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  Toxic epidermic necrolysis by allopurinol: a case report

  Rosa Paola Cerra, Alberto Castagna, Laura Greco, Rosaria Anna Galea, Maria Lucia Citraro, Carmen Ruberto, Giuseppe Coppolino, Giovanni Ruotolo

  18-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.7958

  1315

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  Aging changes complexity of heart rate dynamics assessed by entropy and Lyapunov exponent analysis

  Roberto Siciliano, Giuseppe Agapito, Sarah Siciliano, Filippo Luca Fimognari

  17-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8038

  1285

  Downloads: 628

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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

  1209

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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

  2032

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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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• 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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  Oral sores: a rare presentation of Herpes zoster

  Sunder Nagakeerthana, Murugaiyan Rangaraj

  19-09-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5964

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• 63 | Blood pressure profiles and autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: a retrospective analysis of 24-hour ambulatory monitoring and orthostatic responses in an elderly population A. Turino¹, L. Luppi¹, C. Mazza¹, F. Di Zio¹, V. Rispoli², G. Saccardin², M. Bertolotti¹, C. Mussi¹ | ¹Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Modena; ²AOU Modena.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15814

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  The impact of COVID-19 first wave on long term care facilities of an Italian Province: an historical reference

  Andrea Tramarin , Nicola Gennaro, Giancarlo Dal Grande, Luciana Bragagnolo, Maria Rosa Carta, Davide Giavarina, Michela Pascarella, Mario Rassu, Antonio Matteazzi, Giampaolo Stopazzolo

  24-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9654

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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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  Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life

  Virginia Boccardi, Lucia Paolacci, Patrizia Mecocci

  28-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7756

  1392

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• 29 | Factors associated with 30-day mortality and vasopressor use in a cohort of elderly patients with sepsis: a retrospective analysis at the multidisciplinary internal medicine unit of Correggio Hospital A. Franceschin, G. Lacerenza, G. Annessi, G. Ravazzoni, G. Franceschini, R.L. Spaggiari, M.C. Macaluso, A. Zoboli, G. Gandini, L. Franchi | Unità Internistica Multidisciplinare ad indirizzo Geriatrico Riabilitativo, Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE).

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15780

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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

  1176

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• Pasteurella canis sepsis with fatal outcome in the frail older: a case report

  Carolina Nani, Emma Esposito, Laura Carassale

  03-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14933

  478

  Downloads: 164

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  Falls prevention among older adults at a Nursing home in a northern suburban of Perth in Western Australia

  Horatius Musembi Malilu, Deborah Sundin

  25-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8358

  1813

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• Hypomagnesemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and chronic normocytic normochromic anemia: random association? An unresolved case report of an elderly patient with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome

  Mauro Turrin, Lucia Fornasiero, Cataldo Abaterusso

  04-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12224

  601

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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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• 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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  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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• 25 | Analytics in effectiveness of therapeutical compliance in elderly patients affected by bone frailty 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.2026.15776

  43

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• Lupin poisoning in a geriatric patient: a case report

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Emanuela Landi, Giovanni Carifi, Martina Spavone, Nicola Vargas

  13-05-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13627

  349

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• Vitamin D supplementation enhances neuromuscular function in older adults: controlled clinical trial

  Sandeep Saxena, Anuradha Yadav

  24-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.14527

  456

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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

  41

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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

  43

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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

  78

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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

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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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  A self-care with Ou MC decrescendo phenomenon may possibly prevent mild COVID-19 disease developing into severe or critical stage

  Ming Cheh Ou, Dennis Ou, Chung Chu Pang

  04-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9171

  1588

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• Association between decreased walking speed and higher-level functional capacity in community-dwelling older women

  Suguru Ando, Masaki Iwamura, Yosuke Yamato, Kenji Shinbo, Wataru Nanikawa

  24-09-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12670

  764

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• 50 | Gut dysbiosis, microbiome and heart failure. the gut-heart axis and eating habits in frail elderly with polipathology. a clinical case report B. Provenzano | UOC Geriatria, Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo, Potenza.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15801

  41

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  Metabolic and nutritional approach to older frail people

  Stefano Volpato, Giovanni Zuliani

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7056

  1933

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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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• 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

  38

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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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  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

  968

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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

  39

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  Pet ownership and cognitive decline in older people

  Nicola Veronese, Lee Smith, Vania Noventa, Guillermo F. López-Sánchez, Jacopo Demurtas, Christopher F. Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, Sarah E. Jackson

  04-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8568

  2589

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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

  709

  Downloads: 438

  HTML: 12
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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

  2643

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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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  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

  1793

  Downloads: 873

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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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