Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Message from the Editor-in-Chief
pp. 1-1(1)
Author: Orimo, Hajime

Diabetes hyperglycemia and recovery from stroke
pp. 2-7(6)
Authors: Gray, Christopher S; O'Connell, Janice E; Lloyd, Hilary

Functional capacity in elderly Japanese living in the community
pp. 8-13(6)
Authors: Shibata, Hiroshi; Sugisawa, Hidehiro; Watanabe, Shuichiro

Determinants of further survival in centenarians
pp. 14-17(4)
Authors: Shimizu, Kenichiro; Hirose, Nobuyoshi; Arai, Yasumichi; Gondo, Yasuyuki; Wakida, Yasushi

Guided self-care using daily recording of peak expiratory flow and diary description for chronic airflow obstruction in the elderly
pp. 18-24(7)
Authors: Kida, Kozui; Katsura, Hideki; Yamada, Koichi; Motegi, Takashi; Mizuno, Syoichi

Periventricular lucency evaluated by second-derivative finger plethysmography
pp. 25-32(8)
Authors: Iwamoto, Toshihiko; Miyaji, Hiroko; Kanaya, Kiyoshi; Takasaki, Masaru

Assessment of brain atrophy in elderly subjects with diabetes mellitus by computed tomography
pp. 33-37(5)
Authors: Ushida, Chika; Umegaki, Hiroyuki; Hattori, Ayako; Mogi, Nanaka; Aoki, Shigetaka; Iguchi, Akihisa

Risk factors for pressure ulcers in bedridden elderly subjects: Importance of turning over in bed and serum albumin level
pp. 38-44(7)
Authors: Mino, Yoshio; Morimoto, Shigeto; Okaishi, Kohya; Sakurai, Shoroku; Onishi, Miyuki; Okuro, Masashi; Matsuo, Akiko; Ogihara, Toshio

New reliable and valid motor assessment scale for stroke patients: Hemiplegic motor behavior tests
pp. 45-51(7)
Authors: Ohtsuru, Izumi; Eto, Fumio; Wada, Naoki; Saotome, Ikuko; Furuichi, Teruhito

Changes in urinary levels of 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine due to aging and smoking
pp. 52-55(4)
Authors: Mizushima, Yutaka; Kan, Shin; Yoshida, Satoshi; Sasaki, Sunao; Aoyama, Sadatoshi; Nishida, Tsutae

Neurochemical regulation of swallowing reflex in guinea pigs
pp. 56-61(6)
Authors: Jia, Yu X; Li, Jian Q; Matsui, Toshifumi; Yamaya, Mutsuo; Ohrui, Takashi; Sekizawa, Kiyohisa; Sasaki, Hidetada

Elderly case of duodenal ascariasis removed by endoscopy: A caution for ascariasis as a revived infection in Japan
pp. 62-64(3)
Authors: Tanaka, Yasuo; Uehara, Takashi; Ryo, Kyouka; Uegaki, Satoko; Noguchi, Sanshirou; Kino, Kenji

Senile cardiac amyloidosis
pp. 65-68(4)
Authors: Ako, Junya; Sagawa, Kayo; Iijima, Katsuya; Ohike, Yumiko; Watanabe, Tokumitsu; Kozaki, Koichi; Yoshizumi, Masao; Ouchi, Yasuyoshi