Falling is the leading cause of injury in elderly patients. It can lead to injury, loss of independence, or even death. One out of every three adults over the age of sixty-five fall each year. To examine this problem, in order to possibly find a treatment, a group of adults with an average age of seventy-five, with no history of dementia or alzheimer, were studied. The test subjects were asked to talk while walking and their brain was monitored. The subjects walked while silent, while reciting the alphabet and while holding a conversation. The subjects who had more brain activity during the study were more likely to fall, even when taking into account other factors, such as frailty and walking speed. The doctors hope to use this research to create a treatment.
Key Points:
- 1Older people will have to prepare their brains for a challenge when doing cognitive challenges.
- 2Brain activity can be studied well when it comes to brain test and challenges.
- 3The activity of walking can be developed in the brain in front of other activities.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of every three adults aged 65 and over falls each year, leading to nearly 20,000 deaths.
Read the full article at: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20161207/Brain-activity-of-healthy-older-adults-could-help-predict-risk-of-falling.aspx
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