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CVI

Abbreviation for common variable immunodeficiency.
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impairment

(im-par'ment) [Fr. empeirer fr L. (im)pejorare, to make worse]
Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function. Impairments represent a deviation from generally accepted benchmarks in biomedical or psychosocial functioning.

age-associated memory impairment

Abbreviation: AAMI
Mild cognitive impairment.

cerebral visual impairment

Cortical blindness.

cognitive impairment

The loss of intellectual function, i.e., of thinking effectively. It may occur briefly after drug overdose or alcohol use, during sepsis, or after severe head injury. Permanent cognitive impairment may occur in older adults. Approximately half of the population over 85 show permanently impaired thinking when tested with standard assessment tools.

cognitive impairment, not dementia

Mild cognitive impairment.

correctable visual impairment

Abbreviation: CVI
Any visual deficiency that can be improved with the use of eyeglasses.

mild cognitive impairment

Abbreviation: MCI
A subjectively sensed, objectively verifiable loss of memory that may result in difficulties with word finding, naming, or complex skill execution. It does not generally impair a person's ability to carry out normal activities of daily living. About 15% of patients with MCI develop dementia within a year. Synonym: age-associated memory impairment; cognitive impairment, not dementia

minor cognitive motor impairment

A reduction in mental or physical agility and ability that manifests early in the course of infection with HIV. It may progress to AIDS-related dementia.

nonsyndromic hereditary hearing impairment

Hearing loss, or deafness, that is inherited and is not associated with other inherited characteristics.

specific language impairment

Abbreviation: SLI
A common impairment in language development affecting about 4% to 6% of children in which nonverbal intelligence is normal but skills such as the ability to name objects or to understand word meanings lags.

subjective memory impairment

A person's perception that his or her memory is failing, as opposed to other external or objective forms of evidence of dementia. It is usually associated with normal performance when memory is tested. Synonym: subjective memory complaint

syndromic hereditary hearing impairment

Hearing loss or deafness that is genetically transmitted and associated with other inherited diseases or deficits.

correctable visual impairment

Abbreviation: CVI
Any visual deficiency that can be improved with the use of eyeglasses.
See also: impairment
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The study group comprised patients followed at the Immunology Clinic of the University Hospital with diagnoses of selective IgA deficiency and CVI. A total of 38 patients with IgA deficiency and 33 patients with CVI were included in the study.
Rheumatologic manifestations in patients with selected primary immunodeficiencies evaluated at the university hospital
Although the item was considered to be content valid (CVI = 100 percent), we revised it from "have plans for the future" to "making plans for your financial future." This item measures the factor time for self.
Objectifying content validity: conducting a content validity study in social work research
If we consider all of the different processes and neural pathways used to 'make sense' of the visual input from the eyes, we can immediately understand that damage to different elements of the pathway can manifest in many ways, making CVI an umbrella term for numerous visual impairments.
An introduction to paediatric cerebral visual impairment: This article outlines the characteristics and clinical investigation of children presenting with cerebral visual impairment and considers strategies to support these patients
After 12-60 months of follow-up, there was no recurrence of CVI. The median modified Rankin scale follow-up score was 2 (range, 0-6).
Neuroendoscopic Evaluation and Treatment for Cerebral Ventricular Infection
For scale level CVI, 0.90 or higher index is desired using the average calculating method and at least 0.80 is required using the universal agreement method, as it is more stringent in its approach.14 In our study all the results were well above the desired range.
Measuring assessment standards in undergraduate medical programs: Development and validation of AIM tool
Further, using (6)-(10), CVI set [mathematical expression not reproducible] for all the [N'.sub.k] persons in the modal k are computed.
Impostor Resilient Multimodal Metric Learning for Person Reidentification
TG was significantly higher in patients with CVI than controls (158.74 [+ or -] 58.72 mg/dl vs.
Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness Using Pulse Wave Velocity and Augmentation Index in Patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency
In Stage II, 14 items, not reaching consensus in Stage I, were deemed appropriate for inclusion (CVI > 0.78) after discussion, rewording, and the addition of visual representations in the index for clarity of item terminology.
Content validity for a child care self-assessment tool: Creating Healthy Eating Environments Scale (CHEERS)
Each challenge is founded in a question of responsibility in light of the changing landscape born of our growing understanding of CVI:
Cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI): the responsibility of practitioners in the field of visual impairment in a changing landscape
METHOD Two methods based on previous research that can be used to determine CV and report a CVI are discussed (Lynn and Lawshe).
Determining content validity and reporting a content validity index for simulation scenarios
16-month-old " It was not until just after Patrick's first birthday that he was diagnosed with CVI, which is the commonest cause of sight problems in children in the developed world.
PARENTS FIGHT TO HELP LITTLE PATRICK SEE; Lily and Damien were devastated when they found out their baby boy was blind and immobile but they're determined to raise the funds for life-changing therapy
Cortical Visual Information (CVI) occurs when the brain has trouble processing visual information.
All grades: school pilots program to help impaired students see more clearly

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