Executive function and falls in older adults: new findings from a five-year prospective study link fall risk to cognition.

Executive function and falls in older adults: new findings from a five-year prospective study link fall risk to cognition.

Recent findings suggest that executive function (EF) plays a critical role in the regulation of gait in older adults, especially under complex and challenging conditions, and that EF deficits may, therefore, contribute to fall risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate if reduced EF is a risk...

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Main Authors: Anat Mirelman, Talia Herman, Marina Brozgol, Moran Dorfman, Elliot Sprecher, Avraham Schweiger, Nir Giladi, Jeffrey M Hausdorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3386974?pdf=render

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