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Elderly patients represent at least 40% of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). These patients often receive inadequate treatment, either exceeding their tolerance capability or exposing them to a lesser chance of cure because of undertreatment. Customizing treatment to the individual patient is the key for avoiding such pitfalls. This paper analyses the literature on optimal management...
The older adult population has a higher incidence and prevalence of epilepsy than any other age group. Despite the relatively common occurrence of chronic seizures in older adults, epilepsyis often misdiagnosed and left untreated in a large proportion of patients. This chapter reviews, the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of seizures and epilepsy in the older adult.
Recent advances in biomedical engineering and continuous technological innovations in last decade are promoting new challenges, especially in e-Health environments. In this context, the medical devices interoperability is one of the interest fields wherein these improvements require a standard-based design in order to achieve homogeneous solutions. Furthermore, the spreading of wearable devices, oriented...
We have placed a network of sensors in a residential home for the elderly who are aging in place. Restlessness data is displayed as graph of event counts detected by sensors over some time interval, typically a day. This data is related to the actual activities as recorded by the resident. We show two cases of elderly individuals. In both cases the individuals underwent surgery. The restlessness indicators...
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