisa Paglia, Giulia Mussatti

  04-03-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.11715

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  Diagnostic utility of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and indications for 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose and amyloid-tracers

  Maria Lucia Calcagni, Vanessa Feudo, Elizabeth Katherine Anna Triumbari

  09-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7729

  1133

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  Secondary prevention in cognitive frailty: the Treviso Dementia Registry

  Maurizio Gallucci

  19-09-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6056

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• 58 | Impact of deprescribing on hospitalized older adults M. Rossato¹, A. Lanaro², G. Salerno Trapella¹, L. Bologna¹, G. Boschetti¹, S. Bugnola¹, F. Castellucci¹, M. Chiarini¹, G. Zoso¹, F. Corsini¹, M. Panozzo¹, C. Perera¹, M. Sartori¹, L. Pellizzari¹ | ¹Geriatric Unit, Alto Vicentino Hospital, ULSS 7 Pedemontana, Santorso (VI); ²Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15809

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• A rapid weight loss caused by therapeutic cannabinoid use in an elderly individual: a case report

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Loredana Tibullo, Nicola Vargas

  16-12-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12889

  1224

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  Active surveillance of adverse events following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 immunization in geriatric population: a prospective multi-centric study from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  Anil Bhandari, Surya Pratap Singh Tiwari, Monika Rathore, Lokendra Sharma, Smita Jain

  24-01-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9908

  686

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• High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for refractory hypoxemia in hospitalized older patients with end-stage respiratory failure

  Filippo Luca Fimognari, Valentina Bambara, Giuseppe Armentaro, Paola Scarpino, Massimo Rizzo, Chiara Settino, Marco Filice, Virginia Boccardi

  19-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14472

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• 53 | “Weancare”- Casa di Dio Foundation intervention A. Ranzenigo¹, S. Mosconi¹, A. Romano², M. Zanini³ | ¹Casa di Dio Foundation, Brescia; ²Healthy Aging Research Group SB, Brescia; ³Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15804

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  Challenges in the performance of real-life studies in older patients: focus on long-term care facilities

  Johanna Marietta Christiansen, Anna Maria Meyer, Lena Pickert, Roman Pfister, Maria Cristina Polidori

  24-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10384

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• 19 | Pilot project of medication review and deprescribing dedicated to the care of elderly patients on polypharmacy who access in the emergency department for acute kidney injury and hydro-electrolyte imbalances. G. Coniglio, A. Panico, F. Liccardi | AORN Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15770

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• Palliative geriatrics and dementia: key issues and challenges

  Mariagiovanna Cozza, Joanna Polom, Annalisa Paglia, Simone Dini, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Virginia Boccardi

  15-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13984

  666

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  Entropy as a method to investigate complex biological systems. An alternative view on the biological transition from healthy aging to frailty

  Roberto Siciliano

  07-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6755

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  High-flow nasal oxygen therapy in acute respiratory failure

  Raffaele Scala

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7799

  1447

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  COVID-19: when, along with aging, sex matters

  Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci

  18-12-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9421

  722

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• Glioblastoma cancer: comparing the effectiveness of 3D conformal radiation therapy and volumetric modulated radiotherapy - an artificial intelligence-based survival prediction

  Roberto Siciliano, Carlo Capalbo, Mario Leporace, Maria Chiara Angiocchi, Ilaria Bonetti, Angelo Andrea Chirillo, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Marcello Maggiolini

  14-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.14114

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  Ethics and aging: focus on living will for patients with dementia

  Alberto Sardella, Laura Vernuccio, Floriana Cocita, Florenza Inzerillo, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo

  05-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6815

  2050

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• 03 | Bedside ultrasound of the quadriceps femoris as a screening tool for sarcopenia in internal medicine patients: correlation with handgrip strength and clinical-functional impact R. Piffero¹, F. Di Stefano² | ¹SOC Medicina Interna, Ospedale Castelli di Verbania, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale (DiMeT), Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; ²SOC Medicina Interna, Ospedale Castelli di Verbania.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15754

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• Clinical activities of out-of-hospital Italian public geriatrics: a survey of members of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory

  Mariagiovanna Cozza, Ciro Manzo, Alberto Castagna, Maurizio Gallucci, Filippo Fimognari, Lorenzo Palleschi

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13405

  720

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• Anticholinergic and sedative medication burden in older adults: an observational analysis

  Jehath Syed, Prathibha Pereira, Tejaswini C J, Shilpa Avarebeel, Kshama Ramesh, Madhan Ramesh, Krishna Undela, Sri Harsha Chalasani

  06-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.14173

  717

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  Chances and challenges of comprehensive geriatric assessment training for healthcare providers

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Regina Elisabeth Roller-Wirnsberger

  14-12-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7853

  2592

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• 26 | Addressing loneliness in hospitalized older patients: an interventional study in a post-acute long-term care unit C. Delli Gatti, M.G. Cupido, M. Leonardo, L. Marzano, M. Palermo, G. Ciociola, G. Serra | U.O. Lungodegenza Post-Acuzie Geriatrica Riabilitativa, Ospedale di Lagosanto, Azienda USL di Ferrara.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15777

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  Effect of aging on the configurational change of the aortic arch

  Atsuhiro Kojima, Isako Saga

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5720

  1587

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  The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study. Objectives, study design and expected outcomes (MPI_COVID-19)

  Carlo Custodero, Alberto Cella, Nicola Veronese, Margherita Azzini, Filippo Fimognari, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Maria Cristina Polidori, Carlo Sabbà, Alberto Pilotto

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9038

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• 35 | Impact of gender on early medical complications and mortality after hip fracture in elderly patients G. Grillini¹, L. Luppi², A. Breschi², V. Rochira², M. Bertolotti², C. Mussi², E. Martini² | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia; ²Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15786

