Primary hypophosphatemic rickets in an elderly woman

1973 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Woman ◽  
Hypophosphatemic Rickets

A Longitudinal Posthumous Study of Letter Writing in a Late Elderly Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Angel Ball ◽  
Jean Neils-Strunjas ◽  
Kate Krival
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Elderly Woman ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Linguistic Performance ◽  
Errors Analysis ◽  
Normal Status

This study is a posthumous longitudinal study of consecutive letters written by an elderly woman from age 89 to 93. Findings reveal a consistent linguistic performance during the first 3 years, supporting “normal” status for late elderly writing. She produced clearly written cursive form, intact semantic content, and minimal spelling and stroke errors. A decline in writing was observed in the last 6–9 months of the study and an analysis revealed production of clausal fragmentation, decreasing semantic clarity, and a higher frequency of spelling, semantic, and stroke errors. Analysis of writing samples can be a valuable tool in documenting a change in cognitive status differentiated from normal late aging.

Late onset autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets; confirmation of the diagnosis with genomic analysis

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Symeon Tournis ◽  
Ioannis Stathopoulos ◽  
Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou ◽  
Theodora Koromila ◽  
Nikolaos Chatzistamatas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autosomal Dominant ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Hypophosphatemic Rickets ◽  
Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets
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