[Fall risk and fracture. Falls in patients with dementia]

Clin Calcium. 2013 May;23(5):731-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The fall risk has 3.6 fold in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and 16 fold post faller syndrome among diseases to cause dementia, and it was reported that have a significant parkinsonism and a fall more. DLB has multiple symptoms such as that physical symptom, rather than worsening a symptom by characteristics of high sensibility medical intervention for medication, and has severe problem falls. It was indicated that make a decrease a fall risk for restored cognitive function with executive function in the elderly peoples. Thus, improve the quality of care and the establishment of non - pharmacological therapies, for it is important to further therapeutic exercise as prevention is required cooperation and sharing information across professions.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / prevention & control*
  • Aging
  • Dementia* / complications
  • Dementia* / physiopathology
  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Fractures, Bone / complications
  • Fractures, Bone / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors