Association between functional alterations of senescence and senility and disorders of gait and balance

Clinics

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 719-729

  Teixeira Leite, Homero ^a,b   Manhäes, Alex C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Adventista Silvestre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition disorders; Dementia; Locomotion; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84867082649     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(07)04     Document Type: Article

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