![]() ![]() Therefore, older adults who fall may represent a group at increased risk for cognitive decline, dementia or conditions that precede to dementia such as MCR. ![]() social isolation, limited physical activity due to concern about falling or brain injury ). poor executive function or changes in brain structure such as white matter hyperintensities on imaging ) or through the consequences of falls (i.e. Falls may be one such clinical marker.įalls and dementia may be linked by common risk factors (i.e. Simple and informative clinical markers that facilitate early identification of those who may go on to develop cognitive decline or dementia may offer means to target individuals for timely prevention. Dementia develops over many years where subtle decline in cognitive functions occur without obvious clinically detectable changes, followed by pre-dementia stages such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI ) or the Motoric Cognitive Risk (MCR) syndrome (a pre-dementia syndrome characterized with slow gait speed and subjective cognitive complaints ). ![]()
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