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  COMEPA (COVID-19 Medicina Policlinico Palermo): a study in hospitalized patients

  The COMEPA group

  21-09-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9895

  1846

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• 40 | Predictive accuracy of anticholinergic burden scales for ECG abnormalities in older adults L. Luppi¹, M. Testa Savini¹, A. Ceccofiglio², G. Bianco³, R. Presta⁴, M.C. Ferrara⁵, R. Chiappetti⁶, V. Caleri⁷, E. Tonon⁷, M. Bo⁴, P. Abete⁶, A. Ungar⁸, A. Marengoni³, G. Bellelli⁵, M. Bertolotti¹, C. Mussi¹ | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena; ²AOU Careggi, Firenze; ³Università degli Studi di Brescia; ⁴Università degli Studi di Torino; ⁵Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano; ⁶Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ⁷Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale 3, Pistoia; ⁸Università degli Studi di Firenze.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15791

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  Closeness as a mediator in providing and receiving social support on the social well-being of older persons in Kitui County, Kenya

  Kezia Mbuthia, Samuel Mwangi, George Owino

  14-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10293

  663

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  Delirium onset within a palliative care programme: nursing care for the patient and family

  Dalia Caleffi, Andrea Fabbo, Luca Gelati, Cinzia Monti

  25-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7563

  2171

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• 43 | Acute ischemic stroke in a tachy-brady syndrome patient: a case of multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosis S. Malservisi¹, A. Franco¹, A. Cicognani¹, G. Tonini¹, F. Coraini¹, L. Ghedini¹, A. Cascetta¹, G. Tortorici², G. Boggian², E. Pasquarosa³, F.A. Catucci³ | ¹Geriatria, AUSL Bologna Ospedale Bentivoglio; ²Cardiologia, AUSL Bologna Ospedale Bentivoglio; ³Università di Bologna.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15794

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  Frailty and risk of mortality and hospitalization in nursing home residents affected by COVID-19

  Nicola Veronese, Vanni Stangherlin, Paola Mantoan, Marco Chiavalin, Florina Tudor, Gianfranco Pozzobon

  23-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9635

  4575

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• 55 | Description of the functional characteristics of patients attending a geriatric outpatient clinic: cross-sectional study 2021–2025 at the geriatric outpatient clinics of the Ospedale Israelitico of Rome G. Ricci¹, S. Ronzoni², F. Rossi², M. Costarella², A. Dorizzi², P. Romagnoli², C. Pedone¹ | ¹UOC di Geriatria - Università Campus Biomedico, Roma; ²Ospedale Israelitico - UOC di Geriatria, Roma.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15806

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  Using the multidimensional prognostic index for treatment decisions and monitoring in frail older patients

  Arduino A. Mangoni

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7059

  1352

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  Role of high dose IV vitamin C and zinc in coronavirus

  Arooj Fatima, Muhammad Usman Ali Khan, Mehkaar Najeeb, Muhammad Yasoob Ali Khan, Faiz Ul Haq

  19-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9338

  14879

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  Overview of COVID-19 patients treated in University Hospital Split, Croatia - specifics related to patients age

  Marija Cavar, Danijela Budimir Mrsic, Ante Luetic, Lara Perkovic Tabak, Mate Petricevic, Kresimir Dolic

  22-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9351

  3869

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  Meta-research in geriatric medicine: a survey of the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)

  Nicola Veronese, Jacopo Demurtas, Stefania Maggi, Antonio Cherubini, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Alberto Cella, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Alberto Ferrari, Alberto Pilotto

  12-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9339

  722

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  Biomarkers of dementia: from bench to clinical side

  Patrizia Mecocci, Lucia Paolacci, Virginia Boccardi

  14-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7718

  1233

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  Prolonged liver transplantation survival and aging successfully

  Francesco Pollicino, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo

  08-05-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11066

  1195

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• 39 | Analgesic efficacy of PENG block versus femoral nerve block in elderly patients with hip fracture: a comparative study based on surgical procedure L. Luppi¹, C. Ferrari¹, F. Di Zio¹, M. Ferrari¹, V. Rossi¹, V. Ansanelli¹, L. De Pietri², M. Bertolotti¹, C. Mussi¹, E. Martini¹ | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena; ²AOU Modena.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15790

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  Multidimensional frailty in older people in general practitioners’ clinical practice: the SELFY-MPI SIGOT project

  Alberto Pilotto, Stefania Maggi, Alberto Ferrari, Giuseppe Rengo, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Sabrina Zora, Ovidio Brignoli, Pierangelo Lora Aprile, Giuseppe Fascella, Ligia J. Dominguez, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Cella, on behalf of the SELFY-MPI SIGOT Project

  18-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10388

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• 13 | Rehabilitation of the frail patient in the nursing unit D. Castiglione | ASL ROMA 1, Roma.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15764

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• 32 | Sarcopenia and chronic kidney disease: prevalence, correlation, and prognostic impact. The SARCOKID study V. Gianturco¹, N. Skrypchenko², M.L. Puliti³, F.S. Caserta⁴ | ¹Tor Vergata University, Rome; ²Data Scientist, Rome; ³Coniugi Bernardini's Hospital, Palestrina, Rome; ⁴ASL Na 1, Naples.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15783

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• 64 | Delirium day: awareness campaign for the diagnosis of delirium and the use of diagnostic tools C. Vedele, E. Magnolfi, R. Dusi, A. De Marchi, V. De Sando, C. Bendini, F. Pallotti, G. Gallo, L. Spessotti, M. Macchiarulo | Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Policlinico Sant'Orsola IRCCS, Bologna.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15815

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