Patients with dementia need social supports and opportunities and acceptance of their disability in order to feel hopeful despite their functional decline.
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The Moseley study found no significant difference between those in the arthroscopic lavage and debridement arm of the study and those in the sham surgery arm.
The practice of banking sperm from adolescents about to undergo chemotherapy is not universal, which lends support to the argument that parental consent be required for the intervention.