Balance, executive functions and falls in elderly with Alzheimer's disease (AD): A longitudinal study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-351

  Pedroso, Renata Valle ^a   Coelho, Flávia Gomes de Melo ^a   Santos Galduróz, Ruth Ferreira ^a,b   Costa, José Luiz Riani ^a   Gobbi, Sebastião ^a   Stella, Florindo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Balance in elderly; Executive functions in elderly; Falls and cognitive performance; Physical activity of elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84857039734     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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