Falls in frequent neurological diseases: Prevalence, risk factors and aetiology

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-84

  Stolze, Henning ^a   Klebe, Stephan ^a   Zechlin, Christiane ^a   Baecker, Christoph ^a   Friege, Lars ^a   Deuschl, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Falls; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SYNCOPE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 1142297367     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0276-8     Document Type: Article

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