Role of hyaluronidase as an adjuvant in local anesthesia for cataract surgery by Arthi Mohankumar, Mohan Rajan

“…Though topical anesthesia eliminates the possible complications of injectable anesthesia, it is not suitable for use in uncooperative, anxious patients, pediatric age groups, and patients with cognitive disabilities. Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid in the retrobulbar tissue, facilitating uniform diffusion of the anesthetic drug and hastening the onset of anesthesia and akinesia. …”
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Understanding the Link Between Maternal Overnutrition, Cardio-Metabolic Dysfunction and Cognitive Aging by Daria Peleg-Raibstein

“…How maternal overnutrition may increase the risk of developing brain pathology such as cognitive disabilities in the offspring and increase the risk to develop metabolic disorders later in life? …”
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Identification of rehabilitation needs after a stroke: an exploratory study by Vincent Claude, Desrosiers Johanne, Viscogliosi Chantal, Talbot Lise R, Rousseau Jacqueline, Robichaud Line

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The "Handicap Production Process" conceptual approach was chosen to help identify the rehabilitation needs of persons affected by physical or cognitive disabilities due to the interactions between personal and environmental factors, and (activities of daily living, social roles). …”
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Neuropsychological Characterization of Autosomal Recessive Intellectual Developmental Disorder 59 Associated with IMPA1 (MRT59) by Andre Luiz Santos Pessoa, Andrea Amaro Quesada, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Ana Priscila Oliveira Viana, Kécia Tavares de Oliveira, Thalita Figueiredo, Silvana Santos, Fernando Kok

“…MRT59 patients should be followed up by health professionals in an interdisciplinary way to understand their cognitive disabilities and functional needs properly.…”
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Gender specific cut-off points of age for disability among rural elderly in Anhui Province, China by Xinran He, Xianwen Wang, Min Zhang, Weizheng Zhu, Yuyang Liu, Qian Sun, Guimei Chen, Min Li, Hong Ding

“…The cut-off points of age for cognition disability, mobility restriction, self-care disability, getting along with people disability, life activities disability, and social participation disability for women were 72.5, 71.5, 70.5, 70.5, 71.5, and 71.5 years old, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Stakeholder Engagement in a Down Syndrome Research Study by Jeanhee Chung, Ashwini Sarathy, Yichuan Grace Hsieh, Greg Estey, Amy Torres, Vasiliki Patsiogiannis, Karen Donelan, Brian G. Skotko

“…For studies involving patients with intellectual and cognitive disabilities, researchers may consider engaging with family caregivers, health professionals, community advocates, and/or subject matter experts to provide a more multifaceted, surrogate perspective. …”
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Evaluating Animal-Assisted Interventions: An Empirical Illustration of Differences between Outcome Measures by Steffie van der Steen, Merel M.P. Heineman, Marloes J.A. Ernst

“…The current study therefore compares and contrasts the use of several outcome measures, to assess the effect of an equine-assisted intervention for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: (1) a semi-structured interview with both parents, specifically designed for children with cognitive disabilities, (2) a general screening instrument filled out by both parents separately, which can be used to assess children&#8217;s psycho-social problems, and (3) systematic observations of social and communication skills during the equine-assisted sessions. …”
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Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) supplementation prevents cognitive impairment and amyloid deposition in APP/PS1 mice by Adrian C. Lo, Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh, Ana F. Nunes, Cecília M.P. Rodrigues, Rudi D'Hooge

“…Progressively, memory deficits and cognitive disabilities start to occur as these hallmarks affect hippocampus and frontal cortex, regions highly involved in memory. …”
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A qualitative study: Barriers and support for participation for children with disabilities by Anne Marie Witchger Hansen, Musonde Siame, Judith van der Veen

“…Objectives: The objectives of this study were to understand how mothers of children with physical and cognitive disabilities who engaged their children in community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services in Lusaka, Zambia, perceived and described (1) the level of support they received and the barriers they encountered in terms of their child’s meaningful social participation; (2) the use and awareness of these barriers to identify and pursue advocacy strategies; and (3) hopes for their child’s future. …”
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Medical and biological factors affecting mortality in elderly residential fire victims: a narrative review of the literature by Erik Eggert, Fredrik Huss

“…It is known that the number of elderly people is increasing globally and that the increased risk of death in fires can be explained, at least in part, by physical and/or cognitive disabilities as well as socioeconomic and behavioural factors. …”
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Autonomous indoor wayfinding for individuals with cognitive impairments by Chang Yao-Jen, Peng Shu-Ming, Wang Tsen-Yung, Chen Shu-Fang, Chen Yan-Ru, Chen Hung-Chi

