Age and Ageing

Editorials:

Denis O'Mahony

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity in old age: clinical syndrome or physical sign?
Age Ageing 2001 30: 273-274; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.273 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Harald J. J. Verhaar and Janthony Raymakers

The precision and accuracy of questionnaires for clinical assessment
Age Ageing 2001 30: 275; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.275 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and reviews:

News and reviews
Age Ageing 2001 30: 277-278; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.277 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Habib U. Rehman and Ewan A. Masson

Neuroendocrinology of ageing
Age Ageing 2001 30: 279-287; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.279 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research papers:

Andy J. Davies, Nick Steen, and Rose Anne Kenny

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is common in older patients presenting to an accident and emergency department with unexplained falls
Age Ageing 2001 30: 289-293; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.289 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew D. McGavigan and Stuart Hood

The influence of sex and age on response to head-up tilt-table testing in patients with recurrent syncope
Age Ageing 2001 30: 295-298; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.295 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viv Peto, Crispin Jenkinson, and Ray Fitzpatrick

Determining minimally important differences for the PDQ-39 Parkinson's disease questionnaire
Age Ageing 2001 30: 299-302; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.299 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Roderick, Joe Low, Richard Day, Tessa Peasgood, Mark A. Mullee, Joanne C. Turnbull, Tracey Villar, and James Raftery

Stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge: a randomized trial comparing domiciliary and day-hospital care
Age Ageing 2001 30: 303-310; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.303 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James Goodwin, Vaughan R. Pearce, Rod S. Taylor, Ken L. Q. Read, and Stephen J. Powers

Seasonal cold and circadian changes in blood pressure and physical activity in young and elderly people
Age Ageing 2001 30: 311-317; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.311 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Audrey Bowen, Rachel Wenman, Jane Mickelborough, Jonathan Foster, Elizabeth Hill, and Raymond Tallis

Dual-task effects of talking while walking on velocity and balance following a stroke
Age Ageing 2001 30: 319-323; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.319 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel A. Duprez, Marc L. De Buyzere, Nele Van den Noortgate, Jan Simoens, Eric Achten, Denis L. Clement, Marcel Afschrift, and Jay N. Cohn

Relationship between periventricular or deep white matter lesions and arterial elasticity indices in very old people
Age Ageing 2001 30: 325-330; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.325 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chih-Hsing Wu, Wei-Jen Yao, Feng-Hwa Lu, Yi-Ching Yang, Jin-Shang Wu, and Chih-Jen Chang

Sex differences of body fat distribution and cardiovascular dysmetabolic factors in old age
Age Ageing 2001 30: 331-336; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.331 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen J. Walters, James F. Munro, and John E. Brazier

Using the SF-36 with older adults: a cross-sectional community-based survey
Age Ageing 2001 30: 337-343; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.337 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report:

Jonathan Byrne, James M. Cotton, and Raymond J. Wainwright

Treatment of intractable angina in a nonagenarian patient by direct coronary stenting
Age Ageing 2001 30: 345-346; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.345 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diptarup Mukhopadhyay, Lingesan Gokulkrishnan, and Kanthaya Mohanaruban

Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in older people
Age Ageing 2001 30: 347-350; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.347 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chi-Hang Lee, William Ng, and Wing-Hing Chow

Ethanol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in a very old patient
Age Ageing 2001 30: 351-353; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.351 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Sophie Hervé, Guillaume Savoye, Ghassan Riachi, Corinne Capet, Odile Goria, Eric Lerebours, and Raymond Colin

Characteristics of chronic hepatitis C and response to interferon therapy in older patients
Age Ageing 2001 30: 355-356; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.355 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Sivakumar, James A. Barrett, J. W. Ironside, and Jeremy R. Playfer

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease presenting as recurrent falls in an older person
Age Ageing 2001 30: 356-357; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.356 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colm McGurk, Colin Rodgers, John Kirby, and Tony C. K. Tham

An uncommon but important cause of severe chest pain in an older population
Age Ageing 2001 30: 357; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.357 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Owen P. Dempsey, Richard D. Neal, and Ian Russell

Short-term admission of acutely ill older people to nursing homes by general practitioners: a national questionnaire survey
Age Ageing 2001 30: 357-359; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.357-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Forthcoming meetings:

Forthcoming meetings
Age Ageing 2001 30: 360; doi:10.1093/ageing/30.4.360 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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