P2–115: Factors associated with changing decisions for brain donation | Zendy

Steinberg Eric G. | Zendy; Levenson Suzette | Zendy; Barrup Melissa | Zendy; Whalen Erin | Zendy; Goodman Danya | Zendy; Stern Robert | Zendy; Green Robert C. | Zendy

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P2–115: Factors associated with changing decisions for brain donation

Author(s) -

Steinberg Eric G.,

Levenson Suzette,

Barrup Melissa,

Whalen Erin,

Goodman Danya,

Stern Robert,

Green Robert C.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

alzheimer's and dementia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713

H-Index - 118

eISSN - 1552-5279

pISSN - 1552-5260

DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2006.05.953

Subject(s) - donation , organ donation , logistic regression , medicine , disease , brain disease , psychology , demography , family medicine , surgery , transplantation , sociology , economics , economic growth

of “fallers” separately, but not between balance and functional performance. Conclusion: Our data show a decline in balance that is associated to AD, and proportional to the clinical evolution of the disease, also being associated to a greater occurrence of falls in this population. Decline in the functional capacity is associated with evolution of the disease, but it is not associated with a greater occurrence of falls. Finally, the balance deficit alone was not sufficient to determine a functional decline in the AD patients.

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