Falls in patients with neuromuscular disorders
Autor: | Bastiaan R. Bloem, B.G.M. van Engelen, T. Luttikhold, Marten Munneke, K.F. de Laat, Allan J. Pieterse |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Neuromuscular disease Quality of nursing and allied health care [NCEBP 6] Fear of falling Cognitive neurosciences [UMCN 3.2] Predictive Value of Tests Internal medicine Activities of Daily Living Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Perception and Action [DCN 1] medicine Humans In patient Registries Risk factor Aged Human Movement & Fatigue [NCEBP 10] UMCN 3.2 Cognitive Neurosciences business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Fear Neuromuscular Diseases Middle Aged medicine.disease Quality of Care [EBP 4] Falling (accident) Neurology Case-Control Studies Physical therapy Accidental Falls Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Functional Neurogenomics [DCN 2] Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 251, 1-2, pp. 87-90 Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 251, 87-90 |
ISSN: | 0022-510X |
Popis: | Contains fulltext : 49325.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) We monitored the incidence and consequences of falls during a 3-month follow-up in 66 patients with a variety of neuromuscular disorders and in 44 age-matched controls. Patients fell more often than controls (27% versus 5%). Falls frequently caused injuries (minor in 79% of subjects and major in 5%) and were often accompanied by fear of falling (58%) and reduced activities (48%). We conclude that falling is a clinically important problem in patients with neuromuscular disorders. |
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