Characteristics of falls of neurological cause in the elderly;Características de las caídas de causa neurológica en ancianos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 513-516

  Lazaro del Nogal M ^a   Latorre González, Germán ^b   Gonzalez Ramirez A ^a   Ribera Casado, J M ^a  

^a Grupo de Vacunas de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Neurological risk factors; Posturography; Recurrent falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 44449150994     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4609.2008069     Document Type: Article

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