Neurological diseases and accidental falls of the aged

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1063-1069

  Syrjälä, Pirjo ^a,c   Luukinen, Heikki ^b   Pyhtinen, Juhani ^a   Tolonen, Uolevi ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c EMG Laboratories Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Neurological diseases

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RIGIDITY; RURAL POPULATION; WHITE MATTER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0141516222     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-0152-y     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Ballard C, Shaw F, Lowery K, McKeith I, Kenny R (1999) The prevalence, assessment and association of falls in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 10:97-103
2. Clark R, Lord S, Webster I (1993) Clinical Parameters Associated with Falls in an Elderly Population. Gerontology 39:117-123
3. Daniel S, Lees A (1993) Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank, London: overview and research. J Neural Transm 39(suppl):S165-S172
4. Donald I, Bulpitt C (1999) The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home. Age Ageing 28:121-125
5. Forster A, Young J (1995) Incidence and consequences of falls due to stroke: a systemic inquiry. BMJ 311:83-86
6. Herndon J, Helmick C, Sattin R, Stevens J, DeVito C, Wingo P (1997) Chronic Medical Conditions and Risk of Fall Injury Events at Home in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 45:739-743
7. Imamura T, Hirono N, Hashimoto M, Kazui H, Tanimukai S, Hanihara T, Takahara A, Mori E (2000) Fall-related injuries in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Neurol 7:77-79
8. Kannus P, Palvanen M, Niemi S, Parkkari J, Natri A, Vuori I, Järvinen M (1999) Increasing Number and Incidence of Fall-induced Severe Head Injuries in Older Adults. Am J Epidemiol 149:143-150
9. Kannus P, Parkkari J, Koskinen S, Niemi S, Palvanen M, Järvinen M, Vuori I (1999) Fall-Induced Injuries and Deaths Among Oldest Adults. JAMA 281:1895-1899
10. Lord S, Clark R (1996) Simple Physiological and Clinical Tests for the Accurate Prediction of Falling in Older People. Gerontology 42:199-203
11. Lord S, Ward J, Williams P, Anstey K (1994) Physiological Factors Associated with Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Women. J Am Geriatr Soc 42:1110-1117
12. Lord S, Ward J, Williams P, Strudwick M (1995) The Effect of a 12-Months Exercise Trial on Balance, Strength, and Falls in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 43:1198-1206
13. Luukinen H, Koski K, Hiltunen L, Kivelä S-L (1994) Incidence rate of falls in an aged population in northern Finland. J Clin Epidemiol 47:843-850
14. Masdeu J, Wolfson L, Lantos G, Tobin J, Grober E, Whipple R, Amerman P (1989) Brain White-Matter Changes in the Elderly Prone to Falling. Arch Neurol 46:1292-1296
15. McMunro M, Millar A, Daly F (2000) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fall Prevention Strategies in Old Peoples' Homes. Gerontology 46:83-87
16. Morris J, Rubin E, Morris E, Mandel S (1987) Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: An Important Risk Factor for Serious Falls. J Gerontol 42:412-417
17. Nevitt M, Cummings S, Kidd S, Black D (1989) Risk Factors for Recurrent Nonsyncopal Falls. A Prospective study. JAMA 261:2663-2668
18. Nyberg L, Gustafson Y (1995) Patient Falls in Stroke Rehabilitation. A Challenge to Rehabilitation Strategies. Stroke 26:838-842
19. Nyberg L, Gustafson Y (1997) Fall Prediction Index for Patients in Stroke Rehabilitation. Stroke 28:716-721
20. Pack D, Wolfson L, Amerman P, Whipple R, Kaplan J (1985) Peripheral Nerve Abnormalities and Falling in the Elderly. Neurology 35(suppl 1):79
21. Province M, Hadley E, Hornbook M, Lipsitz L, Miller P, Mulrow C, Ory M, Sattin R, Tinetti M, Wolf S (1995) The Effects of Exercise on Falls in Elderly Patients. A Preplanned Meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials. JAMA 273:1341-1347
22. Ramnemark A, Nilsson M, Borssen B, Olsson T, Gustafson Y (2000) Stroke, a Major Increasing Risk Factor for Femoral Neck Fracture. Stroke 31:1572-1577
23. Richardson J, Ching C, Hurvitz E (1992) The Relationship between Electromyographically Documented Peripheral Neuropathy and Falls. J Am Geriatr Soc 40:1008-1012
24. Salgado R, Lord S, Packer J, Ehrlich F (1994) Factors Associated with Falling in Elderly Hospital Patients. Gerontology 40:325-331
25. Syrjälä P, Luukinen H, Tolonen U (2000) Motor evoked potentials of subjects over 70 years of age with and without recurrent falls. Clin Neurophysiol 111:482-488
26. Tell G, Lefkowitz D, Diehr P, Elster A (1998) Relationship Between Balance and Abnormalities in Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Older Adults. Arch Neurol 55:73-79
27. Tinetti M, Baker D, McAvy G, Claus E, Garrett P, Gottschalk M, Koch M, Trainor K, Horwitz R (1994) A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community. N Engl J Med 331:821-827
28. Tinetti M, Williams C (1997) Falls, Injuries Due to Falls, and The Risk of Admission to a Nursing Home. N Engl J Med 337:1279-1284
29. Tutuarima J, van der Meulen J, de Haan R, van Straten A, Limburg M (1997) Risk Factors for Falls of Hospitalized Stroke Patients. Stroke 28:297-301
30. Ugur C, Gügüyener D, Uzuner N, Özkan S, Özdemir G (2000) Characteristics of falling patients with stroke. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 69:649-651
31. Wennig G, Ebersbach G, Verny M, Chaudhuri R, Jellinger K, McKee A, Poewe W, Litvan I (1999) Progression of Falls in Postmortem-Confirmed Parkinsonian Disorders. Mov Dis 14:947-950