Recognizing the signs of elder abuse and neglect Volume 110, Issue 6 In the United States, reports of elder abuse and neglect indicate that approximately 1 million to 2 million Americans aged 65 and older are affected. The patient-physician relationship places physicians in an ideal position to report suspected abuse cases but they often lack the time and training necessary to recognize the signs. A report in this issue of WMJ provides a valuable profile of pertinent elder abuse characteristics to assist physicians, so they can help ensure these patients don’t fall through the cracks. Select the cover image to open the virtual journal and read an article. Download Adobe Flash Player to open. View the WMJ archive.

EDITORIAL

In This Issue
Isolated elders and precocious children
John J. Frey, III, MD, Medical Editor

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

An Analysis of Elder Abuse Rates in Milwaukee County
Mary J. Thomson, BS; Lauren K. Lietzau, BS; Megan M. Doty, MD; Linda Cieslik, PhD; Ramona Williams, MSW; Linda N. Meurer, MD, MPH

A Retrospective Study of the Natural History of Endogenous Subclinical Hyperthyroidism
Rama Poola, MD; Michelle A. Mathiason, MS; Robert H. Caplan, MD, FACE, FACP

REVIEW ARTICLE

Hyperlexia III: Separating ‘Autistic-like’ Behaviors from Autistic Disorder; Assessing Children who Read Early or Speak Late
Darold A. Treffert, MD

CASE REPORT

Acute Transient Sensorineural Hearing Loss Due to Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Princy Ghera, MD; Yusuf Kasirye, MD; Muhammad Waqas Choudhry, MD; Gene R. Shaw, MD; Victor S. Ejercito, MD

A Report of 2 Cases of Myopericarditis after Vaccinia Virus (Smallpox) Immunization
Umesh Sharma, MD, FACP; Tahir Tak, MD, PhD, FACC

YOUR PROFESSION

Looking Back...to 1907
Editorial Comment: The Depravity of the Youth
Arthur J. Patek, AB, MD, WMJ Editor; Otto H. Foerster, MD, Assistant Editor

CME Quiz
Hyperlexia III: Separating ‘Autistic-like’ Behaviors from Autistic Disorder

Dean’s Corner
UW Tobacco Research and Intervention Center Making a Difference
Robert N. Golden, MD

From the Office of General Counsel
Concealed Carry: Best Practices After November 1, 2011
Thomas N. Shorter, JD; Tom O’Day, JD, Godfrey & Kahn, SC

YOUR PRACTICE

What Every Physician Needs to Know to Prepare for ICD-10
Penny Osmon, CHC, CPC, CPC-I, PCS


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