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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.