Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
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Dementia encompasses a variety of underlying conditions among which Alzheimer's disease represents the most common cause and in addition, vascular and Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. All the current guidelines specify a two-step procedure for the diagnostics of dementia. ⋯ The presented article focuses on the second step: diagnosis of the etiology. This review gives an overview of the current diagnostic approaches including the new proposals of the biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid.
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For over 10 years, kyphoplasty has been established for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Its effectiveness has been substantiated in multiple clinical studies. Not only is prompt pain reduction achieved, but according to a new, large, long-term study, long-term survival is also increased. ⋯ Six major complications (1.06%) occurred. Kyphoplasty is a good procedure to treat painful osteoporotic fractures from the lumbar to thoracic spine. Major complications occur seldom after kyphoplasty; however, they must be considered and clarified.