Falls and cognition in older persons : fundamentals, assessment and therapeutic options / Manuel Montero-Odasso, Richard Camicioli, editors.
Montero-Odasso, Manuel, editor.; Camicioli, Richard, editor.
2020
RC952.5 .F35 2020eb
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Title Falls and cognition in older persons : fundamentals, assessment and therapeutic options / Manuel Montero-Odasso, Richard Camicioli, editors.
ISBN 9783030242336 (electronic book)
3030242331 (electronic book)
9783030242329
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24233-6
Published Cham : Springer, [2020]
Copyright ©2020
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-24233-6 doi
Call Number RC952.5 .F35 2020eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 618.97
Summary This book provides practical tools for fall prevention in cognitively impaired older adults. The text presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art update that covers the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of the event, which affects up to 60 percent of aging patients with cognitive impairment. Written by transdisciplinary experts in experts in geriatric medicine, rehabilitation, neurology, and physiotherapy, the text presents practical, evidence-based guidelines for the assessment, approach, and treatment of these patients and includes illustrations and resources for quick reference. Falls and Cognition in Older Persons is a unique contribution to the literature serving geriatricians, family medicine physicians, emergency medicine physicians, neurologists, rehabilitation and physiotherapy specialists, geriatric nurses, and those interested in public health.
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 8, 2019).
Added Author Montero-Odasso, Manuel, editor.
Camicioli, Richard, editor.
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