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• 16 | Empowerment and vaccine prevention among diabetic patients over 65 in charge of the integrated management clinics M.B. Cirmi¹, A. Giarratana², M.G. Dipasquale³, T. Bella³, D. Incatasciato³, M. Romano⁴ | ¹Geriatrics Division, Maggiore Hospital, Modica (RG); ²Primary Health Care Organization, Health District Vittoria (RG); ³Health District Vittoria (RG); ⁴Geriatrics Division, ARNAS Garibaldi, Catania.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15767

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  Glutathione: pharmacological aspects and implications for clinical use

  Andrea Novelli, Angelo Bianchetti

  30-09-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10390

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  Readmissions in elderly patients with heart failure. A retrospective study

  Rita Vieira Alves, Marília Fernandes, Inês Figueiredo, Diogo Drummond Borges, Filipa Louenço

  01-10-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9106

  794

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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

  2311

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  Music therapy for elderly sleeping quality

  Siukan Law, Dawn Chingtung Au, Albert Wingnang Leung, Chuanshan Xu

  31-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10435

  2160

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  Macroglossia reveals multiple myeloma

  Maria Bonvicini, Davide Crapanzano, Susanna Fenu, Marco Giordano, Lorenzo Palleschi

  25-11-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10007

  1849

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  The role of hydroxychloroquine sulfate in the geriatric patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). What is useful to know for the geriatrician?

  Ciro Manzo

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9015

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  Oral anticoagulant therapy for older patients with atrial fibrillation

  Mario Bo, Enrico Brunetti

  29-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7038

  1665

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  COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease in elderly patients: a challenge in the challenge

  Raffaele Costa, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Carmen Ruberto, Giovanni Ruotolo

  15-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9121

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  Electroconvulsive therapy: old acquaintance for the youngster or new opportunity for the elder? Review of the literature and applications in the geriatric population

  Massimo Palleschi, Davide Trubian, Anna Palleschi

  23-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8385

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  Interest in hearing loss in geriatric medicine: a survey of members of the Societa' Italiana Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio (SIGOT)

  Andrea Fabbo, Nicola Veronese, Elisabetta Genovese, Patrizia Mecocci, Alberto Cella, Carlo Custodero, Vittorio Ferrero, Francesco Saverio Ragusa, Alberto Pilotto

  31-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10455

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  Persistent bradycardia after hypoglycaemia: a case report and a brief literature review

  Beatrice Gasperini, Pierpaolo Lamanna, Rocco Serra, Roberto Montanari, Antonio Cherubini, Emma Espinosa

  18-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.7670

  2026

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• Assessing the health implications of anticholinergic drugs in older people

  Mariangela Boccardi, Virginia Boccardi

  22-01-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13311

  1466

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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

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  Does a steroid dementia syndrome really exist? A brief narrative review of what the literature highlights about the relationship between glucocorticoids and cognition

  Ciro Manzo, Alberto Castagna, Carmen Ruberto , Giovanni Ruotolo

  15-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10975

  3114

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  Oncoplastic surgery in elderly patients with breast cancer: overtreatment or a goal worth pursuing?

  Stefano Chiodi, Ugo Catrambone, Giuseppe Verrina, Andrea Decensi, Pamela Guglielmini, Marco Filauro

  20-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5776

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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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  Non-invasive assessment of gastric secretory function in centenarians

  Antonio Tursi, Rudi De Bastiani, Marilisa Franceschi, Elisabetta Goni, Matteo Riccò, Marino Venerito, Massimo Rugge, Carmelo Scarpignato, Marcello Picchio, Francesco Di Mario, the Primary Care collaborative group

  22-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6682

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  The predictive efficacy of multidimensional prognostic index in the elderly with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in a real world sample: the Post-Acute Long-Term Care setting

  Eleonora Pittui, Caterina Dore, Irene Mameli, Angelo Scuteri, Marco Dettori, Antonio Uneddu

  27-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8407

  790

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• 38 | Delayed surgical management in proximal femoral fractures: implications in a frail older patient V. Letizia¹, A. De Marchi², C. Bendini², V. De Sando², F. Pallotti², R. Dusi², M. Macchiarulo² | ¹Geriatrics Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna IRCCS AU BO; ²Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, IRCCS AOUBO.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15789

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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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  The Se.Ko.Ph. study: a European multicentre study on falls in elderly subjects living in residential homes

  Aladar Bruno Ianes, Giorgio Ricci, for the Se.Ko.Ph. Study Group

  16-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6712

  1253

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• 54 | Differential diagnosis in older age bipolar disorder: the role of neuropsychological assessment in differentiating psychiatric neuroprogression from neurocognitive disorders L. Rendace, A. Foti, M.C. Altavista | Dipartimento delle Specialità Mediche, UOC Neurologia, Presidio Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri, Centro Disturbi Cognitivi e Demenze, ASL Roma 1.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15805

