... remains uncertain. This study examines how people in different stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) benefit from exercise intervention in their physical functioning and risk of falling. Methods: The present study is a subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial examining the effects of exercise...

...Veronika van der Wardt; Philippa Logan; Victoria Hood; Victoria Booth; Tahir Masud; Rowan Harwood Background/Aims: Impairment in executive function is associated with a heightened risk for falls in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine...

...Kazuki Uemura; Takashi Hasegawa; Hiroki Tougou; Takahashi Shuhei; Yasushi Uchiyama Background/Aims: We aimed to clarify postural control deficits in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at high risk of falling by addressing the inhibitory process. Methods: This study involved 376...

...Achille E. Tchalla; Florent Lachal; Noëlle Cardinaud; Isabelle Saulnier; Vincent Rialle; Pierre-Marie Preux; Thierry Dantoine Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is known to increase the risk of falls. We aim to determine the effectiveness of home-based technologies coupled with teleassistance...

...Fiona C. Kearney; Rowan H. Harwood; John R.F. Gladman; Nadina Lincoln; Tahir Masud Background/Objectives: Older adults with dementia have at least a twofold increased risk of falls. Multi-factorial interventions have failed to demonstrate a reduction in falls in this group. Improved understanding...

...Dario Maggio; Sara Ercolani; Sonia Andreani; Carmelinda Ruggiero; Elena Mariani; Francesca Mangialasche; Nicola Palmari; Patrizia Mecocci Background/Aims: Elderly patients with dementia have a higher risk of falls and fractures as compared to cognitively intact elderly subjects. To investigate...

...Carey E. Gleason; Ronald E. Gangnon; Barbara L. Fischer; Jane E. Mahoney Background/Aims: Having dementia increases patients’ risk for accidental falls. However, it is unknown if having mild cognitive deficits also elevates a person’s risk for falls. This study sought to clarify the relationship...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Donepezil Cholinesterase inhibitors Heart rate variability Power spectral analysis Autonomic nervous system Falls Syncope Original Research Article Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2003;15:183 188 DOI: 10.1159/000068781 Accepted...

...Clive G. Ballard; Fiona Shaw; Kathleen Lowery; Ian McKeith; Roseanne Kenny Falls were assessed for 3 months using a daily fall diary in 65 (30 dementia with Lewy bodies, DLB; 35 Alzheimer’s disease, AD) dementia patients from a case register, diagnosed using operationalised clinical criteria...