Key result
Neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease significantly increase the risk of falls in the elderly, necessitating targeted risk assessment and prevention strategies.
Why the study?
Falls significantly risk serious injury or death in elderly people with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, or dementia, yet attention is not often paid to this problem.
Falls are a major, often overlooked complication in elderly patients with neurological diseases, necessitating proactive assessment and prevention strategies by healthcare providers.
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Supports fall risk assessment in elderly neurological patients; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending prospective trials.
Monika Biercewicz (2022) conducted a review in Neurological diseases (Parkinson's disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease). Neurological diseases vs. General elderly population without neurological diseases was evaluated. Neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease significantly increase the risk of falls in the elderly, necessitating targeted risk assessment and prevention strategies.
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