Global brain atrophy is associated with physical performance and the risk of falls in older adults with cognitive impairment

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 437-442

  Yamada, Minoru ^a   Takechi, Hajime ^a   Mori, Shuhei ^a   Aoyama, Tomoki ^a   Arai, Hidenori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Falls; Global brain atrophy; Mild cognitive disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 84875808389     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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