Injurious Falls in Older Adults May Be a Harbinger of Dementia

Older people with Alzheimer disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment, face an increased risk of falling, but researchers have now found that a fall could serve as a "sentinel event" that marks future risk for dementia. In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researcher...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2024-11, Vol.332 (20), p.1691-1691
1. Verfasser:	Orrall, Avery
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Alzheimer's disease Cognitive ability Dementia Dementia disorders Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Falling Injuries Neurodegenerative diseases Older people Risk
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