Browsing by Author "O'NEILL, DESMOND"
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2012 - That was the year that was
O'NEILL, DESMOND (2013)Geriatric medicine has an encyclopaedic sweep, reflecting the complexity of both the ageing process and of our patient group. Keeping up with, and making sense of, the relevant scientific literature is challenging, especially ... -
Accident patterns in the ageing population: non-collision injuries on public transport and injuries of single pedestrians
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The aesthetic and cultural pursuits of patients with stroke
O'NEILL, DESMOND; MOSS, HILARY (2013)Background: There has been an increasing interest in the arts in health care, with a suggestion that the arts and aesthetics can augment patient outcomes in stroke and other illnesses. Designing such programmes requires ... -
Ageism in interventional stroke studies
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Ageism in Stroke Rehabilitation Studies
O'NEILL, DESMOND (2014)Background: stroke is predominantly a disease of older people. While age bias has been demonstrated in studies of pharmacological therapeutic interventions in stroke, the extent of discrimination by age in stroke rehabilitation ... -
Commentary on "surgery for breast cancer".
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A Comparison of Beers and STOPP Criteria in Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Home Residents Attending the Emergency Department.
O'NEILL, DESMOND; KENNELLY, SEAN; COUGHLAN, TARA; ROMERO-ORTUNO, ROMAN (2014) -
Dementia - a geriatric syndrome
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Driving assessment for maintaining mobility and safety in drivers with dementia.
O'NEILL, DESMOND (2013)Abstract Background Demographic changes are leading to an increase in the number of older drivers: as dementia is an age-related disease, there is also an increase in the numbers of drivers with dementia. Dementia can ... -
Efficiency of Computerized Discharge Letters
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Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Survey of Irish General Practitioners.
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Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Survey of Irish General Prectitioners
O'NEILL, DESMOND (2013)The objective of this study was to survey general practitioners (GPs) in Ireland regarding their experience with elder abuse. A random sample of 800 GPs were mailed a survey in March 2010, with a reminder in May 2010, ... -
The future cost of stroke in Ireland: an analysis of the potential impact of demographic change and implementation of evidence-based therapies
O'NEILL, DESMOND (2013)Background and purpose: this paper examines the impact of demographic change from 2007 to 2021 on the total cost of stroke in Ireland and analyses potential impacts of expanded access to stroke unit care and thrombolytic ... -
Global burden of stroke an underestimate
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Increased endothelial activation in recently symptomatic versus asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and in cerebral microembolic-signal-negative patient subgroups.
O'DONNELL, JAMES; O'NEILL, DESMOND; COUGHLAN, TARA; MCCABE, DOMINICK; DOHERTY, COLIN; HARBISON, JOSEPH; COLGAN, MARY (2014)von Willebrand factor propeptide (VWF:Ag II) is potentially a more sensitive marker of acute endothelial activation than von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF:Ag). These biomarkers have not been simultaneously assessed in ... -
Investigating the frail elderly patient with lower bowel symptoms: what do we do now and can we improve?
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Knowledge, skills and attitudes of doctors towards assessing cognition in older patients in the emergency department.
KENNELLY, SEAN; O'NEILL, DESMOND (2013)PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Although cognitive impairment and delirium are highly prevalent in older patients who present to the emergency department, multiple studies have highlighted inadequate detection by doctors. This ... -
Learning from the Vikings: Hávamál and occupational rehabilitation
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Longitudinal assessment of von Willebrand factor antigen and von Willebrand factor propeptide in response to alteration of antiplatelet therapy after TIA or ischaemic stroke.
O'NEILL, DESMOND; MCCABE, DOMINICK; COUGHLAN, TARA (2014)The impact of commencing or changing antiplatelet therapy on von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF:Ag) and von Willebrand factor propeptide (VWF:Ag II) levels has not been comprehensively assessed following TIA or ischaemic ...