Medical Gerontology (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Haemodynamic stroke and transient ischaemic attack secondary to neurocardiovascular instability
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2014)Introduction: Presyncope or syncope are regarded as benign conditions. In patients with severe large artery disease, hypotension may potentiate infarction, specifically in low-flow vulnerable, borderzone regions of the ... -
The influence of perceptions of ageing on frailty and cognitive function
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2015)The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether perceptions of ageing influence cognition and frailty in later life. Although much experimental work has shown that priming older adults with negative stereotypes about ... -
Autonomic influences on cognitive performance at a population level
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2014)The principle aims of this doctoral investigation were to provide new insights into the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive performance, by investigating the function of the autonomic nervous ... -
Aesthetic deprivation : the role of aesthetics for older patients in hospital
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2014)While arts have been integral to all cultures, it is a relatively recent research phenomenon to explore and examine the association between arts and health and well-being (Johnson and Stanley, 2007). This research centres ... -
Fear of falling in older adults
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2014)The principle aim of this doctoral investigation was to provide new insights into the prevalence, risk factors and negative associations of fear of falling (FOF) by examining these factors in a population sample of older adults. -
An investigation of the incidence of falling and risk factors for falls in adults with advanced cancer
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2012)The principal aims of this doctoral investigation were to identify the incidence of falls and risk factors for falling in adults with advanced cancer. -
Multiple medication use in the middle and older age population
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2013)Polypharmacy in the older population is increasingly common and can represent necessary preventative therapies or potential inappropriate prescribing and be a risk factor for falls. In addition, medications with anti-cholinergic ... -
Investigation of apraxia of speech and linguistic dysprosody following acute ischaemic hemispheral stroke
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2011)Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a disorder of motor speech programming. Affected patients typically have hesitant, groping speech with impaired prosody. Automatic speech is relatively well preserved compared to propositional ... -
Autonomic function and depression in older adults
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2013)The principle aims of this doctoral investigation were to provide new insights into the relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) by investigating the functioning of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) ... -
Vasovagal Syncope in the older adult
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2013)Vasovagal Syncope (VVS) is a common form of neurally mediated syncope which affects at least one third of the population at least once in their lifetime. Commonly referred to as a “simple faint” and often described as ... -
An investigation of the safety, efficacy, and possible mechanisms of action, of the antihypertensive nilvadipine, in patients with mild moderate Alzheimer's disease
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2011)This doctoral investigation endeavoured to explore how patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) would respond to treatment with the antihypertensive nilvadipine. Initially I reviewed the complex relationship between blood ... -
Analysis and biophysical modelling of baroreflex stimulation with applications in syncope and falls : a neural engineering approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2011)Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity (CSH) is an age related disorder, and a common cause of recurrent falls and syncope in the elderly. CSH is prevalent in patients with Dementia and Parkinson's disease and is a strong predictor ... -
Autonomic influences on cognitive impairment : determinants of conversion to dementia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2012)Neuropathological, neurochemical and multimodal neuroimaging studies suggest that components of the central autonomic network are affected by the neurodegenerative changes of Alzheimer’s pathology in Mild Cognitive Impairment ... -
The effect of acute traumatic brain injury on cardiovascular homeostasis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2008)Acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains the most common cause of death from multiple trauma. The cardiovascular homeostatic responses to haemorrhage and injury are co-coordinated in the central nervous system. Coincidental ... -
Adaptation to stroke and a model of successful ageing
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2008)The focus of this research is to apply and examine the Baltes’ successful ageing model of selection, optimization and compensation (SOC) (Baltes & Baltes, 1990) in the context of stroke which has sudden onset and uncertain ...
