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Dementia
A 12-week study was conducted in eight dementia care communities involving 77 participants addressing the hypothesis that an intervention of increasing indoor exposure to daylight will reduce depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms. At four communities, staff were enlisted to increase daylight exposure by[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Endocrine Dysfunction
Symptoms include dulled facial expressions, hoarse voice, slow speech, eyelids droop, puffy and swollen face and eyes, weight gain, constipation, inability to tolerate cold[brainaacn.org]
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Myxedema
The patient loses facial expression, and an appearance of imbecility is quickly observed.[henriettes-herb.com]
He is stupid, inactive, dull of comprehension , is difficult to interest in the surroundings, or he takes an interest in very childish things.[henriettes-herb.com]
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Parkinson's Disease
Continuous duodenal infusion of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an established treatment to control motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. Duodenal infusion allows a steady absorption of the drug in the small bowel, reducing plasmatic fluctuations of levodopa. Some complications may occur during the[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Hypothyroidism
Symptoms include dull facial expressions, tiredness, and weight gain. Blood tests can help diagnose this condition.[cedars-sinai.edu]
facial expression Hoarse voice Slow speech Droopy eyelids Puffy and swollen face Enlarged thyroid, producing a goiter-like growth on the neck Increased menstrual flow and[chop.edu]
Here are the most common symptoms and signs: Dull facial expressions Tiredness (fatigue) Being cold bothers you Hoarse voice Slow speech Droopy eyelids Puffy and swollen face[cedars-sinai.edu]
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Allergic Rhinitis
Nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled breath is produced primarily by the upper respiratory airway mucosa. The nasal output of this gas is increased in patients with allergic rhinitis. We performed a study on a 41-year-old nonsmoking male volunteer with allergic rhinitis to investigate the effect of fluticasone nasal spray on[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Parkinsonian Disorder
To determine if blood neurofilament light chain (NfL) protein can discriminate between Parkinson disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonian disorders (APD) with equally high diagnostic accuracy as CSF NfL, and can therefore improve the diagnostic workup of parkinsonian disorders. The study included 3 independent[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Myotonic Dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is a multisystemic disorder associated with an expanded [CCTG]n repeat in intron 1 of the CNBP gene. Epigenetic modifications have been reported in many repeat expansion disorders, including myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), either as a mechanism to explain somatic repeat instability[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Parkinson's Disease Type 3
Parkinson's disease type 3 (PD3) is a form of Parkinson's disease that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. The underlying mutation has not yet been identified, but PD3 has been related to a 2.5 Mb-locus on the short arm of chromosome 2. To date, PD3 has been diagnosed in distinct families in Europe and[…][symptoma.com]
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Mental Retardation
Oral cancer in patients with mental retardation has not been reported in detail, although the literature on clinical management of oral malignancies in the general population is extensive. No clear consensus has been established regarding the management of oral cancer in patients with mental retardation. We present[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]