Open AccessClinical Prediction of Fall Risk and White Matter Abnormalities
Author(s) -
BangBon Koo,
Peter R. Bergethon,
Wei Qiao Qiu,
Tammy Scott,
M. Ejaz Hussain,
Irwin H. Rosenberg,
Louis R. Caplan,
Rafeeque Bhadelia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneurol.2011.2272
Subject(s) - tinetti test , fractional anisotropy , white matter , diffusion mri , cingulum (brain) , corpus callosum , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , splenium , gait , medicine , neuroscience , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
The Tinetti scale is a simple clinical tool designed to predict risk of falling by focusing on gait and stance impairment in elderly persons. Gait impairment is also associated with white matter (WM) abnormalities.
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