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  How hospital geriatric care is changing during COVID-19 pandemic: drawbacks and possible solutions

  Liliana Mazza, Daniela Pinto, Pietro Calogero

  25-05-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9043

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• 17 | A case of autoimmune thyrogastric syndrome with pernicious anemia C. Clementi¹, E. Caturelli², A. Domenicucci³, M. Martuscelli⁴, D. Ronconi⁵, G. Gimignani⁶ | ¹Casa di Cura "Santo Volto", Santa Marinella, Roma; ²Medicina Interna, ASL RM/4 Osp. San Paolo, Civitavecchia, Roma; ³Medicina Interna, ASLRM/4 Osp.San Paolo, Civitavecchia, Roma; ⁴Medicina Interna, ASL RM/4 Osp. Padre Pio, Bracciano; ⁵Medicina Interna, ASLRM/4 Osp. Padre Pio, Bracciano; ⁶Medicina Interna, ASLRM/4 Osp. San Paolo, Civitavecchia, Roma.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15768

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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

  722

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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

  1480

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  Emotional geriatric care: a health worker development framework for advancing health care for the elderly

  Nestor Asiamah, Samuel A. Azinga

  05-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6741

  1891

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• Analysis of predictive factors for hospitalization outcomes in older patients: the Geriatric Risk Assessment and Care Evaluation (GRACE) study protocol by the Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni-Addolorata (AOSGA) and the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)

  Lorenzo Palleschi, Andrea Cavalli, Umberto Giuseppe Galasso, Angelo Scuteri, Elena Del Giudice, Moira Ceci, Liliana Mazza, Filippo Luca Fimognari

  25-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13727

  616

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• 37 | Oral nutritional supplementation in geriatric patients hospitalized for sepsis: a prospective randomized study G. Lacerenza, A. Franceschin, G. Annessi, G. Franceschini, G. Ravazzoni, R.L. Spiaggiari, M.C. Macaluso, G. Gandini, A. Zoboli, 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.2026.15788

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  COVID-19: measures to protect older adults from SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Israel Oluwasegun Ayenigbara, Olawale Akanbi Moronkola

  27-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9045

  1868

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• 62 | Ocular and neurological sequelae in long covid: dry eye, asthenopia, sleep disorders, asthenia, and restless legs syndrome – a case report with literature review M. Troisi¹, S. Troisi², L. Vitiello³, D. Strianese¹, C. Bellucci⁴, M. Rinaldi¹, L. D'Andrea¹, C. Costagliola¹ | ¹Eye Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II; ²Ophthalmologic Unit, Salerno Hospital University; ³Eye Unit, “Luigi Curto” Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, Polla; ⁴Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15813

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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

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  A case of purple urine bag syndrome in an elderly patient

  Rosa Paola Cerra, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Raffaele Costa, Luigi Scalise, Edoardo Suraci, Giovanni Ruotolo

  15-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8934

  1353

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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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  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

  3124

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  The prescription paradox: a guide to appropriate prescribing in the elderly

  Ryan B. Thomas, Se Ryeong Jang, Marco Lombardi, Vittorio Maio

  04-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8523

  1413

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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

  94

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  Musical hallucinations in elderly patients with visuospatial impairment: two case reports

  Chiara Luppi, Francesca Santagata, Margherita Marchetti, Giuliana Bottignole, Pasqualina Sapone, Massimiliano Massaia, Giancarlo Isaia

  18-01-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6288

  2248

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• Italian out-of-hospital Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias: a survey of members of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory

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

  12-05-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13460

  562

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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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  The unavoidable costs of frailty: a geriatric perspective in the time of COVID-19

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Stefania Maggi, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Alberto Pilotto

  30-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8989

  2835

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• 44 | Radiofrequency echographic multi spectrometry for bone assessment in geriatric patients A. Matticari¹, G. Del Vecchio², C. Greggi¹, F.A. Lombardi³, U. Tarantino¹ | ¹University of “Policlinico Tor Vergata”, Rome; ²Department of Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce; ³Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Lecce.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15795

  81

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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

  13970

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  Risperidone induced tardive movements in an elderly male-a case of cognitive decline masked by behavioral abnormalities

  Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Dinesh Agarwal

  30-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10818

  1194

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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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• 28 | Infections management course S. Dini¹, L. Mazza², F. Crosta³ | ¹Genova; ²Department of Integration, Azienda USL di Bologna; ³Geriatria, l'Aquila.

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  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15779

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• The impact of glomerular filtration rate on short-term outcome in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

  Giuseppe Delli Carpini, Cristina Di Bartolomeo, Gianluca Testa, Germano Guerra, Klara Komici

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13542

  774

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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

  991

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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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