2019
DOI: 10.34024/rnc.2009.v17.8528
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Efeito preventivo da fisioterapia na redução da incidência de quedas em pacientes com Doença de Alzheimer

Abstract: Esta revisão tem como meta proporcionar melhor compreensão do efeito preventivo da intervenção fisioterapêutica para minimizar a ocorrência de quedas em pacientes com Doença de Alzheimer. A Doença de Alzheimer é a principal causa de demência entre pessoas idosas, apresentando nos últimos anos um crescimento rápido do número de acometidos devido ao aumento da expectativa de vida. Embora o paciente portador de Alzheimer apresente em sua fase inicial apenas perdas cognitivas e de linguagem, a evolução progressiva… Show more

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“…6,7 It has been widely reported in the literature that executive dysfunctions contribute to the instability of gait and balance, and this increases the falls in patients with AD. 8 Moreover, elderly patients with AD are 3 times more prone to falls when compared with elderly individuals without dementia. Consequently, it is necessary to develop strategies that might reduce the deterioration of the executive functions and the one of components of functional capacity in the elderly patients with AD.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6,7 It has been widely reported in the literature that executive dysfunctions contribute to the instability of gait and balance, and this increases the falls in patients with AD. 8 Moreover, elderly patients with AD are 3 times more prone to falls when compared with elderly individuals without dementia. Consequently, it is necessary to develop strategies that might reduce the deterioration of the executive functions and the one of components of functional capacity in the elderly patients with AD.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%