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This paper describes an approach to providing distributed cognition support of travel guidance for persons with cognitive disabilities. A solution is proposed based on passive near-field RFID tags and scanning PDAs. …”
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Personalized Virtual Reality Environments for Intervention with People with Disability by Manuel Lagos Rodríguez, Ángel Gómez García, Javier Pereira Loureiro, Thais Pousada García

“…The purpose of this project is to use VR as a complementary tool in the rehabilitation process of people with physical and cognitive disabilities. An approach based on performing activities of daily living is proposed. …”
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Correction of the hypomorphic Gabra2 splice site variant in mouse strain C57BL/6J modifies the severity of Scn8a encephalopathy by Wenxi Yu, Megan K. Mulligan, Robert W. Williams, Miriam H. Meisler

“…The severely affected individuals exhibit refractory seizures, developmental delay, and cognitive disabilities, often accompanied by impaired movement. …”
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Selenization of S. cerevisiae increases its protective potential in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by triggering an intestinal immunomodulatory loop by Thais Fernanda de Campos Fraga-Silva, Luiza Ayumi Nishiyama Mimura, Larissa Ragozo Cardoso de Oliveira, Juliana Helena dos Santos Toledo, Patrícia Aparecida Borim, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalvez Zorzella-Pezavento, Diego Peres Alonso, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Carlos Alberto Ferreira de Oliveira, Denise Morais da Fonseca, Eduardo J. Villablanca, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Abstract Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the myelinated central nervous system (CNS) neurons and triggers physical and cognitive disabilities. Conventional therapy is based on disease-modifying drugs that control disease severity but can also be deleterious. …”
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Evaluation of targeted oxidative stress induced by oxygen-ozone in vitro after ischemic induction by Jessica Rodrigues Orlandin, Sarah Ingrid Pinto Santos, Luciana Cristina Machado, Paulo Fantinato Neto, Fabiana Fernandes Bressan, Naira Caroline Godoy Pieri, Kaiana Recchia, Meline de Paula Coutinho, Priscilla Avelino Ferreira Pinto, Annalisa Santucci, Valter Travagli, Carlos Eduardo Ambrosio

“…Encephalic vascular accident, or stroke, is the most common pathology of the central nervous system in humans, the second leading cause of death and physical and cognitive disabilities, in developing countries. It presents as an ischemic (more common) or hemorrhagic form. …”
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Why Septic Patients Remain Sick After Hospital Discharge? by Raquel Bragante Gritte, Talita Souza-Siqueira, Rui Curi, Rui Curi, Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, Francisco Garcia Soriano, Francisco Garcia Soriano

“…The most common symptoms of the PSS are cognitive disabilities, physical functioning decline, difficulties in performing routine daily activities, and poor life quality. …”
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Quality of Life after Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents (QOLIBRI-KID/ADO)—The First Disease-Specific Self-Report Questionnaire after Traumatic Brain Injury by Nicole Von Steinbuechel, Marina Zeldovich, Sven Greving, Laiene Olabarrieta-Landa, Ugne Krenz, Dagmar Timmermann, Inga K. Koerte, Michaela Veronika Bonfert, Steffen Berweck, Matthias Kieslich, Knut Brockmann, Maike Roediger, Michael Lendt, Michael Staebler, Silke Schmidt, Holger Muehlan, Katrin Cunitz

“…Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) was significantly lower in older and in female participants, as well as those with cognitive disabilities, anxiety, depression and post-concussion symptoms, than in comparative groups. …”
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Investigating the Accessibility of Voice Assistants With Impaired Users: Mixed Methods Study by Masina, Fabio, Orso, Valeria, Pluchino, Patrik, Dainese, Giulia, Volpato, Stefania, Nelini, Cristian, Mapelli, Daniela, Spagnolli, Anna, Gamberini, Luciano

“…Such systems hold the potential to significantly help users with motor and cognitive disabilities who currently depend on their caregiver even for basic needs (eg, opening a door). …”
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Neurobehavioral outcomes of school-age children born preterm: a preliminary study in the Arabic community by Mohammed M.J. Alqahtani

“…Introduction: Preterm survivors from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are considered as high risk group for some neurobehavioral impairments such as cognitive disabilities, developmental delays, social/emotional limitations, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and academic difficulties. …”
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COVID-19 infection differences among people with disabilities by Carli Friedman

“…Among people with disabilities, the following groups were more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19: people with cognitive disabilities; cisgender women; Black people; Hispanic people; people with some college or associate’s degrees; people with employer and/or private insurance; and people who lived in larger households. …”
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