Does the Presence of Cognitive Impairment Exacerbate the Risk of Falls in People with Peripheral Neuropathy? An Application of Body-Worn Inertial Sensors to Measure Gait Variability
People with peripheral neuropathy (PN) are at risk of falling. Many people with PN have comorbid cognitive impairment, an independent risk factor of falls, which may further increase the risk of falling in people with PN. However, the negative synergic effect of those factors is yet to be reported....
Main Authors: | Gu Eon Kang, Jacqueline Yang, Bijan Najafi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/5/1328 |
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